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Munich, September 24, 2005
Print solutions from Canon offer high security
for the output and distribution of documents. This is achieved with the
uniFLOW Secure Printing option from our customer NT-Ware. Using the MIND
fingerprint sensor device and our BioIDENTICA® fingerprint technology,
a reliable identification of the user of the print or copier system becomes
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Munich, September 16, 2005
TeleTrusT has released a sample plant agreement
as orientation guide for German companies which like to introduce biometric
systems for their employees. It is very useful for companies with existing
staff council and helps to preserve privacy and security. It can be individualized
for any special case. -> Download
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Hamburg, August 03, 2005
ThyssenKrupp will be the host of the 32nd
user meeting on September 14th and 15th in Düsseldorf/Germany. Biometrics
consultant Manfred Bromba has been invited to give a lecture about "Biometrics
as component for Physical Access Control systems". ->
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Munich, July 25, 2005
BioIDENTICA® CLI is a new software
development kit with an easy to use command line interface. It is based
on the superior technology of the BioIDENTICA® Device SDK 2.0
and enables a simple integration into applications using script languages
and web interfaces. ->
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Munich, July 8, 2005
The annual workshop BIOSIG which is organized
by the CAST Forum is the most important German event on biometrics. The
workshop addresses actual applications as well as recent research results.
This year the main topic are biometric passports. Deadline for a reduced-fee
registration is July, 11th. ->
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Munich, June 20, 2005
Payment transactions in branchlets of HypoVereinsbank
now are supported by fingerprint technology from Bromba. Integrated into
an application software from Pergamon and implementing a "four-eyes principle",
more safety for the employees is achieved. After a four-months pilot phase
the system, which is working with sensor devices from Cherry, now has been
fully deployed and proves its feasibility in daily use. ->
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Munich, May 31, 2005
Fujitsu-Siemens Tablet PCs now are available
with Bromba fingerprint technology. Using the logon software SICRYPT®
Smarty from IC Compas which is based on a modified Bromba SDK and a high-quality
swipe sensor from Authentec this introduces a new step of convenience and
security to mobile PCs. For application software developers, the new SDK
is available now. ->
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Munich, May 26, 2005
Bromba announces two new basic application
software products: BioIDENTICA® Registry and BioIDENTICA®
Access Control. Based on standard PCs, a low-cost networked door access
control system can be built up which identifies the users by processing
only their fingerprint information. BioIDENTICA® SDK customers
may also purchase the source code to accelerate own developments.
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Munich, May 20, 2005
The new trademark BioIDENTICA®
has been registered by Bromba. It stands for biometric identification and
will be used for the premium fingerprint identification products from Bromba
which are based on the new SDK 2.0. The first product will be the Bromba
Fingerprint ID Device SDK 2.0 itself which now is named "BioIDENTICA®
Device SDK 2.0". Further products based on BioIDENTICA® Device
SDK 2.0 will follow soon! ->
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Munich, May 10, 2005
Bromba introduces a new license model for
their successful SDK 2.0. Now all Cherry FingerTIP ID Devices are available
including an SDK 2.0 license unit from Bromba for only a small price premium!
This makes fingerprint authentication solutions more attractive for small
quantities up to several hundred computers. ->
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Munich, March 28, 2005
A new comparative evaluation study is available
from Bromba. Four devices have been tested with respect to FAR and FRR,
shown as Receiver Operating Characteristic: Cherry FingerTIP ID Mouse,
ST TouchChip Reader, Cherry FingerTIP ID Board G83-14200, and Cherry FingerTIP
ID Board G83-14100. These devices contain the three fingerprint sensors
FingerTIP v2.2 from Infineon, TouchChip® from ST, and AES4000 from
Authentec. Companies may purchase the study for 399 EUR. ->
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Munich, December 25, 2004
Bromba has integrated the professional fingerprint
scanner L SCAN 100 from Smith Heimann Biometrics into the current SDK 2.0
version. This optical scanner provides a top image quality and ruggedness
and represents the state of the art of fingerprint sensing technologies.
The target applications are applications where many people use the same
sensor device such as in physical access and border control. ->
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L SCAN 100 ->
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Munich, November 22, 2004
Siemens Austria has released ID Center version
3.0. This version is the successor of the successful ID Center XS™ v2.1.
Among the new features are: newest fingerprint technology, fast identify,
and relaxation (for certain users exceptions from the application policy
are definable). Furthermore, a two-factor authentication using chip cards
is available. Last, but not least, physical access in combination with
SIPASS™ from Siemens Building Technologies is supported! ->
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Munich, August 20, 2004
The SYSTEMS 2004 will take place from October
18 to 22 in Munich, Germany. We invite you to visit us at the Cherry partner
booth 720 in hall B2. ->
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Bonn/Munich, July 29, 2004
In the evaluation study "Biofinger I" of the
"Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik" (BSI) which
has been published today, the fingerprint algorithm of Bromba gains the
top position. Seven algorithms together with 11 sensors have been compared.
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release (in German) ->
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Munich, June 21, 2004
The upcoming ID Device SDK for Java technology
provides biometric functions directly accessible within your Java application.
