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Netherlands-based independent R & D facility Holst Center announced recently that it has developed the world’s first organic near-infrared (NIR) image sensor capable of detecting vein patterns in a person’s hands via reflected light. The sensor, which measures 2.4 x 3.6 cm and has a resolution of 500 ppi, is able to image an area […]
Fingerprint Cards is highlighting a few of the key biometrics trends that have emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of those trends were already underway before the virus, while others are a more direct response to the new public health environment. In that regard, the most noteworthy trend may be the renewed emphasis on biometric […]
EyeLock is targeting the Asian market through a new partnership with the Marubeni Corporation, and specifically with the Marubeni America and Marubeni Metals subsidiaries. Marubeni will first distribute EyeLock’s various physical access control solutions to its partners in Japan, before branching out to the rest of Asia and other parts of the world. The new […]
FacePhi has modified its facial recognition algorithm to help identify people wearing masks. The new software is 99 percent accurate, and specifically focuses on the area around the eyes to minimize the threat of failures and false positives. The technology was developed in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has encouraged people to wear […]
iProov has expanded its presence in the Asia Pacific region through a new partnership with Australia’s IDV Pacific Pay. IDV is a document recognition specialist that currently offers services to public and private organizations in Australia and New Zealand. By teaming with iProov, IDV will be able to supplement those document recognition services with iProov’s […]
IDEMIA went home a winner at the SIA New Product Showcase Awards, which were presented during a virtual ceremony on July 9. The company took the top prize in the Biometrics category with its new VisionPass facial recognition terminal. According to IDEMIA, VisionPass is designed to do for facial recognition what the company’s MorphoWave scanner […]
SuperCom has raised $3.2 million through a private placement, the company has announced. The placement comprised 2,370,000 of SuperCom’s unregistered ordinary shares, at $1.35 per share. Each share was sold with a warrant for an exercise price of $1.70, which can be acted upon for a period of five years. The private placement comes after […]
The Fujitsu subsidiary PFU Limited has joined Qualcomm’s Smart Cities Accelerator Program. As a member of the accelerator, PFU will be working with Innominds to create facial recognition tech for smart camera applications. To do so, the two companies will combine Fujitsu’s facial recognition algorithms with various camera, AI, and sensor technologies, including Qualcomm’s IoT […]
The Indonesian telecommunications company XL Axiata will be using ForgeRock’s Identity Platform to secure its new cloud ecosystem. XL Axiata currently has more than 55 million subscribers, and is developing a new cloud platform to unify its existing products and allow those customers to access its various services through a single centralized location. The ForgeRock […]
The retail technology provider pdActive has released a new facial recognition solution that can identify people wearing masks. The platform has been dubbed ActiveMatch, and it can be deployed with an existing camera system to monitor a retail outlet or another public space with a high volume of foot traffic. The pdActive engineers who worked […]
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