Biometric Update

msnbc.com3M to buy biometrics firm for $943MBizjournals.com3M Co. has reached a deal to buy Cogent Inc., a maker of biometric identification systems, in a deal worth about $943 million. Maplewood, Minn. ...3M to Buy Biometrics Company Cogent for $943 MillionDailyFinance3M to acquire Cogent in multim...

msnbc.com3M to buy biometrics maker Cogent for $950mSecurity Director News3M, the $23 billion global manufacturer based here, has entered into an agreement to buy all the shares of public biometrics manufacturer Cogent for roughly ...3M to buy biometrics firm Cogent for $943 millionCNET3M boosts bio...

Geolocation a security credential? Something to ponderZDNet (blog)Guy Bunker raises this possibility in a new Computerworld piece, noting that usernames and passwords are easily defeated, and biometrics are cumbersome. ...and more »...

Global Mobility and Security Workshop: the EU ethical and political landscape ...Cordis NewsThe workshop, chaired by Prof Niovi Pavlidou , will be held in the framework of the RISE (Rising Pan?European and International Awareness of Biometrics and ......

Global Biometrics Market to Reach US$14 Billion by 2015, According to New ...PR Web (press release)GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Biometrics market. Global Biometrics market is forecast to reach US$14 billion by 2015. ......

msnbc.com3M Acquires Cogent Systems With a ReductionThelatest NewsHaving a small stake of global biometrics market, Cogent received only $130 million profit last year. Still it actually has some rivals in the biometric ...3M offers $943M for biometric security vendor Cogent SystemsBusinessWeek3M Dip...

The Bay CitizenSecure Communities Removes More than 5500 Criminal Aliens from LA CountyRight Side NewsLOS ANGELES - Since its activation in Los Angeles County a year ago, the biometric information sharing capability deployed as part of the Secure Communities ...Polk County first in Iowa to benefit f...

Password protection is obsoleteJordan TimesThe real answer, the only one that makes sense in the digital world we are living in is biometrics. It is the best method to recognise a person and then to ......

Biometric Signature ID announces results of software studyThirdFactorBiometric Signature ID (BSI) announced positive results from a study of their software-only approach to biometric authentication for students using PCs. ...and more »...

3M agrees to buy biometrics maker Cogent for $950mSecurity Systems News3M, the $23 billion global manufacturer based here, has entered into an agreement to buy all the shares of public biometrics manufacturer Cogent for roughly ......