http://www.industryanalystreporter.com/index.asp Tekrati Industry Analyst Reporter News Service en-us Copyright 2005 Tekrati, Inc. All Rights Reserved. editor@tekrati.com (Barbara French) http://www.industryanalystreporter.com/Images/Tekrati_Logo_85x40.gif http://www.industryanalystreporter.com/index.asp 85 40 http://security.tekrati.com/research/10287/ Barbara French, Tekrati Despite being in the embryonic stage, the biometrics market in Asia is expected to receive substantial boost from key government applications, according to a strategic market assessment by Frost and Sullivan. Various countries have shown keen interest in the National ID projects for citizen identification and the e-Passport program, wherein fingerprint and facial biometrics are integrated with the smart card. Security Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:44:21 UT http://security.tekrati.com/research/10265/ Barbara French, Tekrati Retailers in Europe are beginning to warm to the idea of network video surveillance and video content analysis, with a number highlighting 2008 as the year that they will begin rolling out new installations and pilot programs. In a report on the use of video surveillance in the European retail sector, IMS Research estimated that there was an installed base of 35,000 network cameras in 2007. This number is forecast to grow rapidly in the next few years and top 200,000 by 2012. Security Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:02:34 UT http://security.tekrati.com/research/10222/ Barbara French, Tekrati Government Insights, an IDC company, has released a report analyzing vendors that comprise the world's 10 largest IT security vendors, as measured by revenue, and profiles the products, services, activities, and market share of these IT security software vendors in the government market. A related U.S.-specific report cites the most influential IPv6 players that the U.S. federal government is working with, as it ramps up its IPv6 transition efforts. Security Wed, 26 Mar 2008 01:07:47 UT http://security.tekrati.com/research/10215/ Barbara French, Tekrati Although VoIP may be on its way to widespread adoption, research indicates that many US businesses haven't yet taken steps to increase security for VoIP systems, reports In-Stat. As businesses extend their IP telephony deployments to locations beyond the LAN, securing the VoIP infrastructure will become increasingly important. Security Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:41:47 UT http://security.tekrati.com/research/10191/ Barbara French, Tekrati Home automation products have long existed in small numbers, but a new study from ABI Research says that a technology shift now under way is opening up a new mainstream consumer market and creating a new opportunity for broadband and telephone service providers, according to ABI Research. Security Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:47:25 UT