Probaris updates biometric enrollment software
Probaris has released an update to its Probaris Enrollment biometric software that now includes support for VistaFA2 cameras for facial recognition capabilities. The enrollment software assists...
View ArticleFacial recognition technology hits fertility industry
While facial recognition technology is commonly used in law enforcement and border crossings, it now has a new application: Making babies. Beverly Hills Egg Donation (BHED) has tapped into the...
View ArticleAnalysis: Cooperation driving global border control and biometrics market growth
Frost & Sullivan has released new analysis stating that the global border control and biometrics market will see increased growth due to international cooperation. However, this growth may not be...
View ArticleFacial recognition technology aids 13,000 identity fraud investigations
Over the last three years, the State of New York’s Department of Motor Vehicles has been using facial recognition technology to investigate identity fraud cases. During this time, the DMV has looked at...
View ArticleAnimetrics to host webinar on facial recognition for law enforcement
Facial recognition and face identity management provider Animetrics will be hosting a webinar on March 21 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss facial recognition biometrics technology for law enforcement....
View ArticleReport: Consumers want better online authentication
Consumers don’t like user names and passwords and would rather have multi-purpose identity credentials that could be used across sites, according to a study from the Ponemon Institute. In the U.S., 46%...
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Facial recognition software precision still off
After the Boston Marathon bombings, investigators had images of the two men believed to be responsible for the attack; however, facial recognition software couldn’t help identify the pair. Real humans...
View ArticleAnimetrics releases cloud-based facial biometric system to growing market
New Hampshire-based Animetrics, a 3-D facial recognition and identity management provider, has launched ID-Ready, a new touch up system for facial images. The system is geared toward smaller law...
View ArticleHouse subcommittee hears testimony on the future of biometrics
In May, the U.S. House Subcommittees on Research and Technology held a joint hearing to discuss the state of biometric technologies, their current applications, future uses, challenges of adoption and...
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Face recognition: Fact from fiction
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, news outlets reported that facial recognition systems were not of much help in identifying the suspects from surveillance footage. Since the Sept. 11,...
View ArticleReport on facial recognition market suggests promising authentication future
A recent report from MarketsandMarkets has conducted research on the facial recognition market and suggests that the biometric modality could play a significant role in authentication by 2018....
View ArticleNEC taking facial recognition to hospitality
VIP guests checking into Universal Studio hotels in Orlando can walk in, see themselves on a video monitor along with a green check mark and know they will be recognized when they arrive at the...
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Company Spotlight: Shuttle Computer Group
Often times when the topic of access control is considered, logical access – to databases or desktops, for example – dominates the discussion. The logical aspect, however, is only one facet to a...
View ArticleFace recognition fails in Boston
The procedural crime drama on television will show a technician taking grainy surveillance camera footage, enhancing it, running it through a facial recognition database and coming up with a match in...
View ArticleSurvey: Majority in favor of facial recognition
Facial recognition biometrics is favored by a majority of individuals when applying for a driver license and for law enforcement when investigating crimes, according to a poll from Zogby Analytics....
View ArticleMiami-Dade County to test face recognition in parks
Miami-Dade County is working on becoming a smarter city, partnering with technology companies for better water management, intelligent law enforcement and using analytics for video analysis, says Angel...
View ArticleChicago PD using facial recognition to nab evildoers
Pierre Martin’s crime of armed robbery with a firearm is anything but revolutionary. His arrest, on the other hand, is a groundbreaking step forward for Chicago law enforcement as he became the first...
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iPhone 5 gets biometrics, N.Z. rolls out e-Gates
New TactivoT brings fingerprint, smart card reading to iPhone 5 Precise Biometrics has been hard at word expanding its Tactivo line of mobile device cases with the latest iteration offering support for...
View ArticlePayPal, London shopping district accepting mobile payments with profile pics
PayPal is working with shopkeepers in London’s Richmond High Street shopping district to accept customer payments via mobile devices and their profile pictures. According to the company’s official...
View ArticleBiometrics on the battlefield: Telling friend from foe
The Marine Corps Systems Command is giving its Marines in the field the ability to pick out the bad guys from the good with a new biometric enrollment and screening device. An Urgent Statement of Need...
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