AOptix has received another round of funding. AOptix, headquartered in Campbell, Calif., develops biometric identity verification technology based on iris recognition. The $42 million, Series E funding round comes from current investors Clearstone Venture Partners, DAG Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Northgate Capital and W Capital Partners, as well as new investor True Ventures. […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has agreed to co-sponsor this year’s Biometrics Consortium Conference with the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). The conference will take place Sept. 18-21, 2012, at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, Fla. The conference will discuss the latest advances […]

UK-based Wavestore, a video management software (VMS) company, has integrated FaceFirst Biometric’s biometric facial recognition software into its products, reports SourceSecurity.com. FaceFirst’s software is used for security and surveillance, particularly at border crossings, airports and other businesses to help identify suspects, known criminals, terrorists, illegal immigrants, shoplifters and even VIPs. The software can detect these […]

All law enforcement agencies in the U.S. will be able to take advantage of the FBI’s facial recognition database. The FBI has expanded the pilot of its software and later this summer will enable police and other law enforcement agencies to have free access to its system, reports Government Computer News. By tapping into the […]

If you work with access control solutions at your company or institution, don’t miss this chance to hear from four high-profile organizations that are actually using smart phones as access credentials in their environments. At the ASIS Conference in Philadelphia – Sept. 10 from 12:15 – 1:30 p.m. EDT – HID Global will host a […]

Lithuanian biometrics company Neurotechnology has launched its NPointed, a tool that uses hand gestures to navigate and use computer files, rather than relying on a mouse or touch pad to get around a computer. The software allows end-users to use hand movements to scroll, click, double-click, drag and navigate around a computer screen. The system […]

AU10TIX Limited has announced the launch of its BOS (Back-Office Solution) product that helps companies, particularly online financial service providers, to automate some of the processing and authentication involved with customer-submitted ID image authentication. The product is geared toward industries where regulations mandate the use of customer-submitted information, particularly digital photos or scans of ID […]