New biometric identity assurance standard approved
The Biometric Identity Assurance Services-Simple Object Access Protocol (BIAS SOAP profile) achieved another milestone as it has been awarded full…
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.
Biometric software uses hand gestures for computer control
Neurotechnology, a Lithuanian-based provider of high-precision biometric identification, object recognition and computer vision technologies, announced the availability of NPointer, a…
AuthecTec “Smart Sensor” possible gem in Apple acquisition
In a bid to get ahead of its rivals and take full control of the market share, Apple is scrambling…
M2SYS and ABT Security work on biometric workplace solutions
M2SYS Technology has entered into a partnership with Australian based ABT Security Systems to help modernize employee workforce management systems and…
ImageWare Systems releases progress and outlook report
ImageWare Systems, Inc. released highlights of the company’s progress over the past three months. ImageWare is a leader in multimodal…
Fingerprint Cards AB appoints new executive
Fingerprint Cards AB has appointed Henrik Storm to the position of Vice President of Customer Projects and as member of…
Voice biometric platform wins India business TV show challenge
An innovative voice biometrics platform won the third season of the “WagonR Think Big Challenge” television program sponsored by Maruti…
Biometrics used to protect livestock
A new livestock application of biometrics promises a way to protect sheep from big bad wolves. Swiss biologists have developed…
CBA Japan offers biometric fingerprint solution for Android & Microsoft mobile platforms
Competition is heating up. After Apple acquired AuthenTec and its fingerprint authorization technology, speculation was high as to Apple’s future…
Gait speed biometric indicator of cardiac health
The London Summer Games thrust the sport of race walking into the biometric spotlight. Everything about the sport has been…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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