Enugu State looks to biometrics to address absenteeism in local government
The Enugu, Nigeria Commissioner for Local Government Matters, Okey Ani, has announced that the ministry will introduce workforce management biometrics…
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Fingerprint Cards gets mobile phone design win for area sensor
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has won its first mobile phone design win for its FPC1080A swipe sensor from one of China’s…
Aadhaar gives access to pre-paid Visa accounts in India
On Wednesday, the Indian government announced the launch of Saral Money, a unique financial services and electronic payments program, using…
Speech Technology Center, Ecuador deploy nationwide voice and face biometric ID system
Speech Technology Center (STC), a Russian company that produces speech technologies and multi-modal biometric solutions, announced the successful deployment of…
Major U.S. cable provider uses VoiceVault system to authenticate over sixty-thousand callers per month
Voice biometrics provider, VoiceVault announced today that its voice biometric identity verification solution is being used by a leading U.S….
Cognitec face recognition products get an algorithm boost
Two prevalent face recognition products from Cognitec Systems, the FACEVACS-DBScan and FaceVACS-SDK are now using the B7 engine for high performance in…
World Record Academy recognizes UAE biometric database as world’s biggest
The Untied Arab Emirates (UAE) has received official certification for having the world’s largest biometric database. Specifically, the Emirates Identity…
SkyBiometry launches as Neurotechnology spin-off for facial detection and recognition SaaS
SkyBiometry, a new company providing cloud-based biometric software as a service (SaaS), was officially launched today as a spin-off of…
Seychelles Police, Interpol, 3M Cogent sign contract for new fingerprint matching system
The Seychelles Police Department is expected to receive a new fingerprint matching system by next year, to help with the…
Bio-Key Settles patent suit with Blue Spike
BIO-Key International announced on Monday that it has settled the patent infringement suit filed against it by Blue Spike. As…
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