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Titanium Group introduces facial-recognition Intelligent Visitor Management System

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Titanium Group has issued a new product utilizing Titanium’s proprietary biometric technologies, the Intelligent Visitor Management System (IVMS). IVMS is a kiosk-based solution that collects unique facial geometry (skull curvature, skin texture, movement detection, etc.) for comparisons and analysis.

The specialized terminal of IVMS consists of a pair of specialized cameras, which record pattern distortion from different light spectrums. This product has been developed for businesses that experience and manage a large number of visitors each day and require a certain level of security that is non-invasive. [end] 

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.  

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Biometric Intelligence & Identification Technologies has announced it has been awarded a contract with the Massachusetts Sheriffs’ Association (MSA) for providing facial recognition systems to each county’s sheriff’s department as well as a number of individual police departments in the state.

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A facial recognition system developed by California-based biometric technology developer Airborne Biometrics Group (ABG) is seeing use in a number of industries including government, casinos, transportation and corporations, according to a Las Vegas Review-Journal article.

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Biometric Intelligence and Identification (BI2) Technologies, a Massachusetts-based technology developer, has announced the release of its new iPhone-based multi-modal biometric solution called MORIS.

MORIS, which stands for mobile offender recognition and information system, uses both facial recognition and iris recognition and will be first implemented at the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department in Massachusetts.

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Animetrics has announced the release of a new facial recognition authentication service available on certain mobile phones.

The service, called FaceR CredentialME, is available on devices using the Android, Windows Mobile and RIM operating systems on the Sprint 3G or 4G networks and was launched in conjunction with Troy Security Solutions, a mobile products and solutions provider.

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Airports in Barcelona and Madrid in Spain have installed self-service kiosks available for use by holders of Spanish citizen ID cards or European Community electronic passports, according to a Pro Security Zone article.

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