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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico is going high tech to better track the movements of Central Americans who regularly cross the southern border to work or visit. Starting in March, the National Immigration Institute will distribute cards containing electronic chips. Those items will record every arrival and departure of so-called temporary workers and visitors, mostly from Guatemala. The cards will replace a non-electronic pass formerly given to area residents. Officials say the purpose is to guarantee security for workers and visitors. Statistics from the institute show that more than 182,000 undocumented migrants were detained in Mexico in 2006. Most were...

The MPH900 Mobile License Plate Reader works by scanning license plates from a distance, reading as many as 500 an hour.

Nervous Jersey Parents Will Soon Be Able To Track The Movements Of Their Kids - With GPS Chips In Their Sneakers Monitoring the kids and keeping them safe can sometimes be very challenging - and in today's post 9/11 world it can also be nerve-racking for parents - but high-tech help is right around the corner. Security expert Vincent Bove says soon, Jersey moms and dads will be able to keep track of the little ones with "global positioning device systems that could even be implanted in sneakers - or into back packs - where individuals can be tracked down."...

In August 2004, we engaged Giuliani Partners LLC as our strategic marketing partner and advisor. Giuliani Partners has extensive experience in advising corporations and organizations in various business sectors. The engagement agreement had an effective date of September 1, 2004. Giuliani Partners has been engaged, on a non-exclusive basis, to provide advice and assistance to us regarding issues associated with our proprietary DNA embedded security solutions. Giuliani Partners will assist us with strategic positioning and enhancement of our business, and will assist us in the development of domestic and international marketing strategies for our DNA products and services. The term...

WASHINGTON — In the era of $300 million fighter jets, satellite-guided rockets and complicated battlefield computer networks, Multimax Inc. is trying to revive an old-fashioned technology to thrust the information technology firm onto the front line. The Largo, Md., company has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on this new project, the design looks like an elliptical UFO, but the result will be familiar: It’s a blimp. “It is somewhat uncharted waters” for the firm, said Ron Oholendt, a retired Air Force colonel and the program manager. The company has enlisted help from NASA and scientists at the Wright-Patterson Air...

It used to be that when you were sick, you went to your doctor's office or the hospital for treatment - but suddenly, that's starting to change. A growing number of doctors and nurses are treating patients at high tech kiosks- that come equipped with a video hookup- and various equipment that can monitor such things as blood pressure, and even perform heart and lung checks. Advocates of so-called telemedicine say it saves time and money- especially for people who need frequent medical attention - but Dr. Eileen Moynihan, the President of the Medical Society of New Jersey says "I...

WASHINGTON, March 13, 2006 – A high-tech Defense Department identification system has linked some captured terrorists to previous crimes and prevented their release from overseas detention facilities, senior defense officials said at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing here March 10. A sample biometric ID card is checked at a stationary verification station during a DoD biometric identification system demonstration held in the Washington, D.C., area in May 2005. At the right is a fingerprint checker. Photo by Gerry J. Gilmore  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. "I understand that the (defense) department is collecting biometric information from individuals...

Beth Israel Deaconess Will Employ Readers in Emergency Department DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 3, 2005--VeriChip Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Applied Digital (NASDAQ: ADSX - News), announced today that CareGroup Healthcare Systems, the parent company of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Harvard Medical School affiliate, will install a VeriChip(TM) System in the Emergency Department of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) for clinical use. The facility will now be able to access VeriChip identification numbers and retrieve previously entered healthcare information entered in the CareGroup's "CareWeb" electronic medical record system. Commenting on the BIDMC's decision to enable...

<p>A Florida company has announced plans to develop a service that would allow consumers to pay for merchandise using microchips implanted under their skin.</p> <p>Applied Digital Solutions CEO Scott Silverman said he believes the company's VeriChip -- a subdermal microchip that uses radio frequency signals to broadcast an identification number to a scanner -- could someday replace credit cards. Under Silverman's plan, rather than swiping a bank card to make purchases, micro-chipped customers would scan themselves using special readers.</p>