BioEnable launches Android drivers

BioEnable technologies announced the launch of Android drivers and Software Development Kit for their fingerprint scanners, to enable them on tablets as well a mobile phones. Market advancements in Android base and huge potential in mobile application development lead the company to develop the same. 

According to Pradeep Bhatia, MD, BioEnable technologies, said, "In recent past there has been huge revolution in Android and phones based on it. We see a huge market in mobile application development and hence the need of applications based on it, including the user authentication applications using Fingerprints"   

The fingerprint scanners by BioEnable are already a popular choice in the market and well-known for their ruggedness and resistance to scratches, impact, vibration and electronic shocks to name a few. 

The company is of the view that the introduction of drivers and SDK can act as a replacement for handheld terminals and provide better scalability and flexibility because of the improved hardware configuration as well as better operating systems of the modern times. 

NetApp Achieves Oracle Validated Integration NetApp, a Gold-level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) has announced that it has achieved Oracle Validated Integration of the NetApp Storage System Plug-In version 1.0 with Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c, extending the application-to-disk coverage of Oracle Enterprise Manager environments that include managed NetApp storage. The NetApp Storage System Plug-In delivers comprehensive availability, performance, and configuration information for NetApp storage controllers used in enterprise cloud environments and is part of the NetApp solution for Oracle Databases. 

To achieve Oracle Validated Integration, Oracle partners are required to meet a stringent set of requirements that are based on the needs and priorities of the customers. This achievement can significantly reduce the cost and complexity of managing applications that run on NetApp systems and Oracle technologies. Application administrators can now consolidate monitoring information in the Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c console and can perform detailed root cause analysis. Storage administrators can perform proactive monitoring of NetApp systems, assess the impact of storage performance problems on end-user services, and better align their efforts with business needs.

“NetApp and Oracle share a common vision of providing solutions that can help reduce IT cost and complexity and empower agile businesses,” said Brendon Howe, vice president, Product and Solutions Marketing, NetApp. “For more than a decade, NetApp’s relationship with Oracle has involved product testing, enabling essential interoperability and innovation that accelerate business success. Customers can benefit from improved risk management and smoother upgrade capability, leading to lower total cost of ownership and greater overall satisfaction.”