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Iris recognition on-the-move tested at Schiphol Airport
Sarnoff Corporation promises to make it faster and easier to verify users through iris scanning technology; Schiphol Airport want to know more about it
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Scientific software proves Monica Belluci has the perfect pout
Biometric tool developed to determine which actress or model has the best lips; the formula analyzes lip proportion, size, fullness, texture, color, and shape; Italian model Monica Belluci wins — with our candidate, Scarlett Johannson, coming in a respectable second
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F&S: Classifeye's solution offers strong authentication in a snapshot
Frost & Sullivan gives thumbs up to Classifeye biometric solution; Classifeye has developed a solution that uses the camera built into the mobile handset; by taking a picture of two fingers with the camera, Classifeye’s solution can biometrically authenticate the user
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L-1 wins $8.3 million U.S. Army contract for HIIDE 4.0 biometric device
HIIDE is a rugged hand-held biometric enrollment and recognition device providing real-time identification using iris, finger, and face biometrics. More than 7,500 devices are currently fielded into areas of conflict around the world
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Consumer-driven face recognition changes public debate
New photo programs from Apple and Google include revolutionary face-spotting technology; trouble is, Google’s Picasa would allow tagged photos from all its Picasa users to create a global database matching photos to e-mail addresses
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AOptix shows InSight iris recognition system
Iris recognition is accepted as one of the most accurate biometric technologies, but its adoption has been slow because people feel uncomfortable pushing their faces against a glass panel and placing their eyes in a very small capture zone; InSight solves this problem
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New facial, gait recognition software to be integrated in CCTVs
BAE Systems and OmniPerception work on developing a gait and facial behavior recognition to be integrated into street corner CCTVs; it will make identifying known criminals easier
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BIO-key reports profitability for Q4, full year 2008
Total revenue from continuing operations for the quarter ending 31 December 2008 was $3.9 million, representing an increase of 47 percent from the $2.6 million reported in the fourth quarter of 2007
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PerSay in strategic partnership with INS Indriya in Singapore
A leading voice recognition biometrics partners with a Singaporean technology consulting firm; voice recognition is slowly spreading in both e-commerce and in intelligence and law enforcement
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Researchers spoof, bypass face-recognition authentication systems
Vietnamese researchers have cracked facial recognition technology in Lenovo, Asus, and Toshiba laptops; the researchers demonstrated feat at this week’s Black Hat DC event
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Gingrich says biometric ID part of a solution to the Medicare problem
States ask Congress for $100 billion to help them cope with Medicare costs; Gingrich says that each state must include at least four elements in its plan to address the Medicare crisis before it will be entitled to federal funds; one of these elements are biometric IDs for Medicare recipients
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State Department employees use biometric card for computer access
45,000 State Department employees now use biometric smart cards to log on to the department’s unclassified network; the department hopes that, soon, a similar log on procedure will be used for the classified network as well
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L-1 Identity Solutions reports Q4 and 2008 results
Revenue for the Q4 2008 increased to $147.5 million compared to $113.9 million in Q4 2007; revenue for the twelve months ending 31 December 2008 was $562.9 million compared with $389.5 million for the twelve months ending 31 December 2007
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Nationals of five countries added to U.K.'s biometric visa requirement
The U.K. has added South Africa, Bolivia, Lesotho, Swaziland, and Venezuela to the list of countries the nationals of which need biometric visa to enter the United Kingdom; these five countries failed a test of the threat posed by their citizens in terms of security, immigration and crime; the list already covers three quarters of the world’s population
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Face recognition biometrics wedded to cell phones
Face and iris recognition biometrics are good technologies, but people have to play along: They have to place their faces near the glass, look straight into the camera, make sure the light is just right; the U.S. intelligence community’s researchers want to solve this problem
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