Another round of independent testing has confirmed the considerable speed of biometric matching technology DERMALOG, and demonstrates that the Hamburg-based company has improved its iris recognition algorithm. The testing comes by way of the German company’s compatriot, SGS-TÜV Saar, an industrial auditing and quality testing firm, which has found that DERMALOG’s iris recognition solution can match…
CEBIT 2018 kicks off today, and DERMALOG is on hand to sing the praises of biometrics and usher passwords out the door. The company has announced that it will be on hand for the full length of the Hannover-based event, which revolves around innovation in digitization. DERMALOG will take the opportunity to highlight how biometric…
Dermalog’s biometric fingerprint recognition technology is the fastest in the world, with the capability of matching 3.6 billion fingerprints per second, the company says. The announcement arrives thanks recent testing with SGS-TÜV, a Germany-based industrial testing and auditing organization, which confirmed the rapid matching speed claimed by Dermalog. The biometric technology was tested against the ISO/IEC…
DERMALOG is looking to capitalize on growing interest in biometric border control at this week’s European Police Congress in Berlin. In a statement announcing its planned presence at the event, the company emphasized that its biometric border screening technologies are already being used by twelve governments including Algeria, Brunei, Cambodia, Malaysia, Maldives, and Singapore. DERMALOG…
Dermalog has obtained some critical certifications for its ePassport MRTDAPI software that could help to extend its market reach. The software is designed to authenticate biometric information stored on the RFID chips of contemporary ID documents. As such, it faces an expanding market as a growing number of government agencies integrate biometrics into their passports…
Having just received some high-profile industry accolades, Dermalog is planning to showcase its multi-factor Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) at next week’s TRUSTECH conference. The ABIS solution supports fingerprint, facial, and eye-based biometrics, and recently earned Dermalog a 2017 German Business Award in the category of “Most Advanced Identification Software”. The award win comes after…
The Maldives government has just introduced a pioneering new biometric citizen ID card built on Dermalog technology. The new Passport Card’s name is somewhat misleading. While the card does indeed act as an electronic passport, it’s also a driver’s license, a health card, an insurance document, and a payment card, complete with Mastercard support enabling…
Government authorities in the Philippines are now issuing biometric driver licenses, thanks in part to technology provided by Dermalog. The German firm has announced that its technology enables the documents to feature fingerprint biometrics data. In a statement, Dermalog asserted that the technology makes the Philippines’ driver license “one of the most secure in the…
Dermalog has received SGS-TÜV Saar certification for its iris recognition technology, the company has announced. SGS-TÜV Saar is a German testing and auditing firm primarily concerned with industrial facilities, environmental impact, consumer products, and management processes. In a statement announcing its certification, Dermalog says SGS-TÜV Saar has confirmed that its iris recognition technology can make 8.5 million…
Dermalog is celebrating a visit from some high-profile officials during this week’s CeBIT 2017 digital business expo. German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe both dropped by the company’s stand and got a glimpse at its biometric technologies. Among the products Dermalog showcased to the officials were the ZF1 and LF10…
Hamburg-based biometric technology developer Dermalog is highlighting the sophistication of its solutions ahead of the CeBIT digital business exhibition, where the company will showcase its wares. While Dermalog was keen to emphasize how its LF10 fingerprint scanner was helping authorities to manage the refugee crisis at last year’s CeBIT, this year it is placing a…
DERMALOG says it now has “the fastest Automated Fingerprint Identification System in the world”, according to a statement from the company. It’s called DERMALOG AFIS, and the company says it can perform almost a billion matches per second. The company hasn’t yet offered specific data on the offering’s accuracy, but says it’s “extremely reliable” based…
The Morocco government has chosen Veridos for its new national border security project. The German company was awarded the contract by the Kingdom’s General Directorate for National Security (DGSN). It’s a comprehensive project. Veridos will provide both stationary and mobile equipment for screening at all land, air, and sea ports of entry, with all systems…
The CeBIT IT exhibition is coming up later this week, and DERMALOG plans to take the opportunity to highlight how its technology is being used to help manage Europe’s ongoing refugee crisis. German authorities have been issuing special identity cards to arriving refugees since the end of January, and have gradually been rolling out a…
DERMALOG is celebrating its success in helping the Nigerian government to cut payroll fraud. Last spring, the Nigerian government waged an anti-corruption campaign, which it now says led to the discovery of 23,000 instances of ghost employees and other payroll fraud in the public service, with fully seven percent of those audited drawing multiple salaries…
Germany-based biometric technology company Dermalog has deployed a biometric eGate system to the Maldives. Dermalog’s eGates have begun operation at the Maldives’ Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. Their launch coincides with the country’s new passports, which the head of Maldives Immigration says incorporate 34 visible and invisible security features, including biometric data. The new biometric eGates could offer some…
German biometrics developer Dermalog has announced what it calls the world’s first dual fingerprint and passport scanner. Called the VF1, the device can scan both fingerprints and passports on the same surface. The device itself is sleek, black and white, and a little bigger than a shoebox in size. It can capture high-resolution, color images…
Market analysis firm Frost & Sullivan has recognized German biometrics manufacturer DERMALOG with the 2015 African Biometrics Company of the Year Award. The distinction comes on the heels of Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis of the biometric products market. The award was granted to DERMALOG because of its prominence on the continent, particularly in Nigeria…