GALLERY: Looking Back On A Biometrics-Heavy ISC West

One of the year’s biggest security exhibitions has now come to a close.

Organizers say this year’s ISC West attracted over a thousand solutions providers and more than 30,000 security industry professionals. Attendees were treated to keynote speakers like the Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Security Division director Dr. Douglas Maughan, exhibits like the Emerging Technology Zone and the Public Security & Safety Expo, and educational sessions on Video and Big Data, The Standards Driving Biometric Adoption in Physical Security, and Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Our Bad Habits.

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Attendees also got to see the launch of a number of new products, such as IDEMIA’s MorphoWave Compact, a space-saving version of its flagship contactless fingerprint scanning solution; and SecuGen’s new Hamster Pro 10 scanner with its U10 fingerprint sensor. And, of course, ISC West also featured a number of biometric access control solutions, reflecting a growing trend that’s also being highlighted by Physical Access and Enterprise Month at FindBiometrics.

There was a lot to take in, so before we start looking ahead to the industry’s next big event, let’s take a moment to look back on what was a very eventful ISC West 2018:

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ISC West and FindBiometrics entered into an exclusive biometrics media sponsorship in 2017. We have been attending and covering the show for over 15 years.

ISC West is the biggest security conference in the world, consistently breaking its own attendance records year after year.

FindBiometrics President Peter O’Neill (left) caught up with Shiraz Kapadia, CEO of Invixium on the show floor.

Invixium showcased its multimodal IXM Titan device, pictured here.

At the IDEMIA booth, O’Neill interviewed company VP Gary Jones (left). IDEMIA launched MorphoWave Compact at ISC West – a new version of the firm’s award winning contactless biometric scanner.

ZKTeco USA was at ISC West, and we interviewed CEO Larry Reed about the company’s phenomenal year and the importance of good ROI in the accelerating biometrics industry.

Contactless biometrics solutions are gaining a lot of traction in the security markets. Here’s FindBiometrics President Peter O’Neill at the EyeLock booth with Vice Presidents Dale Kougel (left) and Blaine Frederick.

Last year biometrics took home accolades thanks to CrucialTrak’s multimodal Biometric Access Control System (BACS). The company was in Vegas again this year, and Peter O’Neill (left) caught up with the company’s Senior Director of Global Sales and Marketing, Stephen Yoon.

Bill Spence, VP, HID Global (left) spoke to FindBiometrics President Peter O’Neill about the multispectral imaging capabilities of his company’s Lumidigm fingerprint sensors.

FindBiometrics President Peter O’Neill (left) with Phil Tusa, COO, CMITech at ISC West 2018. Tusa spoke to FindBiometrics about iris recognition’s place in the multimodal security landscape.

SecuGen was demonstrating its myriad biometric access technologies at ISC West 2018.

Peter O’Neill, President, FindBiometrics paid a visit to SecuGen VP Jeff Brown (left) and company CEO Won Lee.

Iris ID is a leader in biometric iris recognition. FindBiometrics interviewed Mohammed Murad, Vice President, Iris ID about the company’s iCAM M300 solution, which was named the “Best Mobile App” in the SIA New Product Showcase.

Mark Clifton, CEO, Princeton Identity, gave a presentation about frictionless security. Check out our interview with Clifton, who spoke to us about his company’s latest release: the IOM Access200.

Excitement over facial recognition had crowds gathering around the StoneLock booth at ISC West 2018.

StoneLock CEO Colleen Dunlap (left) spoke to Peter O’Neill, President, FindBiometrics about her company’s biometric facial recognition technology.

The event might be over, but the conversation continues next week in our Physical Access & Enterprise Month Webinar, presented with ISC West!

See you next year!