18 December 2013

The Facial Recognition Security Companies

By Jeannie Chapman


With increasing security threats faced by many firms from both internal and external sources, face recognizing technologies are being adopted as the measure to protect the firms are round the globe. Just like other biometric systems such as the finger print technology and iris identification technology, this technology too depends on the unique features that are unique to an individual. This is what has been exploited by facial recognition security companies to reap huge benefits.

The system works with computer applications designed to automatically recognized and verify the person whose image is captured and either give or deny such a person the access. The captured image is normally compared to the one already in the data base or the already stored computer frame before a quick feedback is given. The whole process may take less than a second.

Many facial recognition security firms are now adopting the three-dimensional face recognition, a technology that has proven to work better than the older systems. 3D sensors are used to capture valuable features on the face like the eye socket contours, the shape of the nose or even that of the chin which are used for distinguishing purposes.

This latest technology is even better given that it allows for face identification from different angles and at varying degrees of light intensity which was very hard to achieve with the earlier technologies. The system depends on numerous sensors positioned at different angles and coordinated at the central unit from where information is quickly processed and feedback given in a matter of seconds.

It is predicted that such authentication codes like passwords will soon be replaced by personal identification technologies, and indeed facial recognition companies are the ones leading in this aspect. They fall both in the categories of the users and the creators. The practicality of the system is as a result of efforts the manufacturers are putting to develop affordable yet highly effective hardware and software used for this purpose.

Some of the areas where these firms are using this technology exist in the areas of information protection. Some of the computers that are used by the workers are programmed to automatically log on in the user presence and log off when the user is not around. This helps protect crucial information and data in the computer and allow their access to the right people only. Chances of users forgetting to log off the computer are not a worry any more.

This is of a great boost to the financial sectors, hospitals and security firms where protection of the information of the client is very important. Restriction to access to sensitive areas in the firm, monitoring of the time attendance of the employees and monitoring visitors into the firm premises are also areas where the technology is deployed. It provided the crucial evidence in case of a security breach.

If the improved performance and increased profitability is anything to go by, then it is easy to notice that facial recognition security companies are making a huge kill as a result of this technology. More and more companies are set to adopt the same system particularly if the developers are able to come up with even cheaper, effective and efficient solutions in this sector.




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