M2SYS Hosts Monthly #Biometricchat with Bio-key International
On Thursday August 23rd, the monthly M2SYS #biometricchat will focus on biometrics for single sign-on (SSO) and will feature an…
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement biometrics refers to applications and biometric systems which aid law enforcement agencies. While most often fingerprints, DNA, and in some cases facial recognition, this is a wide-ranging category and can include AFIS, ABIS, mobile identification systems, criminal ID solutions, fingerprint recognition, surveillance, as well as access control systems.
Illuminated fingerprints might replace dusting
Researchers, headed by Dr. Bin Su, from Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China have created a technique using electrogenerated chemiluminescence to…
Afghan judiciary now using biometric forensics
A prisoner, recently convicted by an Afghan judge, was sent to prison using modern forensic techniques. In a short statement,…
$888.7 million biometric homeland security contract moves ahead
A nearly $1 billion contract awarded to US Investigation Services by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in April will continue to…
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…
U.S. surveillance system shopped to national security agencies
New e-mail correspondence released by WikiLeaks reveals that TrapWire, supplier of a controversial U.S. security surveillance system, intended to sign…
Cross Match launches Web-based biometric application
Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a global provider of biometric identity solutions, recently announced the launch of a new Web-based biometric…
Optimum Biometric Labs launches partnership program
Optimum Biometric Labs has developed and launched a comprehensive series of partnership programs for its BioUptime software. BioUptime is a…
LA to use new fingerprint and palm print scanners
Biometrics4ALL was selected by the Los Angeles County Regional Identification System (LACRIS) to supply the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD)…
