It is all happening very quickly. The mobile revolution is upon us. Two weeks ago Apple unveiled the iPhone 5S, and with it Touch ID, catapulting biometrics into the minds of mainstream consumers. Fingerprint sensors were no longer a thing of science fiction to the everyday person, they were a very real and inevitable pocket-sized…
September 27, 2013 – by Peter B. Counter In 2012 the global healthcare biometrics market was valued at $1.2 billion (USD). This encompasses all authenticating factors including fingerprint, face, iris, voice, vein, signature and hand recognition solutions, all of which have a wide variety of uses in the medical space, whether it’s in the area…
Today, market leader in iris-based identity authentication solutions EyeLock appointed Darlene Crumbaugh as vice president of financial services, further solidifying the company’s commitment to deployment and expansion into the financial services sector. Bringing over 20 years of experience with her, and having proven herself as a leader with an impeccable track record of delivering high-impact…
A new software development kit (SDK) is now available from EyeLock Inc. The aim is to allow users to develop and deploy iris-based authentication software applications, in turn accelerating the adoption of EyeLock’s proprietary technology. EyeLock’s products are used to safely and accurately provide ID authentication in physical and logical environments across vertical markets as…
June 10, 2013: EyeLock Inc., an iris-based identity authentication solutions manufacturer, announced today that it has joined the FIDO (Fast Identity Online) Alliance to help develop stronger and securer methods of authentication andinteroperability for users of online services. EyeLock has joined such companies as Google, PayPal, Lenovo, NXP, Nok Nok Labs and Validity and others…
June 5, 2013: Fulcrum Biometrics announced today the availability of the FbF® Palm Vein Developer Bundle, a suite which includes the Fujitsu PalmSecure sensor, FbF Palm Vein bioServer, FbF Listener, and FbF Biometric Controls. According to the company, biometric identification projects can reduce costs and complexity of deploying the latest palm vein technology when using…
BOCA RATON, Fla., June 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — With invasions of computer systems occurring in every business of every industry every day, Identify Security Software Inc. (www.identifyss.com) today announced its launch as a company. “Identify Security Software is a new company with a new and better way for businesses and institutions to manage and control access to their…
NEW YORK, NY – April 16, 2013 – Today, EyeLock Inc., a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced a partnering relationship with Capco, a global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the financial services industry, to implement EyeLock’s identity authentication security solutions across the financial services sector. Capco recently launched its Secure…
HID Global, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, announced today it has expanded its pivCLASS Government Solutions portfolio focused on the Federal Identity market with the addition of the PIVCheckTM Plus software solution from Codebench, an HID Global company. The pivCLASS solution provides full Personal Identity Verification (PIV) and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) functionality…
As I look back on your ten year anniversary/year in review issue, mobile really is a hot area for us. We are going to be launching the new SEEK Avenger this year, which is the next handheld in the SEEK family of multimodal biometric handhelds. We view the mobile market place and space as a strategic opportunity for the business. With SEEK Avenger, we really are looking at a number of market segments for that product beyond just the traditional defence or military application of the product. We see a logical cross over into remote border applications where it can help expand the effectiveness of the agents in the field; those in remote or transmission/communication compromised situations; as well as law enforcement or special operations law enforcement – I am thinking about crisis response teams or disaster recovery efforts
NEW YORK, March 26, 2013 — EyeLock Inc., a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, today announced its strategic partnership with Stanley Security Solutions (SSS), part of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), the second largest commercial security services company in the United States and a leading provider of advanced integrated security solutions globally,…
The limitations and inconvenience involved in using alternative identification methods i.e. photographs, passwords and PIN codes, have driven the growth of biometric technologies in the last few years. Again, increasing terrorist attacks, plane hijackings and crime rates have underlined the need for superior security measures around the world. On the other side, some border control…
Cognitec Systems, leading provider of face recognition technology, has released a new version of their FaceVACS-SDK, now available for integrators and end-customers. The new version provides a Java programming API and B7 algorithm with significant performance increase for recognizing faces in low-resolution images. FaceVACS-SDK enables customers to develop new face recognition applications. It provides a…
HID Global®, a worldwide leader in secure identity solutions, today announced it is partnering with BehavioSec, a leading behavioral biometrics company, to combine BehavioSec’s Behaviometrics technology with HID Global’s 4TRESS Authentication Server. The joint offering brings a new layer of security to HID Global’s Fraud Detection System without sacrificing user convenience by employing behavioral “fingerprints” as an additional authentication mechanism. Users today increasingly…
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology and Nexus USA have partnered on a cutting-edge biometrics program, which researchers hope will one day lead to a cashless society. The program makes Mines the first in the world to test life as a biometrics campus using foil-proof Biocryptology® that goes beyond a fingerprint to read…