Medbox files international PCT application
Medbox Inc. has filed a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application on its patent pending storage and lockbox system, the Lockbox…
Commercial Applications
Biometrics are used in retail and customer-facing settings for point-of-sales services such as payments, access control in systems for purposes such as shoplifting prevention, and identification or characteristic analysis for personalization or customer insights. Access control systems are also increasingly used for automated commercial applications, such as hotel check-ins. Typically, these use palm vein, fingerprint, iris recognition, facial recognition.
Newcastle University students vote against biometrics to track course attendance
Voting 1,206 to 320, students at Newcastle University have rejected biometric measures proposed to monitor course attendance on the school…
Fulcrum Biometrics takes home biometrics honor at Homeland Security Awards
Fulcrum Biometrics has been named the winner for the Best Biometric Identification Solution at the Homeland Security Awards. Now in…
Silanis updates e-signature platform, now supports Common Access Cards and PIV smart cards for mobile devices
E-signature provider, Silanis, has updated its Mobile e-Sign module as part of its e-Sign Enterprise platform, allowing for a more…
Accu-Time Systems launches new fingerprint scanner for workforce management
Accu-Time Systems, a provider of workforce management solutions, has announced the immediate availability of the AccuTouch USB, a multimodal fingerprint…
IDair sees boost in demand for fingerprint scanner after PopSci shout-out
No press is bad press, as they say, but what about great press? After being listed in this year’s “Best of…
International CES 2013 announces expansion of public policy focus, to explore facial recognition
The Consumer Electronics Association, the producer of the annual International CES conference, has announced a broad array of panel discussions…
Intercede signs partnership deal with Russian security systems company KABEST
Intercede has signed a partnership agreement with KABEST, a dedicated security division within Asteros Group focused on implementations for the…
Intercede, NitroDesk team up for smart card-secured email solutions
Intercede, a leader in identity and credential management systems known for its MyID identity management platform has announced a partnership…
Accenture nabs $250 million TSA contract for identity management and credentialing
The Transportation Security Administration has awarded global technology services provider Accenture Federal Services a five-year contract to create an identity…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection