Facebook completes Face.com acquisition
Facebook has made it official and has purchased Face.com. Face.com announced the acquisition on its blog today, saying that collaboration…
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.
IBISWorld offers industry report for Voice Recognition Software Developers Industry
IBISWorld, an independent publisher of U.S. industry research, has released a market research report on the voice recognition software developers…
Intel’s Ultrabooks shifting focus to voice and gesture recognition
By 2013, touchscreen tablets and super thin Ultrabooks will be a thing of the past. The future, according to a…
Smartmatic Biometrics Deal at odds in Philippines
The fate of the next Philippine elections could hang in the balance if a ruling will not be reached regarding…
Home Office seeks Biometric Bidders for Facial Recognition Technology
After encountering problems with the use of iris scanners, UK’s Home Office has issued a notice to the public offering…
University Police implement Biometrics Access System
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) announced on Tuesday that it will be implementing a Biometrics Access System (BACSTM). The announcement…
NEC to demonstrate Biometrics Technologies at IfSec South Africa
NEC Corporation (NEC) will exhibit its latest in security and surveillance solutions at the IfSec South Africa next week. During…
US / Korea Traveler Program includes Biometric Fingerprinting
The U.S.A and the Republic of Korea have launched a reciprocal program where low-risk travelers of both countries can sign-up…
Gates Foundation gives $1.1M for Biometric Mood Bracelets
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has awarded a total of $1.1 million for two grants to the National Center on…
UK Schools use Biometrics For Lunch Money
Some UK students can now pay for their meals at the school cafeteria by using their fingerprints. Two schools, Nova…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection