Biometric Security - News

ISC East organisers will present a special panel discussion on the "State of the Industry" during the eventWith businesses in the security industry looking for ways to deal with the economic downturn, ISC East organisers have announced that they will present a special panel discussion on the "State of the Industry" during the event.Key industry leaders representing manufacturers, dealers, integrators and end-users will analyse industry trends during the discussion on Thursday...

IDenticard Systems named a Platinum Partner by Mercury Security Corp of Long Beach, CaliforniaIDenticard Systems, a market leader in access control, personal identification and custom ID badges, announces at ASIS 2009 that they have been named a Platinum Partner by Mercury Security Corp of Long Beach, California, a leading provider of access control hardware. The Platinum Partners Program recognises the performance and contributions of a select few of Mercury Security's business partners."W...

SIA has scheduled two trade delegations for early 2010 in the United Arab Emirates and RussiaThe Security Industry Association (SIA), as part of an ambitious programme to open up new markets for U.S. security companies around the world, has scheduled two trade delegations for early 2010 in the United Arab Emirates and Russia.SIA will kick off its 2010 international marketing programme with a trip to Intersec Dubai in the U.A.E. Jan. 17-19. A SIA delegation will then visit Moscow during...

Suprema Inc. has successfully issued 1.2 million of new shares at an aggregate of $36MSuprema Inc., a leading provider of biometric technologies, announced on September 15 that the company has successfully issued 1.2 million of new shares at an aggregate of $36M (KRW43.4 billion). For this public offering, Suprema received overwhelming response from institutional and private investors with subscribed bids exceeding $1.4B in total - 37.6 times the shares on offer.With the share-raise capital, the...

Counter Terror Expo, a unique event, is heading to the prestigious National Hall of London OlympiaThe world leading Counter Terror Expo is heading to the prestigious National Hall of London Olympia. Bringing together governmental agencies, security services, law enforcement and leading specialists and technologists for two full days of high level debate against a backdrop of an extensive exhibition, the event is set once again to be the principal conference and showcase of the year within t...

BSIA is calling on organisations to supply evidence for the need to licence the sectorWith the debate on the regulation of the in-house sector of the security guarding industry still raging, the British Security Industry Association (BSIA) is calling upon organisations to supply compelling evidence of the need to licence the sector.BSIA Chairman, Stuart Lowden, comments: "The BSIA and its members have long been advocates of the regulation of the in-house sector of the security guarding...

For the seventh year in a row, ISC West is one of the Fastest 50 growing tradeshows in North AmericaFor the seventh year in a row, ISC West has been recognised as one of the Fastest 50 growing tradeshows in North America by leading industry publication Tradeshow Week. ISC West has attained this status every year that Tradeshow Week has conducted the "Fastest 50" programme. Sponsored by the Security Industry Association (SIA) and organised by Reed Exhibitions, ISC West serves over 23,00...

John Bates, Chief Executive of the British Security Industry Association to step down with immediate effectJohn Bates is to step down as Chief Executive of the British Security Industry Association with immediate effect.John Bates comments: "It has been a privilege and I am proud to have led the BSIA. The team are conscientious, dedicated and serve the members well and I have enjoyed working with them. I am confident that the 'Better, Bigger and Stronger' agenda that I have championed, toge...

 OneSign appliance boosts user satisfaction and productivity Imprivata®, Inc the employee access management company, today announced that Westinghouse Rail Systems, a world leader in advanced signaling and integrated control systems for railways, has implemented Imprivata OneSign® to provide employees across five major UK sites and 11 global satellite sites with improved access to a range of business-critical applications via strong authentication management, finger biometrics and s...

SIA, DSA to conduct webinar on September 9thSIA, in conjunction with the Document Security Alliance (DSA), will conduct a webinar on proposed revisions to the federal "REAL ID Act" on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 1 p.m. ET.Real ID established new security requirements for driver's licenses in 2005 that have been strongly opposed by many states and privacy advocates. Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, has proposed the "PASS ID Act" (S. 1261) to replace REAL ID's mandates with requirements...

RISC and the Olympic Security Directorate conduct survey on securing major sporting eventsThe UK Security and Resilience Suppliers' Community (RISC) and the Olympic Security Directorate (OSD) are asking for input from industry about organisations' experience in securing major sporting events.A survey is being conducted by RISC to enable UK industry to inform Government about industry experience in previous Olympic Games and other major sporting events and to record lessons learnt.David Evans, Co...

BSIA Information Destruction Section welcomes the publication of new European Standard EN 15713:2009The Information Destruction Section of the British Security Industry Association has welcomed the publication of a new European Standard for the sector - EN 15713:2009.BSIA members have played an integral role in the development of the document which was initially written as a BSIA code of practice and then became a British Standard, before finally being developed into a European Standard.BSIA Inf...

The hardware of Nedap's access control system AEOS received a GOST-R Certificate of Conformity in RussiaGOST is the valid quality certification system in the Russian Federation and is comparable to the ISO 9000 series certificates for western companies. With the GOST-R certification, all AEOS hardware has been approved by the Russian authorities for the Russian security market. This means that Nedap AEOS can now be used by all private and public entities for a variety of security purposes.In 199...

SIA has added new features to its already highly-regarded Central Station Operator/Instructor Training programThe Security Industry Association has added new features to its already highly-regarded Central Station Operator/Instructor Training (CST) programme.Starting with the August class in Alexandria, Va., the CST course will include expanded instruction on:•ETL certification;•how to read formats (with an explanation of the various languages);•alternate signal delivery to includ...

SIA reports more involvement of IT managers in decisions regarding physical security solutionsIT managers are getting more involved in decisions regarding physical security solutions, according to a new report featured in the latest Quarterly Research Update from the Security Industry Association (SIA).A survey of integrators and installers of IP-based security products by IMS Research found that more than three-fourths of companies are working with IT managers more now than they were a year ago...

