SAFR Launches Version 3.4 Featuring Passive Liveness Detection & Anti-Spoofing
SAFR from RealNetworks announced a new version of SAFR, the world?s foremost facial recognition solution for live video, offering accurate, fast, unbiased face recognition and additional computer vision features. Available now, SAFR version 3.4 introduces new passive liveness detection and anti-spoofing features, for both masked and unmasked faces, to enhance security for face biometric authentication solutions. The new version also includes SMS watchlist alarms.
Alcatraz Partners with IES Communications
National systems integrator, IES Communications, LLC, a subsidiary of IES Holdings, Inc., has added the Alcatraz Rock autonomous IES Communications has selected the Alcatraz Rock to leverage the latest in biometrics ?facial authentication? which is more secure and more hygienic, as it reduces touchpoints. Alcatraz offers a touchless and secure physical access control solution that works with any access control system.
Eastplats Deploys Invixium Touchless Temperature Screening Solution
Invixium announces that Eastplats has deployed IXM TITAN with Enhancement Kit at their Crocodile River Mine. This deployment comes in response to a growing global need for touchless access control and temperature screening due to COVID-19. The local deployment of IXM TITAN was handled by South Africa-based integration specialists, Bluewhale Digital. Bluewhale Digital, after assessing a number of products, chose IXM TITAN for its superior specifications, build quality and ability to handle the unique challenges posed at the mine.
StoneLock Integrates with Johnson Controls Access Control
StoneLock announced the official integration Johnson Controls Access Control, together with providing contactless security and event management technologies that enhance security, privacy, and ease of use. Released in 2020, the StoneLock GO delivers a true frictionless authentication of users and simplified enrollment intentionally built to protect the user?s privacy through its proprietary, ?faceless? recognition technology for global enterprises.
Neurotechnology Releases New SentiVeillance 8.0 SDK
Neurotechnology announced the release of the SentiVeillance 8.0 software development kit (SDK). With SentiVeillance SDK, developers can create identification solutions that use live video streams from digital surveillance cameras or video files. The latest version adds face detection and recognition of people who are wearing masks and includes new algorithms that improve license plate detection and recognition speed and accuracy.
LenelS2 Distribution Agreement to Invixium IXM TITAN Solution
LenelS2 announced a global distribution agreement to resell Invixium?s contactless biometric solutions through the LenelS2 OnGuard? and NetBox value-added reseller (VAR) channels. The agreement also includes a new interface with the OnGuard and NetBox systems to enhance access control and proactive screening to help protect people and optimize building health and efficiency. The solutions are offered as part of Carrier?s Healthy Buildings Program.
Iris ID Adds Kurt Wherley as Director of Sales for Workforce Management
Iris ID announced Kurt Wherley has joined the organization as director of sales for workforce management, North America. Wherley, who has more than 30 years of experience with time and attendance solutions, will develop new customers and support the sales channel for Iris ID?s recently launched IrisTime biometric-based workforce management platforms. Previously, Wherley worked for 17 years with Schlage Biometrics, most recently as a national account manager, time and attendance, offering complete workforce management solutions.
ISS Partners with Captis Intelligence to Launch Automatic Subject Intelligence
ISS announced a strategic partnership with Captis Intelligence. The partnership will leverage each company’s area of expertise and introduce an automated face-matching solution connected to an exclusive criminal database of 35 million subjects provided by Captis Intelligence. The move will expand and capture further opportunities in the rapidly transforming facial recognition market, offering users the ability to access legal open-source criminal data.
Invixium Establishes New Middle East Headquarters in Dubai
Invixium is opening a new office in Dubai, servicing the Middle East, Turkey, North Africa and Pakistan. The new MENA headquarters has been established to best respond to the growing interest in Invixium’s health-focused, temperature-based workforce management and access control biometric solutions that are in high demand as businesses reopen during COVID-19. Invixium’s new office is centrally located in Dubai Internet City, which is regarded as the innovation and technology hub of the region.
Singapore Government Extends National Digital Identity Programme
Four million Singaporeans can now access digital government services online using facial verification implemented by iProov and Toppan Ecquaria for the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) under the pioneering National Digital Identity program. GovTech is the government agency driving Singapore?s digital government transformation and Smart Nation initiative. iProov and Toppan Ecquaria were selected following an open international tender.
