Over the holidays, SkyNews posted a video on YouTube which provides an overview of India’s current UID project aimed at gathering the biometric data of its 1.2 billion citizens in order to provide better access to the welfare state. As with most large scale biometric data gathering projects, there are arguments for and against the […]
Read moreA story published in Wired today reported that the U.S. is keeping the Iraqi biometric database that it assembled over the course of the war effort as a “tool for counterterrorism.” During the 8 year war in Iraq, the U.S. military actively collected biometric information on three million Iraqis largely to flesh out suspected insurgents and […]
Read moreToday’s guest post is by Mobbeel, who provides biometric security solutions (iris, voice and signature recognition) for mobile devices. Their targeted platforms are Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian, Maemo, Bada and Windows Phone 7. “Science is built upon approaches that gradually come closer to the truth.” Isaac Asimov. In 1879, Alphonse Berthillon, head of the French police photography […]
Read moreOn Thursday we hosted December’s tweet chat on biometric technology where we welcomed Dan Jablons (@danjab) from Retail Smart Guys to talk about technology in retail. We touched on several topics including: 1. The importance of leveraging POS systems to maximize profits 2. Securing a POS system for PCI compliance 3. Mobile strategies to take advantage of […]
Read moreToday M2SYS announced another partnership to broaden the reach of RightPunch™ a PC-based biometric time clock designed as an affordable alternative to a wall mounted time clock or a way to augment exist time clocks. We are proud to say that RedPrairie Corporation, a leader in enterprise workforce management software and labor tracking solutions that […]
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A recent report released by Unisys Corporation revealed that over half of Americans surveyed are willing to offer biometric information to secure their identities. Airport checkpoints, banking transactions and government benefit distribution topped the list of services Americans identified as worthwhile to give up their biometric data in exchange for security and convenience. Interestingly enough, […]
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Recently, we launched a new page on our Web site for current and future M2SYS biometric research White papers written on a variety of topics. Separated by tabs that categorize the White papers based on the vertical markets to which they apply, currently you can find the following research: 1. Patient Misidentification in Healthcare – […]
Read moreWhen: October 6, 2011 11:00 am EST, 8:00 am PST, 16:00 pm BST, 17:00 pm (CEST), 23:00 pm (SGT), 0:00 (JST) Where: Tweetchat.com What: The First tweet chat about biometric technology […]
Read moreYesterday, we announced a new partnership with Retail Pro International to help bring biometric identification technology directly to retailers in an effort to help bolster their loss prevention policies and strengthen PCI compliance. As an alternative to the traditional swipe card or PIN #, biometrics can also help retailers streamline employee login, create efficiencies and lower costs. […]
Read moreYesterday, Fujitsu and M2SYS hosted a webinar on how palm vein biometrics can help strengthen PCI and Workforce Management (WFM) Compliance. We discussed some common challenges that PCI and WFM non-compliance create as well as how businesses need to identify technology applications that will help to lower risk and create efficiencies. In addition, we covered discussed […]
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