New Standard Protocol Allows Web-Based Biometric Acquisition

New Protocol Enables Wireless and Secure Biometric Acquisition with Web Services (NIST.gov)

The WS-Biometric Devices protocol will greatly simplify setting up and maintaining secure biometric systems for verifying identity because such biometric systems will be easier to assemble with interoperable components compared to current biometrics systems that generally have proprietary device-specific drivers and cables. WS-BD enables interoperability by adding a device-independent web-services layer in the communication protocol between biometric devices and systems.

This ought to help out a lot with interoperability. Thanks, NIST!