This week at FindBiometrics we opened the door on Physical Access Month: a four week examination of biometric solutions used in physical security. In addition to that, and the announcement of our related exclusive webinar, we brought you news from a diverse range of modalities including fingerprint, face, voice, iris, behavioral and vital recognition.
Here is a look back on the top news stories from the week at was:
Physical Access
April is Physical Access Month, and to kick off the festivities we published a primer on the topic. Meanwhile, in the industry news, we got a sneak peek of what FST will be showing off at ISC West. EnterTech systems announced a new distributor in the United Kingdom and we reported on Zwipe’s recent joining of the aptiQ Alliance.
While you’re looking through these physical access control stories, don’t forget to register for our upcoming webinar event, Balancing Convenience and Security in Biometric Access Control.
Physical Access Month: The Primer
EnterTech Signs New UK Distributor
FST Announces New Products For ISC West
The Heart of The Issue
Healthcare applications and cardiac modalities were in the news this week, with reports on Samsung’s foray into the world of vital authentication. We also reported on B-Secure’s ECG authentication technology, a physical access solution for medicine, and how vital biometrics are going to fit into this year’s HIMSS conference.
Here are the week’s top stories from the world of healthcare and heart measurements:
Samsung Aims For Biosignal Authentication
B-Secur Banks on Cardiac Biometrics
Vital Biometrics and Remote Care at HIMSS 2015
Introducing Connected, Biometric Narcotics Storage Systems
Voice and Vision
In the realm of voice biometrics, this week brought news of TransUnion’s initiative to develope a national voice biometrics registry in South Africa, AGNITiO cheering on the death of the password, Baidu using graphics processing units for bolstered speech recognition, and ValidSoft’s newest contract.
Meanwhile, as far as iris recognition goes, the modality will be enabling door to door delivery of pension services in India, and IriTech launched its new website and blog to better engage with its customers.
Here is a look at the week in iris and voice recognition.
ValidSoft Lands Major Contract with US-Based Corporation
TransUnion Developing Voice Biometric Registry
Baidu Using NVIDIA GPUs For Speech Recognition
Iris Scanning to Help Pensioners in Indian City
AGNITiO On the End of Passwords
IriTech Brand Gets Polish with New Website, Blog
Fingers and Face
This week FindBiometrics published an interview with Raffie Beroukhim, Vice President and General Manager of NEC Corporation of America’s Biometrics Solutions Division. The conversation deals with NEC’s top ranked fingerprint and face biometrics, as well as how the identity management industry is changes on the whole.
Meanwhile, a fingerprint-based biometric bail system was embraced by police in the United Kingdom, and two upcoming smartphones made headlines with their own embedded fingerprint authentication systems.
Laser Focused Fingerprinting on Next OnePlus Phone
Asus Smartphones To Go Biometric
UK County Police to Adopt Biometric Bail System
Interview: NEC Corporation of America’s Raffie Beroukhim
Customer Commitment
Finally, two news stories this week had us talking about customer commitment. Daon was recognized by CUNA Technology Council for its IdentityX solution and its commitment to the credit union industry. We also took a look at how NuData’s behavioral biometrics don’t only increase security, they also enhance customer relationships. Here are the articles:
Behavioral Biometrics Improve Customer Relationships
Credit Unions Praise Daon Biometrics
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April 3, 2015 – by Peter B. Counter