Nuance Communications Inc. launched its new virtual assistant app that will add speech-based support to companies’ existing Android and iOS mobile apps. The new app, dubbed “Nina,” is expected to enhance customer self-service experiences by delivering an interactive feature that not only understands what is said, but who said it. Nina’s speech identification capability has […]

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office in Maine has invested in facial recognition technology to uncover possible scofflaws, reports The Portland Press Herald. The county bought a facial recognition software system from Dynamic Imaging Systems that will enable them to take photos of suspects and compare them to a database of inmates’ photos to see if […]

The North Dakota Department of Transportation has invested in facial recognition software that it uses in conjunction with its driver’s license division, reports The Bismarck Tribune. The software, purchased in 2010, helps the state identify people who have more than multiple licenses or IDs under multiple names. The rise of fraud and identity theft led […]

Biometrics testing laboratory iBeta has received DEA approval for its certification process for Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS). iBeta has been authorized to review, verify and certify that particular electronic prescribers or electronic pharmacy applications meet the requirements of DEA’s regulations governing Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances. With physicians, hospitals and pharmacies utilizing electronic […]

Voter registration issues and people being turned away at the polls means the U.S. market might be ready for Biometric Voter Registration, IVN reports. BVR entails voters participating in a form of biometric analysis such as fingerprint or iris scanning, the outcome of which hopefully includes them on the voter roles. The article states that […]

The Biometrics Institute has released its 2012 Industry Survey, a look at the trends and developments in the industry over the last 12 months. The survey also polls members of the industry to learn what will be the probable developments in the near future. In this third year of the study, the institute has found […]

VoiceVault released the next generation of its voice recognition and verification engine, which has been producing incredibly accurate results. The new technology boasts an incorrect acceptance rate of 0.01% and false rejection rates of less than 5%, effectively setting the bar for voice verification accuracy. The increased accuracy of the new biometric voice technology also […]

British market research firm Goode Intelligence predicts in its new report “Mobile Phone Biometric Security – Analysis and Forecasts 2011-2015” that mobile biometric security will be an essential feature on all smart mobile devices. This prediction builds on Goode’s previous forecasts that the mobile biometric security market would grow to 39 million users by 2015. […]