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Neurotechnology releases tri-modal products

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Neurotechnology, a developer of biometric systems, has released new versions of its software development kits (SDKs) utilizing fingerprint, iris, face and combinations of the three modes offering enhancements in operations, reliability and user-friendliness.

Some of the larger standouts to its enhancements include the face and fingerprint biometric system MegaMatcher now enabling up to 40,000 per-second fingerprint matching as well as an upgrade to their iris-recognition SDK VeriEye that allows it to be utilized as an add-on to the Mega Matcher system resulting in a three-factor biometric system.


In addition to the ability of utilizing all three modes in one system, Neurotechnology officials report that the system can also require a user submit multiple samples of each mode for authentication, such as two irises or multiple fingerprints, further increasing the reliability of the system.

All the company’s SDKs are also compatible with a number of camera and scanner systems allowing them to be utilized in a variety of functions. [end] 

Neurotechnology has announced that it has released a new multi-modal solution that employs fingerprint and iris-based authentication.

The system, called MegaMatcher Accelerator 3.0, is being touted by the company for its matching speeds of 200 million irises per second and 100 million fingerprints per second. Subsequently, due to its high matching speeds, Neurotechnology believes its new solution to be a perfect match for large-scale identity detection projects such as voter duplication detection, passport issuance, border control and other applications where a need for one-to-many matching exists.

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Neurotechnology has announced the release of two new software development kits (SDKs) from their MegaMatcher line of offerings. The two new releases, MegaMatcher 4.2 and MegaMatcher On Card 3.0, both offer support for fingerprint, facial and iris recognition to be used either individually or as a multi-factor solution by Neurotechnology’s VeriFinger 6.4, VeriLook 5.1 and VeriEye identification engines, respectively.

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Madison County Jail in Alabama implemented a 3D face recognition system to prevent the accidental release of the wrong inmate, according to Homeland Security News Wire.

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Neurotechnology announced that it has developed three versions of embedded solutions for Android-powered devices such as smart phones and tablets.

Specifically, Neurotechnology has ported its VeriFinger Embedded software development kit (SDK), which authenticates user identities via fingerprints, VeriLook Embedded SDK, which authenticates user identities via facial recognition, and MegaMatcher Embedded SDK, which authenticates user identities via both fingerprints and facial recognition. A version that utilizes iris recognition also is in the works.

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CloudPassage has launched Halo NetSec, a firewall, two-factor authentication product that enables access to virtual servers in the public cloud.

As reported by TechWorld, Halo NetSec covers security needs for services from infrastructure providers, such as Amazon Web Services or Rackspace. Administrators can set up defense parameters without having access to an actual network.

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Biometric identification technology provider Neurotechnology has received the FBI’s WSQ Certification. This certification states that Neurotechnology’s MegaMatcher and VeriFinger SDK fingerprint compression algorithms meet accuracy requirements spelled out in the Wavelet Scalar Quantization (WSQ) Gray-Scale Fingerprint Image Compression Specification, Version 3.1.

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