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Homeland Security

Sagem, Hitachi Partner on Multimode Biometric Module

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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

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France's Sagem Securite and Japan's Hitachi [HIT] have partnered to develop a multimode biometric recognition module based on Sagem's fingerprint identification technology and Hitachi's vein imaging technology. The module will be developed and produced by Sagem, a division of the SAFRAN Group. Hitachi's VeinID is a finger vein recognition system that is used to gain secure access to thousands of ATM machines in Japan. "By combining vein recognition with fingerprint analysis in a single, innovative module, we will be able…

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