ImageWare has patented its Multimodal Biometric Platform which includes a system for enrolling, searching, matching, and managing biometric modalities on a common platform. It is Independent to the biometric types or the algorithms managed, the platform has been employed throughout the company’s line of biometric identity management solutions and marketed as the IWS™ Biometric Engine™. […]

Vein patterns prove highly accurate and popular for pioneer vascular developer Identica By Jennifer Slattery, Contributing Editor Do you know what the back of your hand says about you? Or your finger or palm for that matter? Quite a bit … if you are looking beyond the surface to track the pattern of veins that […]

ImageWare Systems has been awarded a patent for a multimodal biometric identification or authentication system. This patent covers a system and method for enrolling, searching, matching, and managing biometric modalities on a common platform, and is independent to the biometric types or the algorithms managed. The patent is employed throughout ImageWare’s portfolio of biometric identity […]

Industry specialist Royston Flude has been tapped to head Identica Corp.’s new European office to serve the company’s international demand for its vascular biometric technology and credentialing solutions. Dr. Flude, a physicist and engineer, formerly occupied senior positions with Shell Chemicals, Reed International, Lafarge Coppeé, Philips and Manpower. LONDON–Identica Holdings Corporation, a leader in next-generation […]

Afraid of biometrics because you think they are unsanitary and germs are being spread? Purdue University’s Biometric Standards, Performance and Assurance Laboratory has conducted a study to determine how much bacteria live on biometric devices after use. The researchers found that while the glass surfaces of fingerprint or hand geometry scanners may contain prints or […]

The GSA has approved ImageWare® IWS™ EPI™ Builder credential software for its approved product list (APL) as part of the GSA’s FIPS 201 evaluation program. ImageWare’s IWS EPI Builder is certified for the Facial Image Capture Camera category which meets all the requirements for systems conducting facial image capture under the HSPD-12 program. IWS EPI […]

A palm vein reader has been developed by Moscow software developer Aplana for TDSi, a United Kingdom access control provider. According to Aplana, there is now no requirement to physically touch the reader, which makes this particularly suitable for the hygiene-intensive healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors. MOSCOW–Aplana Software, a Moscow-based software company has finalised the software […]

ImageWare Systems® announced an addition to its IWS™ Biometric Passport product family. It’s Biometric Identity Vetting for Passports is a commercial off-the-shelf product that provides passport issuance agencies the capability to conduct biometric passport applicant vetting, fraud screening and enhanced reporting while working within their current system. Some of the enhanced features include: facial recognition […]

ImageWare Systems® announced an addition to its IWS™ Biometric Passport product family. It’s Biometric Identity Vetting for Passports is a commercial off-the-shelf product that provides passport issuance agencies the capability to conduct biometric passport applicant vetting, fraud screening and enhanced reporting while working within their current system. Some of the enhanced features include: facial recognition […]

In order to make the process more secure, efficient and convenient for patients, Fujitsu and HT Systems are partnering to offer PatientSecure, a comprehensive biometric patient identification management system. The PatientSecure system uses the Fujitsu PalmSecure™ biometric authentication sensor which uses near infrared light to capture the vein pattern in a patient’s palm. The biometric […]