Suprema to Introduce New Fusion Multimodal Terminal at Live Sessions of Suprema Connect
Suprema invites industry members to the ?Fusion Face Recognition? live session scheduled on September 17th, where it will introduce the new FaceStation F2 Fusion Multimodal Terminal. The live session is part of Suprema Connect 2020, Suprema?s first virtual event, designed to compensate for traditional security conferences, most of which were cancelled due to COVID-19. At the Fusion Face, Recognition live sessions a Suprema expert will go over the features and technology of FaceStation F2 in detail.
Alcatraz Partners with SAGE Integration to Expand Modern Access Control Solutions Along the East Coast, Midwest
Alcatraz and SAGE Integration have partnered to deliver facial authentication solutions to enterprise businesses to help modernize access control. Headquartered in Kent, Ohio, with a regional office in Atlanta, SAGE Integration will develop and expand Alcatraz?s presence along the East Coast and in Midwestern states. SAGE Integration is a national security integration provider serving enterprise clients with the mission to protect their people, facilities, and reputation.
ONVIF Introduces Release Candidate for Profile D for Access Control Peripherals
ONVIF has published the Release Candidate for Profile D, a draft specification that covers interfaces for access control peripherals. This newest profile candidate is designed to provide ONVIF interoperability for peripheral devices such as locks, credential/biometric readers, PIN pads, license plate recognition cameras, door phones, sensors and displays. Using Profile D, a peripheral device can pass credential identifiers to a securely located Profile D conformant clients.
Iris ID Technology Chosen by Iraqi Millennium Hotels for Time and Attendance
Iris ID announced its contactless IrisAccess biometric technology is being used for employee time and attendance at hotels in Iraq which are part of Millennium & Copthorne Hotels, a London-based hotel company that manages and operates 135 luxury hotels in 80 locations worldwide. The Millennium hotels ?the Millennium Kurdistan, the Copthorne Hotel Baranan and Millennium Kurdistan Hotel and Spa? are located in the Sulaymaniyah province in the country?s Kurdistan region.
Invixium and SIASA Announce Distribution Partnership for Mexico
Invixium and SIASA jointly announce an exclusive partnership to distribute Invixium?s range of biometric products to SIASA?s customers in Mexico. Invixium announced a range of new product and software solutions as a direct response to the pandemic as businesses within and outside of Mexico must adapt to COVID-19. Further, IXM TOUCH 2 is now touchless: a field upgrade can be purchased for existing devices to enable face recognition.
SAFR from RealNetworks Awarded $1.9M in Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Contracts from the USAF
SAFR announced it has been awarded two Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contracts of approximately $950k each or $1.9M in total from AFWERX. These contracts provide funding to adapt the SAFR platform for use by the Air Force for perimeter security and secure access. Once developed for the USAF, the SBIR/STTR program allows for any other federal agency to award a sole-source contract for technology developed under the program. SAFR will be enhanced to integrate real-time facial recognition across a range of fixed and mobile device embedded cameras
Suprema Achieves Seamless Integration with Paxton?s Net2 Access Control
Suprema announced that it has integrated its devices with Paxton?s access control system, Net2. The integration will enable organizations to use Suprema?s devices in combination with Net2. Clients using Paxton?s Net2 can now easily add Suprema fingerprint or face recognition devices to existing PIN or RFID card-based access control systems by installing Suprema Integration with Paxton Net2. User data is synchronized in real-time between the Suprema Integration and Net2.
Suprema?s New Thermal Camera to Enhance Safety by Measuring Skin Temperature
Suprema announced the launch of Suprema Thermal Camera that can be used in combination with FaceStation 2, the company?s face recognition device, to detect users with elevated skin temperature. Suprema Thermal Camera is expected to enhance security and safety at sites by combining face recognition and skin temperature measurement. Suprema solution has increased the accuracy and consistency of the temperature measurement by using the face recognition algorithm.
Fine Hygienic Holding Deploys Invixium Solution as Part of its Digital Transformation Initiative
Invixium has been contracted by Fine Hygienic Holding to deploy IXM TITAN devices and integrate Invixium?s workforce management solution with FHH?s Oracle HR cloud as part of its corporate digital transformation initiative. usinesses like FHH that have many operating locations require a workforce management solution where data from all facilities is readily available. Invixium?s IXM WEB is a web-based, cloud-ready biometric access control.
Alcatraz Moves into New Silicon Valley, Bulgaria Locations
Alcatraz has moved both its Silicon Valley headquarters and its Sofia, Bulgaria, satellite office into new locations. The move helps accommodate the growing Alcatraz teams both in the United States and abroad as the security startup launches its newest product ?the Alcatraz Rock with tailgating? this summer. The new Redwood City, California, location on El Camino Real is in the heart of Silicon Valley about 25 miles south of San Francisco.