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NEC (stock info) is the global leader in the field of biometric authentication, bringing the best of their class in the world, providing the most suitable solutions to customers’ needs in six areas—face recognition, iris recognition, fingerprint/palmprint recognition, voice recognition and ear acoustic authentication. In addition, by combining multiple biometric authentication systems, NEC’s solutions bring about even more robust security, creating a safe, secure and seamless future cities.
NEC Biometrics News
NEC subsidiary buys Disaster Victim Identification System from Plass Data
NEC Corporation subsidiary KMD has purchased the biometric DVI (Disaster Victim Identification) System International from Plass Data, the company announced….
| Nov 25, 2019 | NEC and INTERPOL join forces to toughen cybersecurityNEC has partnered with INTERPOL to update a global cybersecurity agreement signed in 2014 under which NEC’s cybersecurity solutions are… |
| Nov 7, 2019 | Air travel industry’s $50B investment in biometrics and other IT improves passenger satisfactionThe air travel industry is finally making significant headway on improving customer satisfaction levels and average processing time, and it… |
| Nov 6, 2019 | Biometrics stocks news: NEC and Zwipe gain, acquisitions, and a resilient scamFirst-half revenue for NEC was up 8.4 percent on a year-over-year basis to 1.449 billion yen (US$13.3 billion) on increased… |
| Oct 25, 2019 | NEC revealed as provider of biometric facial recognition services for Australian Federal PoliceThe biometric analysis platform used by Australian Federal Police (AFP) is NEC’s NeoFace, a report from ZDNet has revealed. An… |
| Oct 8, 2019 | NEC XON introduces biometric KYC solution for fast SIM, bank card circulationNEC XON, the Africa systems integration business of NEC has released a Know Your Customer (KYC) solution with fingerprint, iris,… |
| Oct 7, 2019 | NEC facial recognition border tech for Kenya as airport biometrics rollouts continueAirport biometrics use continues to expand rapidly all around the world, with a series of new deployments announced and detailed…. |
| Oct 3, 2019 | NEC tops several NIST Facial Recognition Vendor Test categories as accuracy at scale improvesBiometric algorithms from NEC have ranked first or second in several accuracy categories in the latest version of NIST’s Facial… |
| Oct 3, 2019 | NEC partners with BlackRidge to carry advanced cybersecurity technologyNEC Asia Pacific has signed a reseller partnership with BlackRidge Technology to integrate its robust identity-based cybersecurity technology for private… |
| Sep 26, 2019 | Amazon working on facial recognition regulation as groups write Congress to oppose bansIt makes a lot of sense to regulate biometric facial recognition technology, according to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who revealed… |
| Sep 16, 2019 | Details on Gatwick airport biometrics deployment emerge as Algeria and Pune announce plansGatwick Airport is planning to extend its biometric facial recognition checks to eight more departure gates following the planned extension… |
| Sep 13, 2019 | High traffic identification tops this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsProgress in Nigeria and in airport biometrics systems make up several of the most popular articles on Biometric Update this… |
| Sep 12, 2019 | Facial recognition for biometric access control at Olympics and FIFA World CupIntel will power NEC’s NeoFace biometric facial recognition system for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with Intel Core i5 processors and… |
| Sep 12, 2019 | Seven Bank and NEC work on facial recognition, QR code-enabled ATMsJapanese bank Seven Bank and NEC Corporation have partnered up to launch ATMs enabled with facial recognition technology for identity… |
| Sep 11, 2019 | New airport biometrics deployments and technologies on the horizonU.S. government biometric checks are being launched in Las Vegas and discussed in Seattle, and the industry is discussing the… |
| Aug 28, 2019 | NEC shares biometrics expertise with UN’s World Food ProgrammeNEC Corporation has signed a strategic technology partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to share its know-how in biometric… |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Airports and encryption research lead this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsExcitement about new technologies and deployments, and in a couple of cases a lack thereof, was the theme of the… |
| Aug 16, 2019 | Gatwick reveals major investment in biometric e-gates ahead of FTE Global 2019A £1.1 billion (US$1.3 billion) five-year investment program including biometric e-gates for passenger boarding has been unveiled by Gatwick Airport,… |
| Aug 2, 2019 | Payments, travel, and facial recognition top this week’s biometrics and digital ID newsBiometrics, and in particular facial recognition, for payments and travel dominated the most-read stories on Biometric Update for the past… |
| Jul 30, 2019 | NEC looks to build brand awareness with MLB in-stadium signage dealNEC has signed a sponsorship agreement with Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Angels for the 2019 season that will see… |
NEC White Papers
Finding a face in a crowded arena
Face recognition has improved leaps and bounds in the last five years. From a technology once associated with science fiction…
| Oct 16, 2018 | How digital technology can be the difference in making cities safer |
