New Hampshire-based 2D-3D facial-recognition technology developer Animetrics Inc. introduced a server-based facial recognition technology which uses biometrics to enhance and improve the facial resolution in photos or video surveillance footage, reports Mass High Tech. The software application, called ForensicaGPS, is geared toward law enforcement and intelligence agencies to help them better identify suspects. The software […]

Although gesture-based technology is being used in the video game and health care industries, it’s still a long ways off from being a viable authentication method for ATMs. As reported on ZDNet, experts from Frost & Sullivan and Forrester Research say gesture-based technology is still in its early stages and is more of an interface […]

India’s Ministry of External Affairs is set to launch biometric passports in 2013 to comply with other countries’ requirements to incorporate biometrics into the identification documents, reports The Times of India. The passports currently being issued do not contain any biometric features, but the ministry is installing the required technology to create them. It hopes […]

Jeff Carter, chief strategy officer at iris-based identity management and technology provider EyeLock Corp. gave a presentation at TEDxEast about the nature of identity and the eye’s part in the authentication process. Carter’s speech used technology to examine how people think about the authentication process and protecting identities in a world where the concept of […]

Precise Biometrics has received its first order for its Tactivo product, a smart casing for mobile devices that has both smart card and fingerprint authentication capabilities, from a large European-based car manufacturer. The automotive player, which was not disclosed, was using smart cards for desktop logical access. With Tactivo, it can now use its existing […]

Biometric security provider ImageWare Systems Inc. has acquired four U.S. patents relating to wireless technology and is also rolling out biometric security services at Ecuador’s main seaport. The patents, purchased from a private company, will help ImageWare develop interactive mobile applications that can be secured through biometric technology. They will enable ImageWare to enter the […]

Infineon Technologies announced it is supplying the security chips for Malaysia’s new national electronic identity cards. Known as MyKad, the smart card features Infineon’s SLE 78 security controller with Integrity Guard security technology, combined with SOLID FLASH for fast deployment capability. 

 MyKad is a multi-application national electronic identity card, including biometric identification, which will […]

Uniphore Software Systems has teamed up with Nuance Communications to develop a partnership for speech recognition and voice biometric products targeting banks in India. Uniphore will leverage Nuance’s Voice Biometrics solutions for a mobile voice banking app that identifies and authenticates users based on their voice. Using automated conversation, banking account holders will be able […]