Biometrics News

Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected to maintain and operate forensic and biometric software used by the U.K.’s Home Office under a two-year, $45.1 million re-compete contract award. The Forensic and Biometric Interim Capability software is part of the U.K.’s national infrastructure for policing, Northrop said Tuesday. Andrew Tyler, Northrop’s chief executive for Europe, said the […] More

Precise Biometrics has been awarded a $133,221 task order to supply additional smart card readers to the Defense Logistics Agency. The company designed the Tactivo technology based on the common access card infrastructure in order to help protect e-email and browsing sessions on mobile devices that run the iOS operating system, Precise Biometrics said Friday. […] More

Speakers from government and industry will deliver keynote speeches and head the panel discussions at next month’s 14th Annual Smart Card Alliance Government Conference in Washington, D.C. Smart Card Alliance said Tuesday the June 9-10 conference will tackle cybersecurity issues, advances in mobile identity, biometric systems, personal identity verification credentials, healthcare identification and developments in National Strategy for Trusted […] More

A new TechNavio report predicts the global mobile biometrics market to grow at 128.4 percent year over year from 2014 through 2019 as the study notes a rise in integration of biometrics in two-factor authentication devices. TechNavio expects an increase in identity and data theft cases to propel market growth during the forecast period while […] More

Symantec has partnered with Imprivata to combine their credentialing and identity-proofing technologies to deliver electronic prescription services for controlled substances that comply with the Drug Enforcement Administration‘s requirements. Imprivata said Tuesday that Symantec, a government-approved credential service provider, will integrate Norton Secure Login and the Symantec Validation and ID Protection Services with Imprivata Confirm ID. “The integrated solution gives […] More

A new ABI Research report predicts that the biometrics market will reach a value of $13.8 million this year as the commercial sector is poised to catch up with government agencies in utilizing biometrics technology. The company said Monday that the consumer and enterprise segments will have the dominant share of the market by late 2017 and reach $8 million […] More

6Wresearch has released a report that projects the global biometrics market to hit $21.9 billion by 2020. The report cites the Asia-Pacific region as an emerging market leader due to what 6Wresearch notes as  “increasing government spending” on information security and biometric projects, the research firm said in November. 6Wresearch lists China, Japan, South Korea […] More

A Grand View Research study forecasts the biometrics market’s value will reach $24.59 billion in the next six years as more organizations adopt the technology for extra security, Biometric Update reported Wednesday. Stephen Mayhew writes the market report predicts government security programs in North America and the Asia Pacific will fuel biometric investments through 2020. […] More

A Radiant Insights report says demand for technologies designed to protect information and control data access will drive growth in the biometric systems market over the next five years. The worldwide biometrics industry is projected to have a market value of $16.7 billion by 2019, an increase from the $5.2 billion recorded in 2012, Radiant […] More