NIST issues new publication on PIV cards, adds standards for iris, fingerprint comparison
As promised, NIST has delivered a new publication for Personal Identity Verification cards that now adds iris images and on-card fingerprint…
Iris / Eye Recognition
The human eye offers a number of opportunities for biometric identification. This includes measurements of the iris, eye veins and retina. Systems using eye scanning, typically for iris recognition, are widely deployed for identification and verification at government and law enforcement levels, but are also beginning to make a mark in the mobile authentication and access control spaces. Find iris and eye vein recognition solutions here..
Winthrop University eyes Iris ID access control system
South Carolina’s Winthrop University is set to roll out an iris recognition access control system on its campus. The technology for…
Clarkson, Notre Dame and Warsaw University of Technology collaborate on iris liveness competition
Over the next couple of months, researchers at Clarkson’s Center of Identification Technology Research (CITeR), along with the University of Notre…
IBM, ICS and Sunnet Systems look to bring iris recognition to banks in Ghana
Reports are emerging to suggest that biometric banking will soon be introduced in Ghana, through a strategic collaboration of International…
IriTech launches new workforce and identity management software packs
Iris recognition specialist, IriTech has released two software packages – IriTracker and ForYourIrisOnly (FYIO) — to improve its IriShield-USB iris camera…
Standard for iris images in federal IDs coming soon: NIST ITL director
During a tense subcommittee hearing, Charles Romine, director of the NIST Information Technology Laboratory promised a standard for iris images…
Premature iris scanning stops Florida school district school bus safety system
A flurry of confusion around parental consent and the completion of a contract has prevented Stanley Convergent Security Solutions from deploying…
EyeLock joins FIDO Alliance
EyeLock has announced that it has joined the growing FIDO Alliance. “Identity theft and data breaches resulting from compromised usernames and…
Monkeetech announces iris-based credit card fraud prevention system
Monkeetech has announced the development of a new (patent-pending) iris scan biometric credit card fraud prevention system, called EyeWatch. Monkeetech, a…
Explainer: What is Biometric Identification?
Biometric technologies use physical characteristics, such as voice tone or hand shape, to identify people automatically. Behaviors, such as handwriting…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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