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Monday, July 13, 2009

Has the time for iris biometrics come?

by Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications

When talking about biometric technologies the list typically goes fingerprint and then iris, in that order.

Fingerprint biometrics have been the standard because it has been around longer and have a proven track record. But advances in iris technology along with new vendors and products may signal that the technology is about to take off.

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