Voice Biometrics Conference 2013-San Francisco highlighted the growing need for better authentication and the role that voice biometrics can play far beyond its original presence alongside IVRs (interactive voice response systems) in enterprise contact centers.
Nuance Communications has issued two press releases that emphasize the game changing role that voice-based authentication is playing to improve customer care. The releases coincide with Day One of Voice Biometrics Conference – San Francisco.
A new generation of voice biometrics is being deployed in call centers. Technological advancements now enable “passive” authentication with high levels of accuracy, which overcomes historical challenges to customer adoption of voice authentication. Participants in this free webinar learn about… Read More ›
RSA’s SecureID tokens may be the most ubiquitous example’s of “something your have” but, with the introduction of Authentication Manager 8, the company takes multi-factor authentication to a whole new level.
The FIDO Alliance, a consortium of e-commerce technology and service providers, is redefining SSO, morphing it from “Single Sign On” to stand for “Simple Sign On.”
With an assist from China’s search giant, Baidu and Singapore’s Institute for InfoComm Research (I2R), Lenovo launched a new smartphone that uses voice biometrics as a security feature.
It was gratifying to note that three members of the voice biometrics community made significant additions to their offerings in the past week.
Mobile payment startup, Square is very close to launching applications that enable people to authorize payments by using their voice over a smartphone.
Targeting the growing ranks of iPhone and iPad users, PerSay has announced that its VocalPassword functionality has been modified to allow app developers to include voice authentication with “minimal resources.” By adding voice biometrics to traditional methods of authentication, including… Read More ›
Amid all the subterfuge surrounding Facebook’s fast-and-loose attitude toward privacy protection, it was nice to see someone taking a simplistic tack on one of the more vexing problem: helping individuals manage multiple IDs and sign-ons for Web services.