Innovatrics Is allowing law enforcement agencies to identify suspects using soft biometric characteristics like scars, marks, and tattoos (SMT). To that end, the company has updated its Automated Biometric Identification […]

IDEMIA has unveiled a new Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) fingerprint identification system geared toward law enforcement. The IDEMIA STORM Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) can be used for biometric matching and case […]

Preparations are getting underway for an upgrade to the U.S. Coast Guard’s biometrics system, and the army branch has accordingly issued a request for information as the start of a […]

The government of Guinea is using TECH5’s Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) to power its new National ID program. The digital IDs were built using the open-source MOSIP identity management […]

Lawmakers in Estonia have laid the groundwork for a central biometric database for use by government authorities. As BNS reports, the Estonian government has now approved a piece of legislation […]

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has selected a Neurotechnology consortium as one of the three Biometric Service Providers for its Aadhaar national ID program. Neurotechnology will specifically provide UIDAI with […]

A Biometrics Industry Pioneer Aware is one of the longest-standing leaders of the biometrics industry. Founded in 1993, the company got its start in fingerprint biometrics, developing an image compression […]

Alaska has officially updated its Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS). The state’s biometric database has more than 600,000 fingerprints, gathered during criminal arrests and during hiring for select jobs that […]

The Department of Defense (DoD) is widening its net as it searches for a partner to help it move its Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) to the cloud. The agency […]

Biometric software and services provider Aware, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Maxar Techonologies’ AFIX suite of biometric products, expanding the Aware Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) product lineup. AFIX […]