DocuSign and Authentify have announced the two companies have integrated their biometric solutions into a two-factor solution. The new option with both modes of biometric authentication is available on DocuSign’s recent release. 
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Anakam’s focus is on bringing low cost two-factor authentication to the masses, says J. Brent Williams, chief technology officer at Anakam. The company does this using out-of-band authentication technology such as text messaging, voice to telephone or voice biometrics.

“We developed a platform for doing two-factor authentication that’s a fully functional equivalent to cards and tokens in the enterprise environment but transitioning that to … to your consumers and patients,” Williams says.

One of the challenges with setting up this type of system was enrolling individuals in the system and verify that the identity is actually tied to the correct individual. “Figure out for sure that the carbon-based life form sitting in front of the computer is the equivalent to the electron-based life form,” Williams says.

The Kantara Initiative’s Identity Assurance Accreditation and Certification Program has awarded its first accreditation to eValid8. The company is an IT auditing firm in the field of identity management, IT auditing, privacy impact assessment, and regulatory compliance.

eValid8 was accredited as a credential assessor. It is able to look at company’s wanting to provide credentials and will audit them to see if they meet the necessary requirements. 
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As a result of the new electronic identification program rolled out by Germany, SCM Microsystems has announced that more than 700,000 of its contactless smart card readers will be released for use in the country. The provider of secure access solutions and business unit of Identitive Group Inc. are providing free IT Security Kits to promote security amongst German citizens.

Germany’s Federal Ministry of the Interior has chosen the deployment of the new e-ID cards to protect online identities, handle government transactions at both the local and federal level, and access a range of consumer-oriented applications, one being ePayments.

SCM’s smart card-based products and solutions are utilized in security and identification applications, transaction systems, eHealth- and eGovernment programs and physical access systems around the world. The German government will provide this security Kit free of charge to its citizens to provide that same added security measure.  

The Entrust IdentityGuard authentication system is ready for deployment amongst enterprises seeking protection on Microsoft Windows desktops and servers. The multi-factor authentication technology is designed specifically for Microsoft Windows clients. Entrust has reported that IdentityGuard can operate on more than 90% of the world’s Microsoft Windows desktops.

The solution is compatible Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, as well as its support for the basic Microsoft Windows XP. 
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Anakam Identity Suite has been chosen as the provider of three-factor authentication for West Corporations Fortune 1000 clients. Anakam will work to enhance the ‘West at Home’ service enabling it to feature a unique selection of authentication functions such as voice biometrics and digital signature.

West at Home is provides home-based customer contact solutions particularly focusing on their Fortune 1000 clients in finding state-of-the-art infrastructure to secure its customer data and achieve a higher level of quality service. 
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The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace report has been released and the group is calling for definition and promotion of an “Identity Ecosystem.”

“The Identity Ecosystem is an online environment where individuals, organizations, services, and devices can trust each other because authoritative sources establish and authenticate their digital identities,” the report states.

This report comes out of President Obama’s cyberspace review which showed that there are a variety of security concerns online. This report aims to put in place measures that will help better secure the Internet and online identities. 
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