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Lumidigm appoints Mark Shermetaro Chief Executive Officer
posted on 08/02/2012
Last week, Lumidigm Inc., the multi-imaging biometric identity management company, announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Lumidigm Board member Mark Shermetaro as CEO. Lumidigm Co-founder, Chairman and CEO Bob Harbour will stay on as Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective February 1. “We are fortunate to be able to bring someone with Mark Shermetaro’s market-focused business development skills and experience to Lu... [more]
Microsoft veteran appointed Chief Technology Officer of GlobalSign
posted on 31/01/2012
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 vision, product architecture, standards development, compliance and will be overseeing the GlobalSign engineering and operations organizations. Ryan is a ten-year Microsoft veteran, where he was responsible for security engineering within the Microsoft... [more]
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.
posted on 26/01/2012
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 HID Global hardware and software partnerships and extending the company’s Genuine HID Technology™ ecosystem. This involves building upon HID’s existing strengths in the access control market by expanding the use of Genuine HID Technology beyond th... [more]
Human Recognition Systems and Olive Group partner to increase the pace of biometric adoption for the Middle East and position them for market leadership
posted on 13/01/2012
A strategic partnership between Human Recognition Systems (HRS), the UK’s independent leader in biometric solutions, and the Olive Group for the Middle East and North African regions has been agreed. The agreement will see HRS leverage the extensive presence of Olive Group, a leader in integrated risk mitigation solutions within the Middle East, a market with huge potential for biometrics. Olive Group will have the ability to extend its curren... [more]
Gas Pipe Thefts Spark Action
posted on 04/01/2012
POLICE in Essex are using SelectaDNA to mark metal after a series of dangerous gas pipe thefts left buildings at risk of fire and explosion. Recent crimes include the theft of copper piping connected to external gas meters at properties in Station Road, Clacton. Around £500 worth of metal piping was stolen in one incident and approximately four metres of piping was taken from another building. PC Grant Fryatt said: “Not only is this a huge... [more]
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