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Secure servers standards launched

The Trusted Computing Group has announced an open specification for trusted servers to allow manufacturers to offer better data and transaction security.

IT investment programme lays foundation for biometric passports and identity cards

Focus shifts from customer service to combating fraud and terrorism

Biometric vision

Companies need not be afraid of the 'b' word. Jane Dudman investigates how biometrics can be put to commercial use

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  • Date: 28 June 2005
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Torvalds releases new Linux kernel

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has released version 2.6.12 of the Linux kernel, the backbone of the Linux operating system.

US extends biometric passport deadline

The US government has confirmed it is extending its deadline by a year for European countries to issue biometric passports.

Who can you trust?

Trusted Computing initiatives from the big IT suppliers could lessen the need for organisations to rely on the vigilance of users...

Scania switches to software-based tokens to reduce its security costs

Swedish truck maker Scania is replacing hardware-based two-factor authentication from RSA with a software-based system in a bid...

Problems with biometric IT could double ID card costs, warns study

The cost of the government's £5.5bn ID card programme could double because of problems with biometric technology, a report by the...

Blunkett defends £3.1bn ID card spend as an add-on to passports

The home secretary David Blunkett has defended the government's plans to spend more than £3.1bn on its national biometric ID card...
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