Northrop Grumman Introduces Handheld Multimodal Biometrics Device.

Northrop Grumman [NOC] has introduced a ruggedized, handheld, multimodal biometrics collection device that is basically part of a tablet-size computer that it plans to offer for the defense, homeland security, and law enforcement markets, joining several smaller firms that are already competing with similar products. The five-pound BioTRAC system is an open hardware platform that accommodates Windows or Linux-based commercial and government off-the-shelf biometric collection matching software. The device, which will be manufactured by Black Diamond Advanced Technology, which designed the system based on its SwitchBack MT computer, features four fingerprint sensors, facial image …