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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.

 

ImageWare acquires new wireless patents to boost biometric solutions

ImageWare Systems Inc., a leader in biometric security solutions, has acquired four U.S. patents relating to wireless technology.  This makes…

 

CEVA and eyeSight Develop a Platform to Let You Live a Touch-Free Life

CEVA, and eyeSight have come together to develop a platform that will let you control your devices without even touching…

 

Ford Looks to Biometrics to Keep You Focused, Safe, Healthy

Engineers at Ford are looking to develop an intelligent car system that would put KITT from Knight Rider to shame….

 

California’s Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Uses Biometric Tech from Kronos to Improve Productivity

In a move to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk and improve workforce productivity, California’s Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has…

 

Fingerprint Cards AB Launches New Fingerprint Sensor, Leads the Pack in ESD Resistance

Sweden-based Fingerprint Cards AB (FPC), a company that specializes in biometric technology, is launching its latest product: the FPC1011F3 fingerprint…

 

Voice Recognition Company Nuance Opens Shop in Dublin

Nuance Communications, the company behind the voice capability technology in more than 6 billion mobile devices, is creating 40 new…

 

Gesture-Based Biometrics Technology Too Young For Financial Industry

While gesture-based technology has made huge waves in the world of video games, it has a long way to go…

 

Samsung S3’s Latest Smartphone Features Iris and Facial Recognition

The recent release of Samsung’s Galaxy S3 smartphone, including iris and voice recognition technology has generated a large amount of…

 

Nuance and Uniphore Partner for Voice Biometrics Banking in Rural India

Nuance Communications, known for its voice and language solutions, has forged a partnership with Uniphore Software Systems, a fast growing…

 

Futronic Technology Fingerprint Scanner used by Asia Commercial Bank

The Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) has selected FS88 Fingerprint Scanner, developed by Futronic Technology Co. Ltd, for its fingerprint authentication…

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