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NEC’s face recognition technology achieves highest matching accuracy

October 10, 2019

Editor

NEC Corporation recently announced that its face recognition technology achieved the highest matching accuracy in the Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) 2018 performed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with an error rate of 0.5% when registering 12 million people.

Access & Identity

NEC develops new identification technology

February 12, 2019

Priyanka Prakash

NEC announced the development of a “Person Re-identification Technology” that is capable of matching images of people whose figures are partially hidden from cameras, even if the image is taken from behind or from the side.

Takashi Niino, President and CEO, NEC Corporation

News

NEC acquires Danish company to accelerate it’s global safety business

January 3, 2019

Editor

NEC recently announced the acquisition of a Danish IT company, KMD Holding for approximately 8 billion Danish Kroner (DKK). This acquisition is expected to accelerate NEC’s global safety business, which it has positioned as a growth engine for the company.

Sam Cherif, Senior Director & Head of the Middle East at HID

Expert Corner

HID Highlights the Challenge of Balancing Sustainability and Security

May 21, 2025

Editor

Sam Cherif, Senior Director and Head of the Middle East at HID, explains that sustainability is reshaping security strategy in the region, with UAE organizations prioritize eco-conscious solutions such as mobile credentials,

NEC’s face recognition technology achieves highest matching accuracy

NEC develops new identification technology

NEC acquires Danish company to accelerate it’s global safety business

HID Highlights the Challenge of Balancing Sustainability and Security

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