Hoyos Corporation has announced it will be adding an iris recognition system to its line of identity management product offerings. The system, called EyeSwipe-Nano, will take a footprint about the size of a dollar bill and can capture irises of people every one to three seconds. Hoyos is expecting to bring the product to market […]

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Aware provides customers with solutions that works well with partners, said David Benini, senior director of marketing for Aware. One product highlighted shows enrollment compatibility with more than 20 different fingerprint sensors. This enables for the same enrollment and training processes even if a customer has multiple fingerprint sensors already deployed, allowing them to take […]

AOptix Technologies Inc. is touting the use of iris recognition to authenticate passengers and secure air travel. With an alternative approach to pat-downs and full body scans, AOptix says iris biometrics can reduce wait time and help relax the anxiety associated with the security screening process. The notion of a registered traveler is not new […]

Sarnoff Corp. explains how its history dating back to RCA Research Labs and the experience with video has helped the company to build an iris recognition system that works well at a distance. “In the past you almost had to press your eye up against the camera to get an iris identification, and now that […]

The trial of the UK’s Biometrics in Motion program has begun at Manchester Airport where travelers will be able to use the new technology that authenticates identity via iris recognition without the user having to stop at a kiosk, according to a Flightline article. Passengers using Terminal 1 at Manchester Airport will be asked for […]

Plans by the South Australian Government for an implementation of biometric systems at seven prisons in the region have been delayed due to the necessary construction on each facility to house the systems, according to a Computerworld article. The systems being planned for, which may include both fingerprint and iris scanning capabilities, are intended for […]

BAE Systems, a defense, security and aerospace company, has invested in biometric developers Smart Sensors to help develop and improve the iris recognition capabilities of the company’s algorithms. The investment comes from a BAE program called Investment in Innovation wherein BAE identifies small and medium businesses as well as academics in need of funding and […]

Morpho has helped to issue the first Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) number during the inauguration ceremony for the project. A UIDAI number, a 12-digit personal identification number, will eventually be assigned to each citizen in India. It will be connected to fingerprint and iris biometrics in an effort to make identification easier across […]

Kirit Amin, the chief information officer for the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs, has come out in favor of expanding the government’s role in biometrics and perhaps moving towards a different mode, according to a Federal news radio article. It was at the AFCEA Law Enforcement IT Day in Maryland that Amin professed […]