IBM awarded fingerprint recognition patent
IBM received a patent in August for a new “anonymous and revocable” fingerprint recognition method. The new method comprises the…
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.
Michigan to use biometrics for patient records
The state of Michigan will soon implement PatientSecure, a biometrics-based solution to streamline its patient care record system. PatientSecure is…
Sir Alec Jeffreys, inventor of DNA fingerprinting, retires
Sir Alec Jeffreys is retiring from the University Of Leicester. Jeffreys was instrumental in changing criminal investigations around the world…
New Auraya offering combines voice biometrics with recognition
Auraya Systems, a globally recognized expert on voice authentication solutions, has developed a new version of its ArmorVox solution, which…
Biometric Research Note: Aware, Inc.
Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ: AWRE) is a “speculative buy” for investors that are intent on holding equities that provide exposure to…
Customer contact solutions from Salmat to use voice biometrics
Salmat, a communications business company, is unveiling its new “Reach” platform for its contact center clients. Reach uses technologies from…
Voice biometrics a viable option for banking sector
Financial institutions are increasingly turning to voice biometrics as a way to not only improve security, but also lower costs…
Biometrics firm AOptix signs Certis CISCO as reseller
AOptix, a technology innovation company applying optics to transform identity verification and wireless communications, today announced that Certis CISCO (A…
AuthenTec to stop selling fingerprint technology to Apple competitors
Fingerprint sensor maker AuthenTec notified existing customers, including Samsung, HP, Dell, Lenovo, and Fujitsu, that it will not be offering…
BioEnable Technologies releases fingerprint SDK, Android drivers
BioEnable Technologies recently announced the launch of its Android drivers and software development kit for its fingerprint scanners, to enable…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection