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KSI 1700-series secure keyboards with Lumidigm or digitalPersona fingerprint sensors now supported by bioLock Fraud Prevention Software designed for use with SAP.
New research predicts that the global Automated Fingerprint Identification System market will grow at a CAGR of 19.71 percent over the period 2012-2016.
Paying for goods and services through fingerprint, palm and iris scanners is the most popular future technology choice for security-conscious shoppers, according to new research from WorldPay
DigitalPersona has announced the availability of the DigitalPersona U.are.U Software Development Kit (SDK) for Android.
Emotient and iMotions are offering a newly integrated platform that combines facial expression recognition and analysis, eye tracking, EEG and GSR technologies.
Thales, in cooperation with Oberthur Technologies, has delivered a complete biometric ePassport issuance and control solution for the Republic of Uzbekistan
Gemalto is to supply the Government Printing Works (GPW) of South Africa with Sealys eID cards for its national identity program. GPW will harness Gemalto’s secure embedded software to protect the holder’s image and biometric data within the secure identity e-document.
Palm vein imaging technology is becoming ever more popular as it provides a high degree of accuracy, requires no touch contact and is difficult to forge. Responding to this, Fulcrum Biometrics has announced the availability of its FbF Palm Vein Developer Bundle.
MorphoTrust USA has released the newest version of its inmate identification, enrollment and tracking solution, Offender ID. Offender ID 3.1 offers new security features, including fingerprint and face biometric capture.
Researchers in the USA have published their latest research into the controversial area of iris template aging.
Microsoft has demonstrated an FPC fingerprint touch sensor in combination with a beta version of Windows 8.1.
Gemalto is providing its smart card based solution to Dipon Consultancy Services Limited for their financial inclusion project in Bangladesh.
IBM has granted validation of BIO-key's finger biometric authentication solutions, for IBM Security Access Manager (ISAM) for Web.
Guinea’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has selected Zetes to handle the deduplication of voters’ data in legislative elections scheduled for this summer.
Dublin Airport is piloting automated border control (ABC) gates to enable certain passengers to pass through immigration.
Natural Security has announced the results of an extensive biometric payment pilot that was carried out in France from October 2012 to March 2013, and involved more than 900 consumers.
Edinburgh Airport installs MFlow Journey system to conduct a thorough performance review of passenger traffic through security screening in a bid to reduce queuing times at peak hours.
Smart Sensors Limited (SSL), a provider of iris biometrics technology based in the United Kingdom, announces immediate availability of its MIRLIN Iris Biometrics software development toolkit (SDK) for iOS.
A superb iris recognition paper which outlines the present, past and future of the technology in particular looking at the state-of-the-art in terms of algorithms, fast identification solutions and forensic applications.
This white paper looks at recent experiences of deploying face forensic solutions at several large law enforcement jurisdictions.
Though facial recognition technologies have typically been deployed by governments and law enforcement agencies, its use has not gone unnoticed by retailers and other commercial organisations. But will commercial enterprise go too far in terms of acceptability in their quest to maximise profits? How far is too far? Planet Biometrics Expert Carl Gohringer reports.
Get a feel for where things are going on the international standards front. A special report on the SC37 standards meetings in Phuket which took place earlier this month (January 2012).
Get a feel for where things are going on the international standards front. This article reveals all the highlights from the recent SC37 biometric standard meetings in Kyoto, Japan
Since 9/11, biometrics have been heralded by politicians as the panacea for all security problems. The worst thing that can happen to a new technology is to be badly marketed in its starting phase. This has happened to biometrics.
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