| Aurora_Computer_Services_Ltd__(UK) Consulting company offers biometric solutions for identification and verification needs. |
| AuthenTec,_Inc Manufactures biometric fingerprint scanning engines for OEM. |
| Automa_(Australia) Offers fingerscan units for IT security systems, time and attendance applications, and access control. |
| Autostar_Technology_Pte_Ltd_(Singapore) A Hardware and Software Developer and Solutions Provider for fingerprint recognition and identification on access control and time & attendance systems. |
| Aware_(USA) Implementation of the FBI's Wavelet Scalar Quantization fingerprint compression standard |
| Axcess_Inc__(USA) Fingerprint reader in a RFID-tag. |
| Axis_Software_Pvt__Ltd Offer access control systems with integrated fingerprint recognition for banking, desktop security and time and attendance systems. Based in Pune, Maharashtra, India. |
| Bergdata_GmbH,_(Bonn,_Germany) Fingerprint recognition with Thomson-CSF thermal fingerchip. |
| Bioacesso_(Portugal) Retailer of access control and time and attendance products using finger and iris recognition. |
| BioEnable_Technologies_Pvt__Ltd Manufacturer and exporter of fingerprint access control and time attendance control systems. Also produce USB mice and scanners. Head office in Pune, Maharashtra, India. |
| BIO-key_International Fingerprint verification systems for authenticating access to web applications. Also offer a verification engine in a development kit. |
| BioLink_Solutions Biometric products: U-Match BioLink Mouse(tm), a BioLink-enabled PC line, authentication servers for speed and additional security, and a secure e-commerce protocol for Internet transactions. |
| Biomet_Partners_(Switzerland) 2-finger geometry recognition |
| Biometric_Access_Company_(BAC,_Texas,USA) Offers hardware and software for fingerprint and facial recognition. |
| Biometric_Associates,_Inc_ Developer of fingerprint identification system modules for biometric smartcards and subsystems. |
| Biometric_Information_Management Consulting on biometric identification products for corporations and criminal justice agencies. |
| Biometric_Technology Provides consulting services in the area of Biometrics. |
| Biometrics_Direct Provides secure biometric authentication products, software and services for home and corporate use. |
| Biometrics_co_za_(South_Africa) Biometric applications and development tools that support a variety of biometric devices. |
| BiometriKa_(Italy) Italian company develops and offers OEM versions of the FX 2000 fingerprint scanner engine. |
| Biometrix Fingerprint and face recognition systems, developer tools, SDK and software. |
| Bioscrypt_Inc_ Fingerprint verification and identification systems for use in commercial and industrial applications for access control. |
| BrainTrust_Marketing_GmbH_&_Co__KG__(Germany) develops and markets products for reliable user authentication by means of finger ID. |
| Cassini_(PL) Polish manufacturer of biometric identification solutions. |
| Cherry_Corporation Manufacturer of keyboards and computer mice incorporating fingerprint recognition, barcode, magstripe and smartcard technology. |
| CIC_(USA) creator of Sign-it and other electronic signature software which authenticate electronic handwritten signatures and original contents of digital documents and digital forms. |
| Cogent_Systems Offers fingerpint recognition software and hardware for access control. |
| Compaq_(USA) vendor of fingerprint identification technology |
| ComSec_Enterprises_(Australia) Offers biometric and IT infrastructure and security consulting and integration. |
| Cross_Match_Technologies,_Inc__(USA) Optical Finger Print Capture Devices |
| CSIRO_(Australia) CSIRO has developed real-time, automatic face capture and recognition technology capable of enhancing security. |
| C-VIS_Computer_Vision_und_Automation_GmbH_(Germany) FaceSnap recorder - digital recording and face recognition. |
| CyberSign Offers signature authentification and verification solutions. |
| Daon__biometric_trust_infrastructures_for_enterprise_security Daon is a biometric identity management company offering a unique approach to enterprise security - a Biometric Trust Infrastructure. |
| Datastrip_Inc__(USA) Barcode symbology reader from Datastrip: PDF417 code reading and biometric verification, 2D software, and hardware. |
| Dermalog_GmbH_(Germany) Software house offering biometric identification and security systems (fingerprint and hand geometry). Based in Hamburg. |
| Digital_Descriptor_Systems_Inc_(DDSI_-_USA) optical fingerprint recognition. |
| Digitus_s_r_o__(CZ) vendor of fingerprint and hand geometry recognition devices in Czech Republic |
| East_Shore_Technologies Automated fingerprint identification system ( AFIS ) search matching algorithmic software supplier and provider of fingerprint identification search / authentication systems. |
| Ensigma_(UK) speaker and voice recognition. |
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Software Piracy Report
GameSpy gets into the seedy details of software piracy with this exclusive three-part series.
Software piracy is on the rise, not just by the kid who burns a copy of Diablo II and borrows his friend's CD key, but by organized groups of pirates, crackers and hackers. In a three-part series, GameSpy's David Cuciz delves into the problem, complete with interviews with enforcement agencies and a software pirate, world-wide piracy statistics and the fight that is raging to bring software piracy under control.
Here's a sneak peek:
Friday (6/9): An overview of the problem and a look at the terminology. We provide statistics from leading enforcement agencies and take a look at some of the things being done to stem the problem. Here's a snip:
Even in the United States and Western Europe, where the issue is addressed very seriously, the average piracy rate averages 30%-40%, rising up to the 75% range in other regions. Russia and Asia have the most active pirate markets, with peaks of up to 90% of all the their software being illegitimate copies. In 1994, Vietnam and China led the list with astounding 100% and 97% rates respectively. Those rates have since declined over the years (a 1999 survey estimated them at 98% and 91%), but Asian markets are still plagued with enormous piracy rates. Former Soviet countries are also high in this list.
Anslow
Saturday (6/10): Looks in-depth at enforcement, from chats with Microsoft on how they are dealing with piracy, to a comprehensive interview with Terry Anslow, chief investigator for ELSPA, the European Leisure Software Publishers Association. Here's a preview:
"Criminals have been quick to realize the connection with counterfeit products and huge financial rewards. They can carry out the business of counterfeiting discs with a small chance of detection, and in the comparative safety of their own home amass huge profits. We have evidence that major drug importations, child , and paramilitary organizations in Northern Ireland are being funded by this illegal activity. Last year the ELSPA conducted almost 1,000 raids, and in 80% (4 out of 5) discovered evidence of other criminal matters being involved." - Terry Anslow
Sunday (6/11): The final day offers the juicy stuff: getting in with the pirates, surfing their boards and newsgroups for details, as well as a chat with a pirate who calls himself Long John Silver:
"Where I lived (Northern Italy), even a big center like Milan had few retailers who specialized in computers and software, and often I'd read of a title on British magazines which would never get released here, or if it was released, there weren't many copies around or they were too expensive. With a bit of swapping, you could get what you were interested in. Then there was what I call the 'rebellion' factor: many of us computer users felt cheated by the industry. Prices were high, and if you spent your hard-saved cash on one title, you would find its price slashed sooner or later. Moreover, you couldn't "try before you buy" and often if you got home and found the game wasn't working, the retailer wouldn't even replace it. We weren't like that--we charged nothing, and all of our titles worked the first time, and if they didn't, we'd replace them. You could say pirates back then were far more honest than the average retailer." - Long John Silver
Be sure to check back each day for the complete investigative report.
Next: Part I ...
