I.B.M., developers of various technology and computing product and service solutions, have been working on ways to use physical and behavioral surveillance biometrics for retail marketing purposes, according to a New York Times article. While the technology is still being developed, I.B.M. is testing it out at a flagship fashion company’s store and an electronics […]

Banks such as the First Bank of Nigeria Plc have been bringing in biometric-enabled ATMs in an effort to curb fraud and present customers with additional layers of security for their accounts beyond traditional PINs and passwords, according to a Next article. While some other banks are looking at incorporating biometric security into their account […]

Qi Hao, an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alabama, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation totaling $420,000 per year over three years for research of security applications for behavioral biometrics, according to an article from the Examiner. One of the reasons there […]

IriTech, a developer of iris-based biometric hardware and software solutions, has announced a new software security solution developed jointly with software security developer Arxan Technologies. The new solution utilizes IriTech high-resolution iris cameras, Iris Software Development Kit and patented matching algorithm in conjunction with an additional layer of security from Arxan’s GuardIT application which protects […]

NEC Corporation has announced the development of a new hybrid fingerprint sensor. The HS100-10 Contactless Hybrid Finger Scanner utilizes both fingerprint and finger vein authentication, but doesn’t require any physical contact with the scanner to obtain the data necessary to authenticate an individual’s identity via the two biometric modes. The device, which is expected to […]

xyzmo has developed a new version of its biometric server that utilizes signature recognition to authenticate a user’s identity. The system, called SIGNificant Biometric Server, utilizes a threshold factor that creates a varied authentication process resulting in reduced false negatives and false positives. A person is authenticated via their signature not by the final shape […]

Motorola’s newly developed ATRIX 4G Android powered mobile phone contains an embedded fingerprint sensor for use with security systems on the phone. Chiefly among the biometric sensors purposes built in to the phone is as a biometric lockout on the phone in general with other security options including a drawn pattern, PIN or password. If […]

Cannabis Medical Solutions, a developer of various technology solutions for medical marijuana dispensaries, has announced the development of a biometric-based kiosk solution. The new kiosks, called Cannabis Medical Terminals, require biometric authentication that will enable a registered patient with a valid prescription on file to register, order, pay for and receive their medication. The kiosks […]

Lumidigm has announced a partnership with Imprivata, a developer of single sign-on and access management solutions aimed at the health care industry, to create a new solution for hospitals. The new solution is intended to enable single sign-on access to electronic medical records for medical professionals via fingerprint authentication even if they are wearing surgical […]

Airborne Biometrics Group, a biometrics industry investment and development group, has announced a reseller agreement with technology systems provider OLAM Development group. The agreement is intended to help bring Airborne’s FaceFirstTM Face Recognition Solution to the U.S. Midwest. The FaceFirstTM solution works with a cloud-based architecture so that encoded surveillance video data is sent to […]