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Captiva Inc.
Captiva is a USA-based HUBZone small business offering biometric solution development for civil and defense agencies. Our experience includes development of architectures for very large biometric systems.
Explaining Biometrics
History of Biometrics
Introduction The term “biometrics” is derived from the Greek words “bio” (life) and “metrics” (to measure). Automated biometric systems have…
A primer on voice biometrics
This is a guest post by Steve Hoffman, CEO of SayPay Technologies, Inc. Overview Speech recognition services like Apple’s Siri…
Glossary of ID4D terms
BiometricUpdate.com has developed a fully cross-referenced glossary of ID4D terms concerning digital identification systems used to improve development outcomes. Below…
Explainer: Multi-factor authentication
Multi-factor authentication is a method of multi-faceted access control which a user can pass by successfully presenting authentication factors from…
Explainer: Keystroke recognition
Keystroke recognition has been defined by both industry and academics as the process of measuring and assessing a typing rhythm…
Explainer: Dynamic Signature
Dynamic signature is a biometric modality that uses, for recognition purposes, the anatomic and behavioral characteristics that an individual exhibits…
