Novetta whitepaper analyzes Amazon facial recognition service Novetta has released a new whitepaper titled “Amazon Rekognition: Quick-Look Biometric Performance Assessment“, which analyzes the biometric performance of Amazon’s machine learning-based face recognition service. With its relatively low cost, ease of implementation, and use of deep learning, Amazon...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Miyoshi, NEC to market face recognition surveillance system in Asia Miyoshi Optoelectronics and NEC Asia Pacific have partnered to jointly market an advanced facial recognition surveillance system in Singapore, Malaysia and other countries in Southeast Asia, according to a report by The Nation. The companies are introducing a system...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

Report forecasts biometrics market to surpass $50b by 2024 Global Market Insights has published a new research report which forecasts the global biometrics market will surpass $50 billion by 2024. The company’s analysts attribute the growth to the high acceptance among various verticals including mobile banking and financial services...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

UK gov’t authority to advise on biometrics ethics issues The Biometrics and Forensics Ethics Group (BFEG) has replaced the UK’s National DNA Database Ethics Group (NDNAD EG) and will examine and advise on ethical issues around all forensic identification techniques including the use biometrics such as facial recognition...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Rose Bruford College, Priority Group Holding select Zwipe biometric access solution Zwipe announced that Rose Bruford College, London’s International Drama School of Theatre & Performance has selected Zwipe Access to meet the school’s security needs for students and staff. The deployment of the company’s biometric access control solution was secured...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News Share: Facebook | Twitter

iPhone 8 face recognition feature to work in ‘millionths of a second’ The facial recognition system for the upcoming iPhone 8 will reportedly be measured in ‘millionths of a second,’ according to a report by 9 to 5 Mac. The news follows previous reports that Apple’s new 3-D face scanning feature...full story Categories: Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

GET Group showcasing biometric live capture, face matching solutions at AAMVA 2017 GET Group North America is showcasing its biometrics, facial recognition and mobile ID solutions at this week’s American Association of Motor Vehicles (AAMVA) Annual International Conference in San Francisco, California. The company is offering demonstrations of its biometric live...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

EyeVerify launches cloud ID platform in Asia, rebrands to Zoloz EyeVerify is now providing its cloud-based identification solution for the underserved and underbanked people in Asia, according to a company blog post written by founder and CEO Toby Rush. Since being acquired by Ant Financial Services Group last September,...full story Categories: Biometric News | Financial Services | Iris / Eye Share: Facebook | Twitter

Insurance IoT Asia Summit 2017 Insurance IoT Asia Summit 2017 August 1-4, 2017 Singapore The Internet of Things (IoT) offers truly disruptive and transformative potential to the insurance industry. IoT will reach US $1.3 trillion in spending by 2019 with Asia Pacific expected to...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics HITech 2017 and XIV BIC Brazilian Identification Conference Biometrics HITech 2017 and XIV BIC Brazilian Identification Conference August 29 – 31, 2017 Brasilia, federal district of Brazil Brasilia, the federal capital of Brazil, was chosen to host Biometrics HITech 2017 and XIV BIC Brazilian Identification Conference, the...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

EAB Research Projects Conference 2017 EAB Research Projects Conference 2017 September 18-19, 2017 Darmstadt, Germany Europe’s largest conference on research in the area of Biometrics and Identity Management funded by the European Commission. In cooperation with the Joint Research Center (DG-JRC) of the European...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

World e-ID and Cybersecurity World e-ID and Cybersecurity Digital Identity & Data Protection for Citizens & Businesses Conference & Exhibition Marseille Provence, France Now in its 13th edition, World e-ID and Cybersecurity explores the latest secure identification technologies, their implementation and the related...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

WIRED Security 2017 WIRED Security 2017 September 28, 2017 King’s Place, London UK WIRED Security 2017 returns to London in September to discuss the latest innovations, trends and threats in enterprise cyber defence, security intelligence and cybersecurity. Save 20% and register with...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter