AOptix Technologies and Aware Inc. will be demonstrating a prototype dual-factor iris and face biometrics system in the AOptix exhibition booth at the Biometrics Consortium Conference and Technology Expo in Tampa, Fla., Sept. 21 – 23. This prototype integrates AOptix’s InSight two-meter iris recognition system with Aware’s Universal Registration Client and an industry standard face […]

Compugra Systems, an India-based IT software and services company, has announced its new generation of iris systems is available to their clients in India, the U.S., the Bahamas, Europe and Brazil, according to an EFY Times article. The new system, called IRIS Access Management (IAM), is intended as an enterprise solution, but is also serviceable […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will begin testing of iris recognition systems in October as a potential option for weeding out illegal immigrants at border crossings, according to a USA Today article. The testing is expected to help discover how viable of an option such devices would be for border patrol agents in widespread […]

Biometrics are being used more frequently on campus for access to high-security areas, says David Stallsmith, director of product marketing at ColorID. Data centers, animal labs and for securing nuclear material used in medical facilities are the areas where two-factor authentication, a card and biometric, are being used. Stallsmith also says that the “ick” factor […]

While a number of privately-run registered traveler programs have failed over the years, a few are starting to return which has some questioning the financial viability of such programs, according to a BNET article. Among the newly created and resurrected programs are one at Indianapolis International Airport from iQueue and the return of a previously […]

Two researchers from the University of Notre Dame’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Kevin Bowyer and Patrick Flynn, have turned to the largest gathering of human twins in the world held each year in Twinsburg, Ohio for testing on biometric differences and similarities between twins. The research, which is specific to iris and facial […]

By Adam Tangun, Sales Director e-Government for EMEA, HID Global Over the past decade, growing concerns over national security have forced governments around the world to raise their overall public safety profile by refining existing security policies and procedures. Driven by the threats of terrorism, illegal immigration and identity theft, the challenge facing governments and […]

Datastrip has announced it has partnered with Tanzania-based information technology company Techno Brain to sell the EasyVerify mobile solution in the African market. The Easy Verify’s comes installed with contactless smart card and fingerprint reading capabilities and the option to expand into face and iris recognition.   

Global Rainmakers has partnered with Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico-based information systems company Portoss on a project intending to make Leon the most secure city in the world. The partnership will utilize iris biometrics from Global Rainmakers as the base of the security for all aspects of day-to-day life for Leon’s 1.2 million citizens. Portoss will integrate […]

U.S. soldiers stationed in Afghanistan are depending on various biometric devices and the enrollment of Afghani citizens into their databases to better tell civilians from militants and other criminals in the area, according to a CJTF-101 article. Among the biometrics the soldiers collect are all fingerprints, a facial scan and iris scans of each eye. […]