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  • 7 tech trends that will impact your business in 2013

    What's in store for 2013? IT professionals need to be prepared for a mix of old (biometrics), new (3-D printing), borrowed (apps for watching TV) and blue (unemployed skeuomorphic designers).

    Written by John Brandon18 Dec. 12 11:03
  • Biometrics Institute to launch privacy charter

    The Biometrics Institute has announced the launch of its international privacy charter, with the document set to be released next week in Canberra.

    Written by Lisa Banks24 Nov. 11 14:03
  • Biometrics scares most people

    Biometrics — the security method for identifying an individual by making a match of fingerprints, iris, face, voice, DNA and other <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/092811-biometrics-war-machine-251352.html">unique physical traits</a> — scares people, an industry leader in the field acknowledged this week. But enterprise technology managers say there's no doubt biometrics is a boon to enterprise security.

    Written by Ellen Messmer03 Oct. 11 21:32
  • Heathrow to install facial recognition scanners

    The U.K.'s largest airport, Heathrow, will install facial recognition scanners by September for international and domestic passengers to prevent illegal immigration in the country.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk22 July 11 23:32
  • Biometrics Institute eyes state of the industry

    The A/NZ Biometrics Institute is looking at the future of biometrics and seeing if community perceptions about Big Brother have changed with its latest industry survey.

    Written by Hamish Barwick10 May 11 10:01
  • DFAT to expand use of biometrics

    The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has flagged facial recognition as an ongoing area of development in its increased use of biometric technology.

    Written by Tim Lohman19 Jan. 11 16:35
  • Sydney Airport expands biometrics use

    Sydney Airport has expanded its use of facial recognition technology, launching new kiosks and a ‘SmartGate’ to allow international travellers to more quickly establish their identities and pass through security.

    Written by Tim Lohman05 Jan. 11 10:34
  • SA Government delays prison biometrics rollout

    Plans by the South Australian Government to roll out biometrics at a number of prisons acrosss the state have been delayed due to required construction work.

    Written by Hamish Barwick11 Nov. 10 14:22
  • U.S. military takes cloud computing to Afghanistan

    TAMPA -- The U.S. military is taking cloud computing into rugged terrain in Afghanistan, where according to Lt. Gen. Richard Zahner, the basic hardware and software technology is being packed into mobile boxes that later this year will start to play a key role in networking for soldiers in the sky and on the ground.

    Written by Ellen Messmer24 Sept. 10 03:09
  • Nexbis swings to $21m 1H loss

    The security vendor blamed impairment charges and forex, amortisation and depreciation losses

    Written by Dylan Bushell-Embling25 Feb. 10 16:29
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