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- Microsoft veteran appointed Chief Technology Officer of GlobalSign
GMO GlobalSign, Inc. appointed Ryan Hurst, a 10 year Microsoft security veteran, as its new Chief Technology Officer. In his role, Ryan becomes responsible for developing the overall technology visio... - Kerry Reid appointed Vice President of HID Connect Business to drive HID Global hardware and software partnerships and extending the company’s Genuine HID Technology™ ecosystem.
Kerry Reid joined this week HID Global as as vice president of HID Connect, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity.
In this new role, Mr. Reid will be responsible for driving ... - Precise Biometrics launched the next Generation of Mobile Security for Smart Devices: Smart Casings with Smart Card and Fingerprint Reader
Precise Biometrics has developed a smart casing with a built-in smart card reader and fingerprint sensor. The product meets the increasing requirements on network security and strong authentication ra... - IP cameras with facial recognition available at Norbain
The Illustra 600 series, from American Dynamics, part of Tyco Security Products, offers an excellent choice for applications requiring exceptional HD video quality in all lighting conditions. Features... - New study from Opus Research and ValidSoft suggests that voice biometrics will be central to future payments authentication if obstacles to adoption can be overcome
ValidSoft, a global supplier of fraud prevention, authentication and transaction verification solutions and part of the Elephant Talk Group, has partnered with leading research house Opus Research to...
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- 'Why I love my ID card'
R.I.P the National Identity Card for the UK, ditched by the new government because of concerns about civil liberties. But John Kirby - one of 15,000 people who took up the card - says he will miss thi... - ID card scheme 'axed in 100 days'
The ID card scheme will be scrapped by September with existing cards no longer valid, the home secretary announces.... - Q&A: Identity cards
The coalition government is outlining how it will be abolishing the identity card scheme. Here's a guide to ID Cards and why they are going. ... - Cameron hails 'radical' programme
Prime Minister David Cameron hails the Queen's Speech as setting out a "radical programme for a radical government"....
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- Water authorities tighten up on security with tokenless 2 factor
Northumbrian Water Limited (NWL) is using a fresh approach to the age-old problem of providing secure access to corporate systems without the need for tokens or smartcards.... - The Health Store invests in Accord with wall-to-wall Voice
Supply chain software specialist BCP continues to grow its client portfolio with the addition of new customer, The Health Store, which is making a £300,000 investment in BCP's Accord software suite, i... - Lumidigm provides fingerprint biometrics to IdentyTech's multimodal Wallmount terminal
Lumidigm has announced that IdentyTech's new IDT Wallmount terminal, a full identification center based on a secured solution, features Lumidigm's multispectral imaging fingerprint sensors.... - AeroScout and NHS Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, deploy asset tracking and temperature monitoring solutions
AeroScout has announced that the John Radcliffe Hospital, part of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust in the UK, has implemented AeroScout's Asset Tracking & Management and Temperature Monitoring... - Ergonomic Solutions provides your first line of defence with SpacePole ClickSafe
Ergonomic Solutions has announced in partnership with Kensington Computer Products, the launch of its SpacePole ClickSafe security lock for payment terminals, mobile devices and POS hardware. ...