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Latest News Headlines

Zetes inks Senegal visa deal 23 May 2013

Société nationale d’édition de documents administratifs et d’identification du Sénégal awards Zetes a contract to produce the Senegalese biometric visa. 

 

Biometric market revenue to hit US$20bn 23 May 2013

A rise in the number of government projects, increasing data security concerns and the need for advanced security devices will drive the market for biometric systems globally, according to a new report from TechSci Research.

 

MorphoTrust USA shows how to bring criminals to justice 22 May 2013

MorphoTrust USA releases infographic outlining how facial recognition technology helps law enforcement agencies bring criminals to justice.

 

Cross Match unveils SEEK Avenger Handheld 21 May 2013

Cross Match Technologies launches its new SEEK Avenger mobile handheld at the Security Document World 2013 exhibition. 

 

 

 

Lockheed Martin expert to address Congress subcommittee 21 May 2013

John Mears, IBIA director, and Lockheed Martin’s senior fellow and chief technologist, set to address a congressional subcommittee on current and future applications of biometric technologies at 10am ET on 21 May 2013.

 

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The leading event for next generation government credentials, intelligent border control and document anticounterfeiting. Discounted booking now open.

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Governments urged to place a higher priority on document security 20 May 2013

New market research set to be published at SDW 2013 finds that more than 88% of document security experts believe that governments should be placing top priority on document security. 

 

Iris liveness detection competition launched 20 May 2013

The biometric industry's first ever dedicated iris liveness detection competition has been announced by an international group of researchers.

Science Media Partners and IBIA announce connect:ID 20 May 2013

Science Media Partners Ltd and the International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) today announce a visionary new conference and exhibition – connect:ID (http://www.connectidexpo.com). This major new international event will focus on all aspects of personal identity and the opportunities for its management in both the physical and digital worlds.

SpeechPro announces Voice.OnePass 17 May 2013

SpeechPro releases a face and voice biometric authentication solution that uses smartphones as the capture device. 

Cross Match launches new ventures business unit - appoints new Senior VP Worldwide Sales 16 May 2013

Cross Match Technologies has announced today the creation of Cross Match Ventures, a business unit dedicated to the development and commercialization of emerging technological innovations in the biometric and identity management markets.

Unique Identity Authority of India uses Innovatrics fingerprint technology 16 May 2013

Innovatrics has announced that its ANSI&ISO SDK has been implemented by the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) for use in its mobile biometric authentication system

CIC reports first quarter 2013 results 15 May 2013

CIC has announced its financial results, reporting a total revenue of US$235,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Secure Identity Alliance debuts 14 May 2013

3M, Gemalto, Morpho (a division of Safran) and Oberthur Technologies have announced the formation of the Secure Identity Alliance

Dublin Airport pilots ABC gates 13 May 2013

Dublin Airport is piloting automated border control (ABC) gates to enable certain passengers to pass through immigration. 

Caradigm signs OEM agreement with BIO-key 13 May 2013

BIO-key International has executed an OEM agreement with Caradigm, a Microsoft and GE Healthcare company. 

Barclays uses Nuance voice biometrics to identify customers 10 May 2013

Barclays Wealth & Investment Management has deployed Nuance’s FreeSpeech voice biometrics solution to securely and automatically confirm the identity of Barclays customers.

Australian Government selects 3M for new multi-modal biometrics system 08 May 2013

The Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has awarded 3M a three-year contract to provide software and services for its new Biometric Identification System.

FPC receives additional order for swipe sensors 08 May 2013

FPC has received a new order for 275,000 units of its swipe sensor technology for the Japanese smartphone market.

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Latest Features

State of the Art Iris Recognition 21 January 2013

A superb iris recognition paper which outlines the present, past and future of the technology in particular looking at the state-of-the-art in terms of algorithms, fast identification solutions and forensic applications.

Law Enforcement Applications of Forensic Face Recognition 21 January 2013

This white paper looks at  recent experiences of deploying face forensic solutions at several large law enforcement jurisdictions.

Expert Feature - Face Recognition in Retail: Profit, Ethics and Privacy 17 January 2013

Though facial recognition technologies have typically been deployed by governments and law enforcement agencies, its use has not gone unnoticed by retailers and other commercial organisations. But will commercial enterprise go too far in terms of acceptability in their quest to maximise profits? How far is too far? Planet Biometrics Expert Carl Gohringer reports.

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Latest Expert Comment

Special Report on the January SC37 Meetings in Phuket 30 January 2012

Get a feel for where things are going on the international standards front. A special report on the SC37 standards meetings in Phuket which took place earlier this month (January 2012).

Special Report on the SC37 Meetings in Kyoto 20 July 2011

Get a feel for where things are going on the international standards front. This article reveals all the highlights from the recent SC37 biometric standard meetings in Kyoto, Japan
 

Bin Laden and biometrics – Killing two birds with one stone? 14 July 2011

Since 9/11, biometrics have been heralded by politicians as the panacea for all security problems. The worst thing that can happen to a new technology is to be badly marketed in its starting phase. This has happened to biometrics.

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