South Africa & DRC: Government biometrics contracts raise mismanagement concerns
Changes to government contracts with private contractors and their partners have come under scrutiny in two countries this week. In…
ABIS
Aware acquires AFIX biometric software and team, extends ABIS product line
Aware has acquired a suite of biometric products known as AFIX from Maxar Technologies to extend the Aware ABIS product family…
GenKey updates biometric database software to meet EU GDPR’s ‘right to be forgotten’ requirement
GenKey has released version 5.0 of its ABIS (automated biometric identification system), which now fully complies with article 17 of…
US plans voice biometrics upgrade and shift to cloud for DoD Automated Biometric Identification System
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) intends to move the remaining on-premise elements of its Automated Biometric Identification System to…
Innovatrics says NIST face biometrics accuracy ranking tops global ABIS providers
Innovatrics has placed near the top of the leaderboard for biometric accuracy in NIST’ Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT), both…
New Zealand police upgrade facial recognition system for real-time CCTV biometric identification
New Zealand police have been discreetly rolling out a biometric facial recognition system that uses real-time CCTV feeds to detect…
Augentic
Products and services include identity solutions, digital currency and biometric technologies. Augentic offers both classical and next generation turnkey biometrics…
Metro Manila leverages Dermalog tech for digital governance solution
Dermalog has partnered with the Philippine Land Transportation Office (LTO) to roll out a biometric pilot for a new digital…
Dermalog biometrics improve border security in Thailand
Dermalog’s biometric border control solution has processed some 49 million people and helped the Thai Immigration Bureau detect over 4,300…
Thales uses Gemalto tech to enhance biometric matching performance, protect environment
Thales is applying technologies from the aerospace industry to enhance its Biometric Matching System (BMS) performance and lower detrimental impact…
