Biometrics

Biometrics (from the ancient Greek bios, or life, and metros, or measurement) embraces a series of techniques to ascertain the identify of individuals by ”decoding” their morphological features.

There are many different methods of biometric identification: facial, iris and retina recognition, as well as various methods of palm geometry or voice print recognition, to name just a few examples. However, at the present time the most widely adopted, simple to use and reliable technology is digital fingerprint recognition, which has the longest history of proven effectiveness in criminal investigations.

Today, biometric-based solutions provide an answer to emerging needs in the field of financial and confidential transactions, as well as in the management of privacy and personal data. The need for biometric solutions is growing at international, state and local government level for defence and administration applications: security infrastructure for business networks, government applications, protection of financial transactions in the banking sector, retail operations, and to comply with legal, health and social services provisions.