October 22, 2005
No big news on the Biometrics 2005 in London
Thursday I visited the Biometrics 2005 in London. Compared to previous years, this years edition was fairly crowded. Although I didn't find any new exciting developments. I missed Hitachi's finger vein scanner. I played with it earlier this summer and I find it a true groundbreaking device.
Compared to the palm vein scanner, where the technique is based on light reflecting, the finger vein scanner actually measures vein through the finger making it a stronger biometric.
Anyway, they were not present but a lot of others were.
With the interest in biometrics growing rapidly, the quality of the booth personnel is decreasing with the same speed. It annoyed me. I always hate it when salespeople do not even understand the technology they are selling.
Compared to the palm vein scanner, where the technique is based on light reflecting, the finger vein scanner actually measures vein through the finger making it a stronger biometric.
Anyway, they were not present but a lot of others were.
With the interest in biometrics growing rapidly, the quality of the booth personnel is decreasing with the same speed. It annoyed me. I always hate it when salespeople do not even understand the technology they are selling.
Max Snijder appointed the CEO of the European Biometric Forum
Well that's good news to start the Biometric Daily. I received an email from Max Snijder. Max is appointed as the new CEO of the European Biometric Forum. Max has a good track record within the Biometric Community. With well known projects as Privium Project on Schiphol Airport, Max deserves this position.
I wish Max all the success with this new job.
