Biometric technologies

Growing banking market for voice biometrics
According to a recently released study, voice biometrics will be increasingly used to validate users in telephone-based financial transactions
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Facial biometrics meet gunshot detectors
Two high tech companies have teamed up to create the world’s first system that can detect gunshots and identify the shooter’s face
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Fingerprint Cards in record deal with China
In a landmark deal, Fingerprint Cards recently received an order for nearly $6.5 million worth of the company’s products from Chinese banks
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New biometric tools for Android
Neurotechnology releases VeriFinger, VeriLook, and MegaMatcher biometric technologies for the Android platform; the new products contain the same algorithms as the PC-based versions of the three solutions
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Facial expression for anxiety identified
Researchers have, for the first time, identified the facial expression of anxiety; the facial expression for the emotion of anxiety comprises an environmental scanning look that appears to aid risk assessment
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NIST looks to develop web-based fingerprint scanner
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is currently seeking proposals for a portable web-based biometric fingerprint sensor
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VeriLook tracks faces in real-time
Neurotechnology recently unveiled its VeriLook Surveillance 2.0, a software system that can track individuals in real-time using facial biometrics
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New biometric technology: butt biometrics
To the long list of body features used to identify a person’s identity – fingerprints, palm design, vein architecture, retina signature, facial recognition, voice, heart pulse, and more – we may now add another part of the human anatomy: one’s butt
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Facial recognition systems for Orange County, California
Hunter Systems will sell and configure up to thirty-one Hunter SmartShot systems to twenty police departments in Orange County and to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department
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Rapid DNA test system nears completion
Thanks to an additional $40 million in funding, IntegenX is close to creating a real-time DNA analysis system; the company is currently working to complete a rapid DNA test kit that can provide law enforcement officials, government agencies, or forensic laboratories with real-time biometric identification
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Jell-O uses facial biometrics to dispense “adults only” desert
As part of Jell-O’s new campaign to promote its latest desert the company is giving away free samples using a sophisticated vending machine that uses facial biometrics to keep children away
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Voice biometrics: the next generation lie detectors
Several research teams across the country are hard at work developing computer programs that can analyze an individual’s speech to determine whether they are lying, angry, or drunk; these programs will likely never be admissible in court, as even polygraph tests are dubious as evidence, but could very well be used by businesses
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U.S. Marines train in collect biometrics, evidence
U.S. Marines train in an “Afghan” city built inside a California Marines base; they train in foot-patrols, room clearing, and search operations where they collected biometric data and other evidence on citizens displaying suspicious behavior or possessing contraband
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Credit Union deploys voice biometrics for additional security
To help improve security and ease of use for its security, the Phoenix-based Desert Schools Federal Credit Union plans to deploy voice biometrics to authenticate certain transactions for its members.
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LA airports to install biometric scanners
Employees at three Los Angeles airports will be turning in their access badges and instead rely on biometrics to gain entry to secure areas
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