Based on the Siemens ID Device SDK 1.9 and prepared for the Bromba Fingerprint
SDK 2.0, the ID Device SDK for Java applications incorporates the same
comprehensive function set, merely adapted to the object-oriented approach.
Several included prototypical applications give the programmer a quick
and easy introduction into the basic concepts, whereas the substantial
JavaDoc component serves as an ideal reference book. Beta testing volunteers
are welcomed to contact
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Munich, May 19, 2004
Cherry has supplemented its Fingertip ID Board
series with the model G83-14200 which comes with a new card
reader unit and a fingerprint sensor from Authentec.
The keyboard is available now. From Bromba a software extension for the
ID Device SDK 1.9 is available, yielding an unbeatable combination in state-of
-the-art fingerprint recognition technology. ->
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Munich, May 17, 2004
Bromba establishes new pages for reseller
information and SDK support. We invite our customers to contact us for
their personal account data to get access to price lists, SDK support and
update information etc. -> Reseller
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Berlin, April 01, 2004
Bitkom and TeleTrusT have compiled and published
a map which indicates most German organizations and companies dealing with
biometrics. The map can be downloaded directly from the Bitkom homepage
as PDF
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Munich, April 04, 2004
With version 5.1 Bromba releases its first
enhancement of the approved Siemens ID Mouse Professional software of the
fifth generation. Version 5.1 is fully compatible to version 5.0. In addition
to version 5.0 it supports the Cherry FingerTIP ID Boards 14000/14100 as
well as the Microsoft® operating system 2003 server. A CD can be purchased
from our web shop for 20 €. -> More |
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Munich, March 29, 2004
Bromba now offers fingerprint device software
CDs and demonstration kits for European customers via internet webshop.
No credit cards are required! Instead, free or cheap (depending on bank)
bank transfers are used. .
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Munich, December 30, 2003
Siemens has assigned Bromba to continue their
warranty processing. This applies to all sensor devices (such as the Siemens
ID Mouse) which have been sold by Siemens Biometrics before the hardware
part of the business has been transferred to Cherry.
In all warranty cases, customers or their retailers may directly contact
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TAMPA, Florida. November, 17
realtime North America, Inc. has announced
today that Brevard County of Florida has won the prestigious InfoWorld
100 Award with bioLock, the first and only fingerprint access and function
control system for SAP. bioLock uses our ID Device SDK for fingerprint
authentication. ->
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biometric authentication, ICBA
'04 is scheduled for July 15-17, 2004 in Hong Kong. Papers may
still be submitted until December 1st, 2003.
The purpose of this conference is to emphasize
the design and development of efficient and effective biometric technologies
& systems, provide an international forum for researchers, engineers
and vendors from different disciplines to exchange ideas, identify problems,
evaluate system performance, explore new research directions, and initiate
possible collaborative research and future system developments. This conference
will significantly benefit biometric researchers in academic, government
and industrial sectors. Manfred U. A. Bromba
is a member of the program committee. ->
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Auerbach, October 20, 2003
Cherry,
a leading keyboard manufacturer, has taken over the development, production,
and sales of fingerprint sensor devices from the Siemens
division Information and Communication Mobile ("Siemens mobile"). Cherry
already cooperated with Siemens in the past in developing and launching
products with fingerprint sensor. By the partner company Bromba GmbH Cherry
will also offer service and support for end users especially for the products
ID Mouse and ID Mouse Professional from Siemens mobile. The recognition
algorithms for identification of users by their fingerprint have also been
transferred to Bromba and will be further enhanced there. ->
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Munich, October 01, 2003
Bromba GmbH joins the biometric working groups
of TeleTrusT e.V. and DIN e.V. to actively promote biometrics and its worldwide
ISO standardization. TeleTrusT
is a non-profit organization for the promotion of trustworthiness of information
and communication technology. Its working group 6 is the most important
platform in Germany regarding biometrics technologies. DIN,
the German Institute for Standardization, is a registered association,
founded in 1917. Its head office is in Berlin. Since 1975 it has been recognized
by the German government as the national standards body and represents
German interests at international and European level. Its working group
NI-37 is the national mirror committee of ISO/IEC
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Munich, August 11, 2003
Bromba GmbH as from now continues the activities
of "Dr. Manfred Bromba Infrared Indicators". Infrared indicators are valuable
tools for visualization of infrared light as it is emitted, e.g., by IR
LEDs or IR laser diodes. Especially in its handy credit card format IR
indicators have established themselves as a low-cost and simple to use
alternative to electronics-based measurement equipment. Bromba infrared
indicators have been manufactured since 1986 and are distributed Europe-wide.
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Munich, August 1, 2003
Dr. Manfred Bromba (CEO)
announces the establishment of Bromba GmbH. The key aspects of activities
of Bromba GmbH are business consulting for industrial customers which intend
to grade up their hard and software products by biometric authentication.
Biometric authentication has the great potential to reduce costs caused
by the extensively growing use of passwords - without losing security.
The customers of
Bromba will profit by up to more than 6 years of experience in the development
of mass-market products like the successful Siemens ID Mouse and the Siemens
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