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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
Startup support for biometrics and AI development: Intema joins Nvidia Inception, new NEC fund
Intema, a subsidiary of Russian company MTS AI, has announced that its US$100 million AI accelerator program for education has…
| Dec 17, 2021 | NEC streamlines 1:N biometric matches for homomorphic encryption to protect dataHomomorphic encryption for biometric matching holds the promise of data protection even in use, and NEC Corporation is the latest technology… |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Digital health pass biometrics deployed by NEC in Japan, Clear in USTwo separate initiatives using biometrics and digital ID technologies to facilitate the adoption of COVID-inspired digital health passes have been… |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Data rules for Digi Yatra airport biometrics outlinedDetails continue to slowly emerge about how India’s Digi Yatra will work, while NEC award wins and a Clear expansion… |
| Dec 2, 2021 | NEC developing small-footprint object recognition for edge video systemsFaster and more efficient object recognition is the promise of new technology being developed by NEC Corporation. The upcoming video… |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Clearview joins leaders in NIST face biometrics accuracy testingThe face biometrics algorithms scoring the highest accuracy in the latest benchmark from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and… |
| Nov 23, 2021 | NEC Thailand to provide facial recognition onboarding for hospital patientsNEC Thailand has announced a new biometrics partnership with Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital, which is affiliated with the largest hospital in… |
| Nov 9, 2021 | Document-free checks launch at Vienna Airport with NEC biometricsAirports in Vienna and Jakarta are deploying face biometrics to make passenger processes contactless and document-free, with NEC supplying the… |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Suprema ID to launch FAP60 biometric fingerprint scanner at Connect:IDSuprema ID is launching a new durable scanner to enroll fingerprint biometrics in the field at Connect:ID 2021 in Washington, DC… |
| Sep 27, 2021 | Airport biometrics going mobile or single-token, IATA Travel Pass and NEC among beneficiariesThe use of biometrics and self-service check-in kiosks has enabled Emirates to serve nearly three times as many passengers per… |
| Sep 27, 2021 | ICE drops $3.9M for Trust Stamp’s facial recognition, London Met taps NEC for $4.2MThe U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has recently signed a $3.9 million contract with Trust Stamp for the development… |
| Sep 24, 2021 | NEC claims win in NIST iris biometrics accuracy testNew iris recognition accuracy benchmarking from NIST is out, and NEC has claimed the top accuracy rate, at 99.59 percent for… |
| Aug 23, 2021 | NEC and Fido Alliance announce new authentication and biometrics eventsEvent details have emerged for two of the industry’s top-level events, both with changes made in light of the COVID… |
| Aug 18, 2021 | NEC India CEO sees increasing role for AI in country’s digital journeyThe President and Chief Executive Officer of NEC Corporation India, Aalok Kumar, has recalled the significant contribution which the company… |
| Aug 17, 2021 | OCR Labs, HyperVerge, NEC each recognized for biometrics reliabilityOCR Labs says it is the first private Australian company to be accredited to the country’s Trusted Digital Identity Framework (TDIF),… |
| Jul 13, 2021 | NEC showcases I:Delight biometrics with virtual customer experience center launchNEC Corporation of America has launched its Virtual Customer Experience (VCX) center to showcase its artificial intelligence and biometric solutions… |
| Jul 5, 2021 | Organizational changes afoot at NEC and subsidiariesNEC National Security Systems has appointed Dr. Kathleen Kiernan as interim President, in which role she will lead the delivery… |
| Jun 15, 2021 | SITA, NEC and Star Alliance partner to extend touchless biometrics across airlinesA partnership has been formed by SITA, NEC and Star Alliance to expand the use of biometric identity for touchless… |
| May 21, 2021 | Benefits of facial recognition kiosks for hospitality, travel highlighted by NEC, BizVibeKiosks with face biometrics could be deployed to various areas in the travel and hospitality industries to secure and improve… |
| May 18, 2021 | IATA Travel Pass adds NFC, Hawaii adds NEC face biometrics for health screeningA trial of digital identity and COVID-19 test results with NFC technology through the biometric International Air Transport Association (IATA)… |
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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 |
