LG Electronics has entered into a license agreement with Iridian Technologies, a wholly-owned subsidiary of L-1 Identity Solutions, to license proprietary iris recognition software. The companies also settled all historical issues and disputes among LGE and L-1, Iridian and Securimetrics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of L-1 and have dismissed the pending litigation in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, in Newark. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/thirdfactor-4.gif)
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Luxand announced release of a free, downloadable version of its Blink! facial recognition software. The software provides as a biometric-based login service Windows 7 and Windows Vista operating systems via a user’s regular webcam. In addition to authenticating the individual accessing the computer, Blink! also takes and records a still image of each person trying to access the computer to help prevent unauthorized access, and touts the ability to correctly recognize stored faces despite poor lighting conditions or basic changes in a user’s look such as glasses or hair cuts. read more »BAE Systems, a global defense, security and aerospace company, has announced its investments in small and medium-sized businesses with the intention of spurring advancements in biometric technologies such as face and iris recognition is paying off, according to an Info4secutiy article. read more »Global Rainmakers has partnered with Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico-based information systems company Portoss on a project intending to make Leon the most secure city in the world. read more »Apple is seeking more patents on embedded biometric authentication technology that would go beyond the standard fingerprint, voice recognition, face recognition and iris recognition modes and bring the potential for behavior or habit-based authentication to their devices, according to a TMCnet article. Some of the new patents Apple is seeking specifically call for authenticating a user via their unique typing patterns and detecting heartbeat patterns of the user through special sensors. read more »Datastrip has announced it has partnered with Tanzania-based information technology company Techno Brain to sell the EasyVerify mobile solution in the African market. The Easy Verify’s comes installed with contactless smart card and fingerprint reading capabilities and the option to expand into face and iris recognition. read more »AOptix Technologies has announced the redesign of its InSight VM series of iris recognition systems. The redesign moved all the internal components of the system to align vertically leading to a slimmer version of the original system. read more » |
