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LONDON, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ValidSoft (www.validsoft.com), a global supplier of advanced telecommunications-based fraud prevention, authentication and transaction verification solutions, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Elephant Talk Communications Corp. (NYSE MKT: ETAK), today announced that it has achieved its primary objective for its voice biometric technology of successfully being measured and compared with the world's leading commercial voice biometric providers and...
GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Fingerprint Biometrics markets. Global market for Fingerprint Biometrics is projected to reach US$10 billion by the year 2018, primarily driven by the encouraging use of the technology in physical access control applications. San Jose, California (PRWEB) February 05, 2013 Follow us on LinkedIn – The ever present threat of security concerns like terrorist attacks, campus violence, random shootouts, burglary and physical...
The RISE Preparatory Meeting in Washington DC, hosted by the Center for Policy on Emerging Technologies (C-PET), resulted in setting up a multilateral interest group involving the US administration in the international dialogue on biometrics, data sharing, privacy and security issues already initiated by earlier RISE conferences and workshops. Westfield, NJ (PRWEB) May 21, 2011 On 5-6 May 2011, the EU funded initiative RISE (Rising pan"European and International Awareness on Biometrics...
IBIA identifies real world examples of biometric successes in response to NRC announcement of report's availability WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On September 24, the National Research Council (NRC) released a report entitled Biometric Recognition: Challenges and Opportunities. In IBIA's view, the NRC release statement, report summary, and subsequent negative press coverage create the inaccurate impression that biometrics is fundamentally flawed and not ready for general...
CAMPBELL, Calif., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- AOptix Technologies, Inc., (AOptix) (www.aoptix.com), a leading-edge developer of advanced iris biometrics products and long-distance wireless optical communications solutions, today announced that AOptix and Aware, Inc. (Nasdaq: AWRE) will be demonstrating a prototype dual-factor iris and face biometrics system in the AOptix exhibition booth at the upcoming Biometrics Consortium Conference and Technology Expo. The event takes place in Tampa from...
IBIA to Focus Efforts on the Growing Issue of Identity Management WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The International Biometrics & Identification Association (IBIA) today announced that it has expanded its mission to focus on the overall issue of determining identity. This new mandate, one which will see biometric and other technologies play an increasingly important role, has been deemed critical by the IBIA, given the rise of authentication issues facing data security,...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- The North American biometrics market is likely to experience a steady growth rate, with national ID projects, e-Passports, and other security projects spearheading market growth. Trends indicate that the industry has evolved a great deal over the past 5 years due to the increased accuracy rates and performance levels of the technology. Biometric standards, cost versus performance benchmarks, and interoperability issues have enabled high uptake...
SINGAPORE, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The beginning of 2009 had many worried about how the biometrics industry was going to perform in the wake of the economic recession. As expected, there were a few cancellations and delays in biometric related projects, primarily due to budget cutbacks. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO) According to Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Senior Research Analyst of Smart Cards and AutoID Navin Rajendra, many smaller vendors saw a...
WALL, N.J., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification solutions, today announced that SC Magazine, one of the world's most respected security publications, named BIO-key International the 2009 Innovator of the Year in the Access Control sub-category Biometrics. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050509/BIOKEYLOGO) According to Peter Stephenson, technology editor, SC Magazine,...
GREENVILLE, S.C., June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Biometrics, a leading provider of certified fingerprint identity solutions, announces the addition of Charles Johnson to its sales staff. Johnson is a security industry veteran with more than 12 years of experience and had previously worked at Integrated Biometrics in 2006. In addition to his work responsibilities, Johnson serves as Vice Chair of the local ASIS Chapter. "As our integration partner and clients lists grow, it is important...
