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[News] Biometrics and Linux Become a Good Match

  • Subject: [News] Biometrics and Linux Become a Good Match
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:54:39 +0100
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Organization: Netscape / schestowitz.com
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Biometrics Goes Linux

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| DigitalPersona, the biometrics authentication folk, has moved its One Touch 
| SDK to Linux so developers can create fingerprint-enabled Linux applications. 
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http://xml.sys-con.com/read/440314_p.htm


Related:

Tiny SBC integrates biometrics, Linux

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| U.K.-based startup TriMetrix has announced a tiny single-board computer
| (SBC) designed for use in devices requiring biometric scanners, 
| including time/attendence, access control, and POS 
| (point-of-sales) equipment. The TMX1000 has a powerful 
| ARM9 processor, and comes with an open-source software 
| stack based on Linux 2.6.
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4061237113.html


Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA) Ontology Released as Open Source

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| 'In response to the increasing demand from the life science and
| biomedical informatics communities and the private industry for
| an anatomy ontology that can empower computer applications in biomedicine
| and provide a basic science framework for the integration of biological
| data from different sources, the University of Washington and the FMA
| Ontology Research team hereby release the open source license for the
| Foundational Model of Anatomy (FMA) ontology and grant licensees a
| perpetual, worldwide, non-exclusive, no-charge, royalty-free,
| copyright license to reproduce, publicly display, publicly perform,
| prepare modifications of, and distribute the FMA ontology with or
| without modifications.
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http://www.linuxmednews.com/1163a773270


Fingerprint reader SDK targets Linux devices

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| A biometric device vendor specializing in fingerprint readers has ported its 
| software development kit to Linux for the first time. DigitalPersona says 
| its "One Touch for Linux" SDK will enable developers to create 
| fingerprint-enabled C/C++ applications that run on PCs, embedded computers, 
| and POS (point-of-sale/service) terminals.    
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http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6952348742.html


IBM Advances Use of Open Standards in RFID Solutions

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| "As a core participant in the creation of the requirements for the EPCIS 
| standard, IBM has been a leader in adopting open standards in its RFID 
| solutions," said Bernie Hogan, senior vice president and chief technology 
| officer, GS1 US.   
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http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0309640.htm


Fujitsu, Novell Launch Fingerprint Reader

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| The kits come in two forms, using either the Fujitsu MBF200 fingerprint touch 
| sensor or else the MBF320 swipe sensor. On the back end, the kits are 
| specifically designed to interoperate with Novell eDirectory's authentication 
| management software running on Linux, NetWare or Windows.   
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/20070807/tc_zd/212998


Open Beacon - Open source RFID

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| Open source still manage finding its way advancing collaboration
| of creativity among the tech community. Though this platform might
| not yet be ready for the enterprise prime time, however it's worth
| a good peep.
| 
| Open Beacon is an open source wireless tracking system for
| following people around buildings got its first public use
| last week at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin. 
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http://kirksato.blogspot.com/2007/01/open-beacon-open-source-rfid.html


Honda Italia and IBM Revolutionize Motorbike Production With RFID

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| The RFID technology will be then completely integrated with Honda's
| existing IT systems through an open standards-based, Linux and Java
| (J2EE) application built on the IBM WebSphere Application Server
| to track inventory and to monitor ways to improve efficiency.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/070110/0201444.html


Seven RFID Organizations Support Open-Source

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| A group of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology organizations 
| today announced their support for the open-source development of 
| EPCglobal-compliant Low-Level Reader Protocol (LLRP) software libraries, 
| which enable EPCglobal UHF Gen 2 communications via the LLRP universal 
| reader-to-network interface.    
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http://www.linuxlookup.com/2007/jul/25/seven_rfid_organizations_support_open_source

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