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Technology to detect terrorists before they strike

It seems that terrorism is going to get more and more difficult - in part thanks to new automated systems in development at the University of Buffalo. These systems would use a wide range of biometric identifiers including facial, voice and gait in order to determine the likelihood that a given person is about to commit [...]

Hitachi’s Finger Vein Scanner Goes Global

Hitachi, Ltd. today announced that it will begin the sale of its compact and contact less Finger Vein biometric authentication device and SDK. Full-scale availability and sales begin July in Europe, North America, Asia, [...]

Cross Match predicts $177.5m IPO

Biometric technologies company Cross Match Technologies Inc. expects to raise $114.2 million after expenses from its portion of an initial public offering totaling 11.8 million shares, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday.In the Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Cross Match said it expects the offering to price between $14 and $16 per share. Cross Match [...]

Biometrics is Australian ally against fraud

The Australian government is moving towards greater use of biometrics to prevent identity theft which costs A$1.1 billion (C$906 million) annually, the federal Attorney General Philip Ruddock said today. Addressing the Biometrics Institute’s annual conference in Sydney, Ruddock said the Council of Australian Governments has agreed to investigate how biometric security measures could be adopted by [...]

Biometrics accelerates in the North American Electronic Access Control Market

Presently in its early growth stage, the North American electronic access control (EAC) market looks set for continued growth in the future. The possibility of multi-technology authentication greatly drives market growth, and with increased competition and reduced prices, this market will witness greater venture capital and equity interest. Moreover, with security concerns becoming top priority, [...]

Heathrow biometrics scores 81% traveller approval rating

Air travellers have backed biometric security checks after a four-month trial of the passenger screening technology at London’s Heathrow airport. Fingerprint and iris scans were used for screening more than 3,000 passengers who volunteered to take part in the trial on Cathay Pacific and Emirates flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong. The miSense trial was [...]

Wittel and PerSay to combat bank fraud in Brazil

Kicking off the 2007CIAB Febraban (Brazilian Federation of Banks), South America’s premier banking conference, Wittel, a leading integrator of contact center solutions in Brazil, today announced a partnership with PerSay, the leading provider of advanced voice biometrics solutions, to combat the rising incidence of financial fraud in Brazil. Voice biometrics technologies take advantage of the fact [...]

European Airport Security market to quadrouple by 2010

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan “European Airport Security Equipment Market: Investment Opportunities” reveals that the European airport security market earned revenues (top 47 participants) of $2.37 billion in 2005 and estimates this to reach $10.35 billion in 2010. The European airport security market looks set for robust growth, particularly in the wake of continued terrorist [...]

UK airports are all biometric

Iris-based biometric technology has been rolled out to the last airport in the UK government’s program to tighten immigration security. The Iris Recognition Immigration System (Iris) at Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal lets registered passengers enter the UK without queuing to see an immigration officer at passport control. Air travellers enrolled in the scheme can walk up to [...]

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