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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.

 

Biometrics for National Security and Local Law Enforcement Summit

IDGA are hosting its sixth annual Biometrics for National Security and Local Law Enforcement Summit starting on January 30, 2012…

 

M2SYS hosts monthly #Biometricchat about iris biometrics with EyeLock

This Thursday, the monthly M2SYS #biometricchat on Twitter will focus on iris biometrics technology and will feature an expert guest…

 

DigitalPersona launches new line of mobile, PIV certified fingerprint sensors

DigitalPersona Inc., a global provider of biometric authentication and access management solutions, announced a new generation of biometric fingerprint sensors…

 

Intercede launches ID verification app, uses Tactivo for biometrics

Security software provider Intercede announced the availability of its new MyID CardChecker App for Apple iOS last week. Designed for…

 

Javelin Strategy releases report on biometric impact on banking

A report released by Javelin Strategy & Research this week about banking authentication claims that both financial institutions and their…

 

3M Cogent receives FBI certification for fingerprint device

3M Cogent announced that the Improvision NPS2, the company’s new high-speed duplex scanner, tested in full compliance and received certification…

 

Biometric firm Cross Match wins Frost & Sullivan award

Frost & Sullivan has recognized Cross Match Technologies with its 2012 North American Award for Customer Value Enhancement. Each year,…

 

Fingerprint Cards to supply biometric sensors to Japanese phone maker

Fingerprint Cards AB obtained a design win for its swipe sensor technology from one of Japan’s most prominent mobile phone…

 

SITA joins NEC Europe to provide biometric automated border control

SITA, the air transport IT specialist, and NEC Europe, leaders in biometric technology, announced an agreement to jointly provide an…

 

Aware, Inc. announces third quarter results

Aware, Inc., a leading supplier of biometrics software and DSL service assurance products, reported financial results for its third quarter…

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