Neurotechnology has announced that it has released a new multi-modal solution that employs fingerprint and iris-based authentication. The system, called MegaMatcher Accelerator 3.0, is being touted by the company for its matching speeds of 200 million irises per second and 100 million fingerprints per second. Subsequently, due to its high matching speeds, Neurotechnology believes its […]

BI2 Technologies will release its Mobile Offender Recognition and Information System (MORIS) in November. The company has already pre-released several units for testing and has received encouraging feedback. “It’s a major advance in terms of having multimodal capability, iris, facial and fingerprint on one device that’s as ubiquitous and easy to use as any cell […]

Cognitec Systems, developers of biometric solutions, have presented its newest line of products at the Biometrics 2010 conference in London, according to a Source Security article. Among the new offerings they are showcasing include a new version of their FaceVACS-VideoScan software, new facial recognition matching technology and image capturing and quality assessment for e-passport images. […]

OmniPerception, a UK-based developer of biometric technology solutions, has demonstrated its new real-time facial recognition surveillance technology at the Biometrics 2010 conference. The new system, called CheckPoint.S, is able to scan and find pre-loaded face profile on moving subjects regardless of if they are looking at the camera or not. The system is primarily designed […]

SAB Biometrics, a Spain-based biometric technology developer, has announced they are setting up new business relationships with European dealers of biometric technology to broaden its reach in the European marketplace. The company already has a foothold in Spain with the City Police of Valencia utilizing their Plug-D, Identity and I-Bim offerings. SAB carries biometric solutions […]

Bode Technology has introduced its RFID tracking system to law enforcement agencies and crime laboratories in an effort to streamline work flows in the field of evidence tracking and analysis. The new system will enable investigators and lab analysts to automate the tracking of case folders and forensic evidence to provide an accurate record of […]

Ayonix, a Japan-based developer of image technology, has announced the release of a new version of its face recognition system designed for use in city surveillance. The system, called Ayonix Public Security, operates in real-time by searching for people of interest such as known criminals or suspected criminals in crowded public areas such as airports […]

L-1 Identity Solution has announced it has received an order totaling $5.5 million from an existing customer from the U.S. government. The order is for an expansion of licenses for their Automated Biometric Identification System already in use by the U.S. Department of Defense.   

Recent stabbings at two Massachusetts area colleges have prompted schools to reexamine their security plans as they attempt to maintain long-held values of public access, according to a local news report. At Regis College, Weston, Mass., an 18-year-old was stabbed to death in a parking lot outside a dormitory. At Boston College, police stepped up […]

The National Research Council (NRC), a nonprofit research group that advises on science, health and technology policy, has released a report detailing that biometric technology is far from as infallible as its appearances in pop culture like science fiction might suggest, according to an International Business Times article. One of the larger issues the NRC […]