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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.
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Kenya partners with Japan to implement biometric patient records system
Japan is working to help Kenya implement a biometric system for holding and managing patients’ medical records, and scale up…
| Mar 7, 2023 | Vendors reveal achievements in DHS biometrics rally — updatedThe anonymized results of the 2022 DHS Biometric Technology Rally were announced last week, and showed that state of the… |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Promotions, appointments and mass hiring indicate biometrics growth aheadDigital identity technology providers are hiring or boosting their leadership ranks to address emerging opportunities. NEC and Veritran have promoted… |
| Feb 27, 2023 | Facial recognition algorithms hit new accuracy highs in latest NIST testIdemia correctly matched 99.88 percent of 12 million faces in the mugshot category of the latest 1:N test by the… |
| Feb 10, 2023 | No single direction for global air travel biometrics. Some in US just want to stopFar from being a tsunami, the faces-as-passport movement nonetheless is raising waves in developed and undeveloped economies globally. Not all… |
| Feb 7, 2023 | NEC and partners report early success with neonatal biometric vaccine management systemA biometric vaccination management program for newborn children has been jointly developed by NEC, the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)… |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Biometrics continue to enhance airport security, traveler experienceSeveral airlines and airports around the world are involved new biometrics projects designed to increase security and create contactless traveler… |
| Dec 19, 2022 | NEC, Suprema each expand ops teams, Beyond Identity and Veridas hire tech talentSeveral companies in the biometric space have recently completed new hires and/or expanded their teams. The first is NEC Corporation… |
| Dec 8, 2022 | NEC, Alcatraz AI deliver new facial recognition solutions for more efficient access controlFacial recognition tools are being introduced to ease congestion and manage access control at events and other venues, according to… |
| Nov 1, 2022 | NEC in talks with researchers commercializing infant fingerprint biometrics scannerThe developer of a device for capturing infants’ fingerprint biometrics is working towards commercialization as one of its co-founders prepares… |
| Oct 25, 2022 | Ears are big for consumer biometricsSo far, ears are the only orifices of the human body that biometric sensors enter to do their work, and… |
| Oct 19, 2022 | ABIS contracts are swirling in Southeast Asia. NEC and Totm sign biometrics dealsA pair of biometric identification contracts in Southeast Asia have been signed, one in Indonesia by Totm and another in… |
| Oct 13, 2022 | NEC America promotes public sector leader to engage government, biometrics provider groupsNEC has promoted Brent Bombach to vice president and head of government relations and public policy, amid several senior leadership… |
| Aug 24, 2022 | 4 digital identity firms appoint new VPs, Okta expands boardSeveral biometrics providers have completed new executive hires over the last week. NEC Corporation of America welcomed Gary Lac as… |
| Jul 14, 2022 | British police deploy live facial recognition, license plate recognition to make 11 arrestsBritish police operating in London and the northwest of England recently used live facial recognition (LFR), operator initiated facial recognition… |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Secunet deploys biometrics for EES border control at Zurich Airport, NEC supplies Hong KongGerman security and biometrics firm Secunet will equip Zurich Airport in Switzerland with its technologies to make the facility compliant… |
| Jul 4, 2022 | NEC biometrics experts discuss accuracy headway following science and technology commendationNEC strives to continue reducing biometrics error rates towards zero as it outlines the efforts and challenges that have led… |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Growing biometrics providers unveil leadership appointments: Phonexia, Corsight, NEC AmericaFacial recognition specialist Corsight hires a new chief financial officer, Moshe Fink, as part of the firm’s continuing growth. Corsight recently… |
| May 31, 2022 | India’s Telangana minister talks public facial recognition trust on WEF panelThe development, deployment and use of artificial intelligence-based technologies such as facial recognition is spreading like wildfire across the world… |
| May 19, 2022 | NEC America, Mitek, Elenium add biometrics, logistics expertise with veteran hiresThree biometric solution providers, namely NEC America, Mitek and Elenium, have appointed industry veterans to help steer different areas of… |
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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 |
