3 trends in video content analytics for 2019

With 2019 now underway Trevor Matz, CEO of BriefCam, offers three predictions for what trends we can expect to see in video surveillance and analytics this year, with AI, along with facial recognition and the cloud, to the fore.

AI start-up AnyVision is first beneficiary of Qualcomm Ventures’ $100m AI fund

AnyVision, a developer of face, body and object recognition technology, is the first beneficiary of Qualcomm Ventures’ $100m fund for […]

Facial recognition boom: surveillance fears could be assuaged by built-in privacy protection

The CEO of a pioneer in facial recognition believes development is driven by a desire to protect the public and – providing organisations procure systems with appropriate privacy protection – technology can focus on suspected criminals and “ignore everyone else”.

HID Global diversifies into biometric identity management with Crossmatch acquisition

Identity solutions specialist HID Global has acquired Crossmatch, a developer of biometric identity management hardware and software, from Francisco Partners.

Amazon’s mugshot AI fail and 5 other facial recognition controversies

Amazon’s facial recognition software erroneously flagged 28 members of Congress as having been arrested for crimes during tests run by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).

WATCH: Princeton Identity showcases iris recognition tech at IFSEC 2018

The Princeton Identity team showcased the impressive speed and accuracy of the technology, which is motion- and distance-tolerant and even works when someone is wearing sunglasses.

Panasonic’s new deep learning facial recognition platform Face Server is industry’s most accurate yet, NIST tests show

Face Server can identify faces at an angle of up to 45 degrees to the left or right or 30 degrees up or down, as well as those partially hidden by sunglasses and face masks.

WATCH: ZKTeco discusses launch of facial recognition, biometrics on proximity card and ANPR solutions at IFSEC 2018

IFSEC TV spoke to MD of ZKTeco Ireland Kiran Wolbeck to find out more about the company and its suite of biometric solutions.

Biometric credentials added to Inner Range access control solutions

Inner Range access control customers can now benefit from using biometric credentials, thanks to a new partnership with biometric technology company Zwipe.

Consumer electronics has blazed a trail in biometrics – the corporate world is finally ready to follow

Take-up of biometric solutions has been far higher in the consumer than corporate field. Reliance High-Tech explains why that is and why that’s set to change.