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Neurotechnology releases upgraded SDKs

Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Neurotechnology, a developer of biometrics systems and solutions, has announced the release of upgrades for their VeriLook 4.0 Software Development Kit (SDK) and their MegaMatcher 3.1 SDK.

The VeriLook SDK, a facial biometrics kit, now has enhanced reliability in a number of facial positions and the MegaMatcher SDK, a large-scale multi-modal kit, has had the VeriLook algorithm added for facial recognition capabilities and an additional add-on for palm prints allowing it to utilize face, iris, fingerprint or palm biometrics. [end] 

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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.

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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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