NEWS FROM THE FIELD

NIST Readies New Standards for Biometric ID Cards

Federal agencies looking to incorporate iris recognition authentication add-on capabilities to their Personal Identity Verification cards will soon get some expert help from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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Iowa State Professor Weighs Benefits vs. Risk of Facial Recognition Technology

Many states are using the technology to scan driver’s licenses to prevent identity fraud. It led to the arrest of a suspected arsonist in New York. And while facial recognition technology could not identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, police used the software in their search.

These recent headlines illustrate the benefits this technology provides for law enforcement agencies in an investigation. Not surprisingly, many businesses also see an advantage in using facial recognition, not for crime-fighting, but to reach customers. However, Brian Mennecke, an associate professor of information systems Iowa State University, questions whether customers are ready for it.

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Government Investments in Video Surveillance are Growing

Tom Gross of Motorola Solutions talks about government surveillance spending trends. Data on the government market from BCC Research's latest surveillance and security equipment markt report is presented.

The report, from Wellesley, Mass.- based BBC Research, notes “Individual country markets are growing in the range of 7percent to 9 percent per year, depending on the exact locale.” The government and military segment, says BCC analysts, accounts for nearly $11 billion of the total $81 billion global surveillance and security market.

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PRESS RELEASE

Lumenera's USB 3.0 Cameras Are Now Supported by NorPix’s StreamPix 5 Software

Lumenera's USB 3.0 Camera series is now supported by Norpix's flagship software, StreamPix 5

StreamPix 5 software is one of the most comprehensive and easy to use digital recording software available on the market. The software maximizes the high-speed, high-resolution features of Lumenera’s new USB 3.0 camera series, the Lt225 and Lt425. Both families of cameras were designed for high-speed video streaming and image capture by combining high-performance sensors from CMOSIS, with the latest USB 3.0 technology to ensure fast image delivery, even at their largest resolution.

The StreamPix5 software enables users to acquire uncompressed images and stream real-time digital video from Lumenera cameras direct to a PC memory or hard disk. Whether users are performing desktop imaging analysis, capturing high speed images, or streaming real-time video, the integration of StreamPix5 can support the speed and resolution capabilities of the Lt225 and Lt425.

StreamPix 5 is sold independently of Lumenera cameras, but offers the end camera user a simple “out-of-the-box” software solution to render high-speed, high-resolution images and videos.

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LUMENERA IMAGING BLOG - LATEST POSTS

Beautiful Moon
With the summer months upon us, few things are more enticing than the peacefulness of lying on the fresh grass, looking up, contemplating the night sky. One of the elements that I often marvel at is our closest neighbor; the moon, which even to the naked eye, is striking. Perhaps you’re tempted to grab a pair of binoculars or a telescope, to explore the moon’s beauty in closer detail, or discover other distant elements. Suddenly, you have a new found hobby as an amateur astronomer and now; here you are, shopping for a digital camera to add to your equipment check list.
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A Taste of the Orient
Last month I had the opportunity to attend the Vision China Exhibition in Shanghai. In addition to sampling wonderful new flavors and experiences, the trip also provided one location where manufacturers from around the world could showcase their latest imaging products.
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Color Wonders
The camera in your system is the gateway to the color wonders of the world. A camera delivering accurate color is no small feat, much less doing so in a reliable and repeatable manner. Cameras from various manufacturers often rely on comparable sensors but this is where the similarities end. Unless purposely designed, cameras will deliver varying color quality even when using the same image sensors.
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TAC ANNOUNCEMENT

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UPDATES

New LuCam Software 6.3.0
A new release of LuCam Capture Software is now available for download. The latest version of LuCam software provides support for variable frame rate in the Lt425 and Lt225 models, subsampling on the Lt cameras and support for the High Dynamic Range mode on the Lt cameras. It also provides updates for all other Lumenera camera models.

Lumenera SDK 6.3.0
The new release of Lumenera SDK 6.3.0 provides updates to the .NET framework to improve support for 64-bit projects.

Knowledge Base Solutions
Lumenera's Knowledge Base Solutions is a secure portal that provides you with technical support materials and articles. To access these valuable technical documents please contact the Technical Assistance Centre (TAC) team using [email protected].

ANNIVERSARY

Lumenera Celebrates 11th Year in Business

May 10th marked Lumenera’s 11th year since inception! Lumenera was launched in 2002 in Ottawa, ON as a small company bootstrapped by its founding employees. Over the past 11 years Lumenera has grown tremendously through a combination of leading technology offerings and a dedicated focus on customer satisfaction. It is this forward thinking global view that has enabled us to continuously address new market requirements.

In July of 2006, Lumenera became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Roper Industries Inc., a diversified market driven company that produces engineered products for global niche markets.

11 years later, we are proud to employ over 80 full time employees. Lumenera recognizes the organization’s success could not have been achieved without the dedication of our world class team members who consistently go above and beyond.

Our goal continues to focus on serving our customers by offering new and innovative technologies at superior price-to-performance ratios and maintain ongoing success for years to come.

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

With Your Help Lumenera has Planted over 3,000 Trees Through our Tree Planting Initiative

Lumenera is dedicated to our community and the global environment. Because of this passion for sustainable resources we developed the Tree Planting Initiative. The Tree Planting Initiative ensures that one tree is planted for every visitor to our website who completes a contact form. Providing this information is completely voluntary and obligation free.

Through this program Lumenera has planted over 3,000 trees to date. This impressive amount makes a big impact on our air quality as a single tree can produce enough oxygen to support several people.

Click here to participate in our Tree Planning Initiative and help us continue to give back to the environment.

For more information about Lumenera's Green Program please click here.

Lumenera Supports National Denim Day

This May in support of National Denim Day, a fundraiser for the CURE Foundation for

Lumenera staff members proudly wear the 'pink flower' ribbon and denim in support of the fight against breast cancer.

Breast Cancer, Lumenera employees wore denim and received ‘pink flower’ ribbons in exchange for their donation.

The CURE Foundation established National Denim Day in May 1997. The event is now their main fundraiser, and is held annually on the Tuesday following Mother’s Day. Businesses, organizations and institutions across Canada are encouraged to allow employees to wear denim in exchange for a suggested $5 donation.

Lumenera continues to show their support throughout the year for this worthy cause by donating $20 to breast cancer research from the sale of each INFINITY2-1R camera.

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