I was always amazed and fascinated by the technical gadgetry that Q came up with, but never believed that any of those high-tech inventions would ever be more than movie magic. Never happen, I thought. Not in my lifetime. I was wrong. IriScan Inc. s iris-recognition technology is just one of many biometric security solutions being demonstrated at Comdex this week.
Biometric technology brings computers a step closer to having human capabilities.
Just like those James Bond movies suggested. The record is stored in a database or other medium and compared with a live eye to verify identity for any secure activity. IriScan s iris recognition technology is being demonstrated at Comdex in a number of products, including the company s PC Iris authentication system. The software translates an individual s facial features into a complex mathematical formula and stores it in a database, which is then used to verify a person s identity. The software is being used in such applications as the FaceIt NT security solution for Windows NT and FaceIt DB Enterprise, a system for searching through large databases.