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Passport Agency: 'Iris Recognition Needs Work'
News The UK Passport Service (UKPS) claims that iris recognition is still not an accurate enough method of biometric identification for mainstream deployment, following extensive trials of the technology. We will be looking at various types of iris...
[October 20, 2005, 18:05]
Boddie-Noell Selects Windows-Based IRIS POS Solution To Increase Store Productivity And Improve Customer Service
White Papers The uniquely configurable order-entry capability and simplified touch screen operation of IRIS POS has helped Boddie-Noell to increase sales by boosting customer service via improved transaction time.
[July 10, 2004, 0:00]
Bank Eyes Up Iris Scan ATMs
News The US bank is using iris-scan technology that matches up a customer's eye pattern with an image stored on bank's computers. The Bank United of Houston has become the first US bank to offer ATMs that provide access to accounts by scanning the eyes...
[May 14, 1999, 16:06]
Blue Iris
Downloads This Webcam and video security software allows you to keep an eye on your home, business, babysitters, housekeepers, employees, or kids. Use up to 16 cameras, Webcams, IP cameras, analog cards, even DV camcorders.
[April 18, 2008, 23:31]
Biometrics: For Your Eyes Only
News The old saying "the eyes never lie" took on new currency yesterday as Siemens Business Services launched Australia's first iris-recognition authentication system. However he says that iris authentication technology is still too expensive for wide...
[October 24, 2001, 10:38]
Manchester Airport Launches Staff Biometrics
News One of the UK's largest airports has introduced iris scanning to ensure the accurate identification of staff. The Department for Transport's security team, Manchester Airport and biometric identity-management consultancy Human Recognition Systems...
[January 23, 2008, 11:55]
ID Cards Set Back By Equipment Failure
News The failure of fingerprint and iris-recognition equipment delayed the launch of the government's biometric ID card trials by three months, Home Secretary David Blunkett has admitted to MPs. Problems with the hardware, software and the capture and...
[May 6, 2004, 12:25]
Frankfurt Starts Scanning Flyers' Irises
News A test of an iris-scanning system is set to begin on Saturday at Frankfurt airport, as part of a project involving 18 European countries. Airline passengers will be required to stand in front of an identification device whose cameras will...
[February 16, 2004, 9:15]
Photos: Biometrics Up Close And Personal
Talkback If all these systems do is confirm that your iris matched that held on the card then all you need to do is forge the card (or passport) as people do now with cards/passports with photos. For ID cards to be useful they need to match your iris scan...
[March 28, 2006, 9:59]
Biometric Checks Get Air-passenger Approval
News Fingerprint and iris scans were used for screening more than 3,000 passengers who volunteered to take part in the trial on Cathay Pacific and Emirates flights to and from Dubai and Hong Kong. A more advanced miSense screening collected 10...
[June 21, 2007, 12:12]
Medical Fears May Hamper Acceptance Of Biometrics
Talkback You can plug an iris scanner into your computer get access to online services. But a hacker can install a program that intercepts a scan and later fakes the iris scan and get access. If you were using a password then you can change that, but your...
[November 3, 2003, 7:19]
Biometrics Beyond Borders
News The reliability of the technology has also created cause for concern, fingerprint and iris recognition technology have significant error rates and facial recognition is dependent upon lighting, position and expression, sparking fears that...
[October 25, 2005, 10:50]
Oracle Case Study: American International Relocation Solutions
White Papers The migration of the ISIS application was a goal as soon as IRIS went into production. A client-server-based application named ISIS (International Shipment Information System) to provide internal users with a system, integrated with another...
[May 7, 2008, 0:00]
British Airlines Test Eye Scans
News The trial tests iris-recognition technology administered by EyeTicket and the International Air Transport Association. A digital camera captures images of a passenger's eyes, then EyeTicket's technology connects the iris pattern to a passport...
[February 7, 2002, 10:29]
Are ID Cards A Game Of Blind Man's Bluff?
Talkback The question here is how accurate is IRIS? There is only one major player in the market and we have yet to really put IRIS individuality to the test! I have been instrumental in the homeoffice implementing the ARC asylum seekers fingerprint smart...
[November 19, 2003, 5:52]
Experts Eye Biometric Issues
News Angela Sasse, professor of human-centred technology at University College London, warned that biometric technology is underdeveloped to such an extent that iris scanners are often unable to verify identities of people wearing glasses and contact...
[December 14, 2004, 13:20]
Survey Gives Thumbs-up To ID Cards
News Fifty percent of the sample also said they favoured the use of iris recognition as a biometric check, with 30 percent preferring the use of fingerprints. SchlumbergerSema itself supports the use of iris photography as a biometric test, but some...
[January 30, 2003, 9:09]
Biometrics Touted As Key To Stress-free Flights
News Current biometric border security projects being rolled out by the UK government include Project Semaphore, Iris and the miSense trial. Semaphore (which checks UK-bound passenger details against databases of banned individuals and passenger name...
[February 22, 2008, 7:58]
Medical Fears May Hamper Acceptance Of Biometrics
News In particular, there was concern that a person's eyes could be damaged by an iris scanner. Although these health fears would appear to be unfounded based on current evidence, they could prove a significant handicap in the rollout of products that...
[October 31, 2003, 15:50]
Surveillance 2: Eye For An Eye
News And get ready for the next wave of information to start appearing in databases: biometric identification (unique physical traits, such as fingerprints or the iris patterns of your eyes). Bank United in Texas is the first American financial...
[February 25, 2000, 5:51]
