IdentiSys, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Salt Lake City-based Mountainland Business Systems’ Identification, Security and Presentation Divisions. The Mountainland deal marks IdentiSys’ tenth identification acquisition in the last seven years and the third acquisition in the past six months. Reasoning behind the procurements is the support of IndentiSys’ continual growth strategy and expansion of […]

South African document management company Meniko has developed a new product called GreenBox that’s capable of biometric ID management, reports ITWeb. Developed with Ideco Biometric Security Solutions, GreenBox combines multiple types of ID collection, including a camera, fingerprint reader, document scanner and other features to manage identity verification from the same device. It enables companies […]

Innometriks Inc. will be showcasing Lumidigm’s multispectral imaging capabilities at the ASIS security convention. Among the products it’s displaying and demonstrating will be the Innometriks Rhino reader. This authentication product uses Lumidigm’s fingerprint biometrics reading capabilities and can function in difficult weather and environments. The fingerprint sensors use multispectral imaging technology to read fingerprints on […]

Sofia Airport in Bulgaria has installed four immigration e-gates in its Terminal 2 to speed up the the border clearance process, reports Future Travel Experience. The e-gates use e-passports and facial recognition software to complete the immigration process. Adults arriving from the EU, European Economic Area and Switzerland will be able to take advantage of […]

Technologists in Finland are exploring the possibility of a biometric security system driven by a person’s eye movement, reports Phys.org. The research team, led by Martti Juhola of the University of Tampere, is capturing and measuring the eye’s saccades, its tiny, rapid involuntary movements. The team is discovering that these movements are unique to the […]

As part of the security measures in place for this week’s Republican National Convention, Tampa police will be employing behavior recognition cameras to help them conduct surveillance. As reported by WSOC TV, Charlotte-based BRS Labs designed the technology, called AISIGHT. This software connects to existing video surveillance systems through artificial intelligence. The system will give […]

In the wake of widespread public surveillance and alleged identification technologies like facial recognition, concerns for individual privacy may out-weigh those for state security. Made famous by their efforts to promote personal identity, “hacktivist” group Anonymous has produced a video detailing ways to avoid facial recognition and cyber-surveillance. In a video entitled “Fighting Trapwire,” Anonymous […]

AOptix has received another round of funding. AOptix, headquartered in Campbell, Calif., develops biometric identity verification technology based on iris recognition. The $42 million, Series E funding round comes from current investors Clearstone Venture Partners, DAG Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Northgate Capital and W Capital Partners, as well as new investor True Ventures. […]