BSIA pledged support for CONTEST - the government's recently revised counter-terrorism strategyThe British Security Industry Association and its members have pledged their support for CONTEST - the government's recently revised counter-terrorism strategy.Security within the UK has never been more important. The threat from terrorism is at a sustained level, which has never been experienced before, and where the aim is to cause maximum damage and loss of life. CONTEST is the UK's strategy to defe...

SIA has new Chief Excutive Today, Bill Butler joins the Security Industry Authority as its new Chief Executive. Speaking today, Bill said: "I am very pleased to be joining the SIA today. What is very clear to me is that the SIA is very focussed on what it needs to achieve, and is demonstrating that it can deliver. "I am looking forward to working with colleagues and meeting stakeholders over the coming weeks and months."

ADI, GE Security, HID Global, and Siemens sign up to support the annual  '2009 Tri-Association Awards Dinner'ADI, GE Security, HID Global and Siemens have signed on as initial sponsors of the 2009 Tri-Association Awards Dinner, the Security Industry Association has announced.SIA, the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) and the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) honor two members of the security industry each year at a jointly-hosted awards dinner in New York Cit...

Pauline Norstrom, Board Director and Director of Worldwide Marketing of AD Group CCTV specialist AD Group announces that Pauline Norstrom, the company's Board Director and Director of Worldwide Marketing, has received the prestigious British Security Industry Association (BSIA) Chairman's Award for Promoting the Industry.The award was presented by Association Chairman, Stuart Lowden, at the BSIA's Annual Lunch held on the 15th July at the London Hilton, Park Lane. It was given in recognition of...

HID's technology-focused solutions seminars provide customers and channel with information on HID productsFollowing their 'Customer First' initiatives and in an effort to develop closer relationships with customers, HID has been hosting a series of small events 'solution seminars' across the EMEA region.HID's technology-focused solutions seminars are designed to provide customers and channel partners with the knowledge and expertise they need in order to gain better understanding of HID Glo...

 Idesco Oy and Norfello Oy have formed an agreement to work together for developing advanced solutionsIdesco Oy, a leading RFID company based in Finland, and software company Norfello Oy have formed an agreement to work together for developing advanced solutions. The goal of these companies is to increase the RFID technology based applications with advanced possibilities of wireless readers and their remote control through internet.The base of this cooperation is in couple of years of commo...

Nedap and Hitachi worked together to integrate finger vein verification into the Nedap access control system AEOSNedap and Hitachi have worked together to integrate finger vein verification into the Nedap access control system AEOS.Finger vein recognition is a relatively new biometric technology. Each individual's vein pattern is unique and thus provides an excellent biometric identifier. Finger vein recognition works by shining infrared light through the finger. The infrared light is absorbed b...

Russell Harris, BSIA Information Destruction Section Chairman, and Nigel Evans MP at House of Commons The British Security Industry Association's Information Destruction Section had an audience with Nigel Evans MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Identity Fraud, at the House of Commons recently.The section was able to ask questions on the impact of the Data Protection Act and the role of the Information Commissioner, and to voice concerns about the need for businesses to take...

Clarion Events acquired Counter Terror Expo conference and exhibition from Niche EventsClarion Events has announced the acquisition of Counter Terror Expo conference and exhibition from Niche Events.Covering the issues, products and services relating to counter terrorism, Counter Terror Expo's 2009 launch event attracted over 4000 visitors from government, military, law enforcement, intelligence and the private sector. The success of the venture was recognised at this year's Association of Exhib...

 All EU states including the UK, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland are to issue biometric passportsTop security experts from Shred-it warn of the need to be vigilant as the UK Identity and Passport Service commits to embrace fingerprint and face recognition technology at its borders.As of 29 June 2009, all EU states, including the UK, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland, are required to begin the process of issuing new passports containing biometric elements, including facial images and...

 Alain Taylor brings extensive association experience to the Security Industry AssosiationThe Security Industry Association is pleased to announce that Alain Taylor has joined the organisation as its sales manager. Alain will be responsible for selling the security industry resources offered by SIA as well as sponsorships at SIA events.Prior to joining SIA, Alain worked as the director of corporate relations for the Direct Marketing Association, where he spearheaded...

Intransa VideoAppliance now comes with Milestone XProtect IP video management platform Intransa, the leader in simple, green video data management and retention, today announced that its ground-breaking video surveillance appliances are now shipping pre-loaded with XProtect™ from Milestone Systems, the leading global provider of open platform IP video management software."The Intransa VideoAppliance introduction is a major step toward simplicity in the delivery of best-in-breed IP su...

 Gemalto continued to be far and away the market leader, accounting for more than the next three companiesNumber three smart card manufacturer Oberthur Technologies (up 1.4% YOY in 2008) closed the gap on Giesecke & Devrient in second place last year to less than one percent market share difference following its acquisition of XPonCard. However, the latest market analysis from IMS Research shows that the German company, after reporting record turnover and profits in 2008, maintained its...

 The awards recognise outstanding contributions the security industrySIA, CSAA and NBFAA have announced the winners of the 2009 Tri-Association awards: Alan Forman, President of Altronix Corporation, will be honoured with the George R. Lippert Memorial Award and John Murphy, President of Vector Security, will receive the Triton Award.Each year, the Security Industry Association (SIA), the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) and the National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA)...

 Panasonic System Solutions Company conducts their popular P-Tech Road Show exhibit and training event againPanasonic System Solutions Company has announced they will again conduct their popular P-Tech Road Show exhibit and training event. With a kick off in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on June 10, the free Panasonic Training University Road Shows will take place in approximately 25 locations across the U.S. over the next few months and will showcase Panasonic's newest technology solutions...