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Reston, VA 20195
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Captiva Inc.
Captiva is a USA-based HUBZone small business offering biometric solution development for civil and defense agencies. Our experience includes development of architectures for very large biometric systems.
Explaining Biometrics
Explainer: Rapid DNA technology
The introduction of “Rapid DNA” technology will revolutionize the practice of forensics. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is…
Explainer: Biometric ATMs
Biometric ATMs are self-service automated teller machines (ATMs), or cash machines, that use a biometric measure to identify customers and…
What are NIST evaluation tests for facial recognition algorithms?
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology divided the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) into two separate sets of…
U.K. Law Enforcement Agencies Using High-End Fingerprint Readers
A fingerprint reader is a reliable way to secure proper identification and is primarily used by law enforcement to identify…
History of Biometrics
Introduction The term “biometrics” is derived from the Greek words “bio” (life) and “metrics” (to measure). Automated biometric systems have…
Centralized identity systems vs. decentralized identity systems
Legal and digital identity systems are organized in centralized or decentralized architectures. To appreciate the difference between these two types…
