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New Biometric Tests Determine How Well Faces Can Be Identified In Videos

Posted by dtaitano August 5, 2014 5:54 am Categories: Biometrics, Video Analytics. Tags: Evaluation, facial recognition, national institute of standards and technology, NIST.

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to conduct new tests that will assess the capability of face recognition algorithms to correctly identify or ignore people appearing in video sequences. The tests —Face in Video Evaluation (FIVE)— will assess both comparative and absolute accuracy measures. The goals are to determine which algorithms […]

NEC Face Recognition Stands Out In NIST Testing

Posted by dtaitano July 20, 2014 8:33 pm Categories: Video Analytics. Tags: biometric solutions, Facial recognition system, national institute of standards and technology, NEC, NIST.

NEC Corporation (NEC) along with NEC Corporation of America (NECAM), one of the providers and integrators of advanced IT, communications, managed services, and biometric solutions, announced that NEC’s face recognition technology achieved the highest performance evaluation in the recent Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 2014 performed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology […]

Facial Recognition Software Performance Continues To Improve

Posted by dtaitano June 9, 2014 6:14 am Categories: Video Analytics. Tags: biometric, face identification, facial recognition, national institute of standards and technology, NIST.

Who is that stranger in your social media photo? A click on the face reveals the name in seconds, almost as soon as you identified your best friend. While that handy app is not quite ready for your smart phone, researchers are trying to develop reliable methods to match one person’s photo from millions of […]

NEC Participates In ISAF Security 2013

Posted by Stan Lewis September 12, 2013 10:59 am Categories: Technologies, Video Analytics. Tags: comprehensive security, facial image, facial recognition technology, law enforcement applications, national institute of standards and technology, nec corporation, public safety solutions, recognition technologies, United States Department of Homeland Security.

NEC Corporation today announced its participation in ISAF Security 2013, one of the most comprehensive security exhibitions in Turkey and the Middle East region, from 19 to 22 September 2013 at Istanbul Expo Centre, Turkey. NEC will showcase a range of Public Safety Solutions at stand A850, Hall 9, including: 1.Facial Recognition Technology NEC’s facial […]

How An Innovative Control Room Can Help Secure The Budding Cannabis Market

It’s no secret that the cannabis industry is growing. Numerous states across the United States, from California to Maine, have legalized recreational cannabis, with 33 total states allowing cannabis for medicinal uses. And it’s not just the United States that’s seeing this trend: Canada’s official legalization of recreational cannabis took effect last October. This growth is leading to incredible opportunities in the industry, with the global market valued at $10.3 billion in 2018 and projected to reach $39.4 billion by 2023. This market opportunity expands far beyond the companies that directly deal with the cannabis plant, with numerous adjacent businesses on track to experience benefits.