Iris scans are the next big thing for FBI
Iris scans will be the next big thing for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation as it plans to test its database by 2014. FBI will pilot test iris recognition at correction facilities, to promptly...
View ArticleGeorgia law enforcement to use palm prints to solve crimes
According to television station WALB, law enforcement in the state of Georgia will not only be using fingerprints to catch outlaws, but will soon be adopting a new technology – palm prints. Georgia’s...
View ArticleThe future of biometrics examined at Fairmont Conference
The conference “Next Step in Identity Technologies: Biometrics and Beyond” was held last month in Fairmont, WV to discuss the future of biometrics in the country. Biometric studies and technologies is...
View ArticleLA to use new fingerprint and palm print scanners
Biometrics4ALL was selected by the Los Angeles County Regional Identification System (LACRIS) to supply the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD) with portable “live scan” biometric-based booking...
View ArticleVoters asked to approve levy for biometric crime database
Voters from King County have been encouraged in a Seattle Times editorial to approve and support a six-year $120 million levy for an automated fingerprint identification system for the Seattle area. An...
View ArticleNYPD using MorphoTrak biometrics data system
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) is currently using MorphoBIS, a next generation automated biometric information system from Morpho Trak, a subsidiary of Morpho, which is owned by SAFRAN....
View ArticleMassachusetts police using MorphoTrak biometric identification system
Massachusetts State Police (MASP) have selected MorphoTrak to provide it with MorphoBIS, its next generation biometric identification system. MorphoBIS provides real-time identification of suspects and...
View ArticleEngineering school in Andhra becomes first state-run school to install...
Becoming the first state-run educational institution in the state of Andhra to install a biometric attendance system on its campus, Andhra University College of Engineering (AUCE) has installed a new...
View ArticleHuman Recognition Systems secures new contracts for London Olympic Park,...
Following the successful deployment of Human Recognition Systems’ (HRS) award-winning MSite solution during the London 2012 Olympic Park construction phase, the company has secured contracts to deliver...
View ArticleTechnical glitch disrupts Emirates ID transactions
Following a “technical glitch,” official transactions related to national ID cards in the UAE were disrupted for nearly two days. “When we were trying to upload the application forms on Emirates...
View ArticleU.S. military completes test of biometrics system
The upgraded biometrics database repository at the U.S. Department of Defense, known as DOD ABIS, recently completed an internal test, and will now move on to an operational test, the final testing...
View ArticleExplainer: Palm print recognition
Palm print recognition inherently implements many of the same matching characteristics that have allowed fingerprint recognition to be one of the most well-known and best publicized biometrics. Both...
View ArticleFBI’s new NGI system leads to faster and more accurate responses
The FBI said that its new biometric identification system, Next Generation Identification, has resulted in faster and more accurate matches in the criminal history record database. Reported earlier...
View ArticleiTouch Biometrics develops new solution for law enforcement
iTouch Biometrics has announced Digital Major Case Prints, a solution that digitally captures friction ridge detail appearing on the palm and extreme sides of the palms as well as the joints, tips, and...
View ArticleNEC to provide biometric identification solution to LA County Sheriff’s...
NEC has signed a multi-year service agreement with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to provide them with its flagship multimodal biometrics identification solution. Under the agreement terms,...
View ArticleHotel group Yotel deploys biometric time and attendance system for employees
UK hotel group Yotel has rolled out a biometric time and attendance system for staff at three of its airport hotels to help management effectively manage the payroll process, according to a report by...
View ArticleNorthrop Grumman wins £28.8M contract to provide forensic and biometric...
Global security firm Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a £28.8 million (USD $45.3 million) contract by the United Kingdom Home Office to provide service and systems operations and...
View ArticleMorphoTrak provides Orange County crime lab with biometric identification...
MorphoTrak announced that the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Crime Laboratory has formally accepted and is now using its new fingerprint identification system, Morpho Biometric Identification...
View ArticleCrimTrac seeking supplier to build more versatile national biometric...
Australian crime data authority CrimTrac is seeking more flexibility in accessing other databases, such as national location data, as it slowly shifts to becoming a fully functional national biometric...
View ArticleCrossmatch, LEID Products showcase biometrics solutions for law enforcement...
Crossmatch and LEID Products, LLC are both showcasing their biometric solutions for law enforcement agencies at this week’s International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) trade show. The trade...
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