Innovations in mobile biometrics: MWC 2018 news roundup continues The second day of Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 in Barcelona saw a series of announcements of mobile biometric products and technologies. Advances in AI and imaging technology have been a major theme at the event, while companies are...full story Categories: Biometric News | Mobile Biometrics Share: Facebook | Twitter

Northrop Grumman awarded $95M OBIM contract Northrop Grumman has been awarded a 42-month, $95 million contract by the DHS Office of Biometric Identity Management (OBIM) to develop the first two stages of the Homeland Advanced Recognition Technology (HART) system. Northrop will serve as systems developer...full story Categories: Biometric News | Government Purchasing Share: Facebook | Twitter

Judge denies Facebook motion to throw out class-action suit The “concrete injury” standard set by the U.S. Supreme Court in a case involving search engine company Spokeo in 2016 does not prevent a class-action suit against Facebook for violating Illinois’ biometric privacy laws from proceeding, according to a...full story Categories: Biometric News | Commercial Applications Share: Facebook | Twitter

U.S. Army deploys contactless multi-modal access control system to Iraq U.S. armed forces in Iraq have deployed a contactless fingerprint, facial, and iris recognition access control system to an undisclosed location for a trial expected to last roughly 30 days, SIGNAL reports. The system is supplied by Army researchers...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Military Applications Share: Facebook | Twitter

VIA, NEXT, and B-Secur share new biometric products at Embedded World 2018 VIA Technologies, NEXT Biometrics, and B-Secur are among several companies are sharing new developments in biometrics for electronic systems and IoT devices at Embedded World 2018 from February 27 to March 1 in Nuremberg, Germany. VIA Technologies introduces Smart...full story Categories: Access Control | Biometric News | Facial Recognition Share: Facebook | Twitter

MIT researchers develop highly efficient chip for on-device neural networks MIT researchers have developed a powerful new chip for neural-network computations that is three to seven times faster than other processors, while using 94 to 95 percent less energy, potentially making it practical to run neural networks locally on...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometric R&D Share: Facebook | Twitter

ImageWare presenting at 30th Annual ROTH Conference ImageWare has been invited to present once again at the annual ROTH Capital Partners Conference. The identity management solutions firm also spoke at last year’s event. The invitation-only conference for institutional investors, private equity investors, VCs, company executives and...full story Categories: Biometric News | Biometrics Stocks | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Crossmatch explores history and future of biometrics Crossmatch is exploring the history of biometrics no its website with a six-part series of posts. Four parts of “Behind the Biometrics Boom: The Secret History of Identity” have been published so far, which cover the development of biometrics...full story Categories: Biometric News | Trade Notes Share: Facebook | Twitter

Biometrics for Government & Law Enforcement Biometrics for Government & Law Enforcement Identity Management & Biometrics February 26-28 Washington, DC Returning for its 12th iteration, Biometrics for Government and Law Enforcement enables 250+ Directors of Security Agencies, Directors of Operations, Directors of Intelligence, Heads of...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

The Middle East Financial Security Exhibition and Conference 2018 The Middle East Financial Security Exhibition and Conference (MEFSEC) February 27th to March 1, 2018 Four Seasons Hotel, Abu Dhabi, UAE Dome Exhibitions has announced the launch of the First Annual Conference and Exhibition dedicated to Cyber Security in...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

European Payments Forum 5th Annual European Payments Forum March 1-2, 2018 Amsterdam, The Netherlands After the great success of the September 2017 event, we will have our next annual European Payments Forum in March 2018. This time, the hosting city is going...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Forensics Europe Expo Forensics Europe Expo March 6-7, 2018 Olympia, London With an incredible speaker line up, dozens of free seminars, tonnes of innovation and an exhibition of the latest technology, Forensics Europe Expo is gearing up to be the must-attend event...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter

Security & Counter Terror Expo Security & Counter Terror Expo March 6 – 7, 2018 Olympia, London Security & Counter Terror Expo is the UK’s leading national security event. It is a world-class showcase of the capabilities, strategies and intelligence to keep nations, infrastructure,...full story Categories: Biometrics Industry Events Share: Facebook | Twitter