Saudi Arabia is the latest country to introduce biometric technology in its airports, according to the Arab News.
ID News Archive for June, 2010
Biometric e-gate to speed up processing at Saudi Airports
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010New survey finds acceptance of biometric systems is growing
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Countries looking to implement biometric systems can consult a new survey released by the Biometrics Institute on Monday.
Canadian schools benefiting from biometric payment system
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Ten Canadian schools have introduced cashless payment systems, enabling students to pay with new biometric technology, according to a recent Daily Gleaner report.
Fingerprint scanning accounts for 73 percent of biometric revenue in Asia
Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Navin Rajendra, a security industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan, said fingerprint scanning comprised 73 percent of all biometric revenue in the Asia-Pacific market in 2009, according to a recent ZDNet report.
TransLink in hot water with Vancouver politicians
Monday, June 28th, 2010
Metro Vancouver’s political leaders are unimpressed with TransLink’s plans for next year, worrying the transit company hasn’t done enough to ensure more environmentally friendly practices and to achieve sufficient economic goals, the Province reports.
Smartcard system can help TTC prosper
Friday, June 25th, 2010
The Toronto Transit Commission’s hesitancy to introduce a smartcard fare system similar to the one installed in Hamilton, Ontario may mean further struggles for the hub, according to a CityNews report.
IBG receives two awards for biometric research
Friday, June 25th, 2010
The Defense Research and Development Canada and Public Security Technical Program have awarded International Biometric Group with new biometric-related research projects.
National Library of Scotland introducing new smartcard system
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
New smartcard technology is coming to the National Library of Scotland, in Edinburgh, according to a recent report.
Study finds smartcard shipments in Americas to reach 1.2 billion by 2014
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010
A recent study estimates the globally installed smartcard base reached at least eight billion plastic cards last year.
Smartcard and smartcard reader markets expected to grow
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
World Smart Card Readers and Chipsets Market, a recently released report available through Report Buyer, shows substantial growth in the smartcard market has helped propel the sales of smartcard readers.
