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05/01/2013

EyeLock Inc., developer of advanced iris-based identity authentication solutions, displayed its new access control system, HBOX, at the ISC West security event held in Las Vegas earlier this month.

Available through Stanley Security Solutions , HBOX is a multimodal biometric reader that scans the iris to deliver a high level of security. Designed as an over-the-door device, it can be used indoors as well as outdoors, with multiple mounting options ranging from mobile stands and fixed frames to wall mounts.

04/16/2013

MOSCOW, RUSSIA – April 16, 2013 – Vzor Technology, a security technology and consulting company that distributes and installs advanced iris-based solutions announced today that it will be showcasing EyeLock Inc.’s suite of products including the EyeSwipe Nano and EyeSwipe Nano-TS, at its booth (C-117) at the Moscow International Exhibition from April 15-18, 2013.

04/18/2013

NEW YORK, NY – April 16, 2013 – Today, EyeLock Inc., a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced a partnering relationship with Capco, a global business and technology consultancy dedicated solely to the financial services industry, to implement EyeLock’s identity authentication security solutions across the financial services sector.

04/11/2013

EyeLock, a provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions has announced a strategic partnership with Stanley Security Solutions (SSS), part of Stanley Black & Decker, to further commercialize EyeLock’s iris-biometric offerings.

EyeLock’s iris scanning technology is currently deployed across diverse markets including enterprise access, banking, healthcare, homeland security and border control applications. The technology recognizes a user’s iris at a distance while the person is in motion at the rate of approximately one person per second.

04/10/2013

Product of the Year Nominee is Poised to Change High-Throughput Environments, Accommodates 50 People per Minute

LAS VEGAS, NV – Venetian Ballroom E – April 10, 2013 – EyeLock Inc., a market leader of iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced today the introduction of the new HBOX®, its highly praised access control system, to be showcased April 10-12 at the Stanley Security Solutions’ Venetian Ballroom E during ISC West in Las Vegas. Capable of authenticating 50 people per minute, this high-throughput iris recognition device provides unmatched speed, ease of use, accuracy and security.

04/08/2013

Call for Industry and Regulators to Reexamine Existing Methods of Security

NEW YORK, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Jeff Carter, Chief Strategy Officer at EyeLock and a thought leader in banking innovation with more than 15 years of banking and technology experience, today issued the following statement in reaction to recent breaches and security violations at banks and financial institutions in the United States:

"The recent series of intrusions into banks has reaffirmed our belief that the days of the username, PIN and password must be placed behind us. We are currently experiencing a crisis level need for new methods of logical security if we want to protect the institutions that serve as the backbone of our country.

04/02/2013

EyeLock Inc., a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions today announced its strategic partnership with Stanley Security Solutions (SSS), part of Stanley Black & Decker, the second largest commercial security services company in the United States and a leading provider of advanced integrated security solutions globally, to further commercialize EyeLock’s iris-biometric offerings.

EyeLock provides a suite of the most user-friendly, scalable and cost-effective iris-based identity authentication solutions, which will be an added differentiator to SSS’s existing security solutions. The EyeLock suite enables SSS to bolster its global distribution and organic growth strategy across key vertical markets, with a key focus on the financial services, banking, healthcare, industrial, education and government sectors.

04/02/2013

Under a new strategic partnership, EyeLock Inc. and Stanley Security Solutions (SSS) will work to further commercialize EyeLock’s iris-biometric offerings.

EyeLock’s scalable and cost-effective iris-based authentication solutions will enable SSS to bolster its global distribution and growth across several key vertical markets, with a focus on financial services, banking, healthcare, industrial, education and government sectors. EyeLock’s access control solutions are used in a number of markets to reduce identity-related breaches and fraud by securely and accurately matching people with the unique biometric markers associated with their iris.

03/28/2013

EyeLock, announced its strategic partnership with Stanley Security Solutions, part of Stanley Black & Decker, the second largest commercial security services company in the U.S. and a leading provider of advanced integrated security solutions globally, to further commercialize EyeLock's iris offerings. Under the terms of this strategic partnership, Stanley has acquired the exclusive rights to distribute EyeLock's proprietary technology, products and solutions for access control applications in the U.S., Canada and Europe.

EyeLock's scalable and cost-effective, iris-based identity authentication solutions, will be an added differentiator to Stanley's existing security solutions. The EyeLock suite enables Stanley to bolster its global distribution and growth strategy across key vertical markets , with a key focus on the financial services, banking, healthcare, industrial, education and government sectors. Additionally, the technology will be made available to the broader commercial market-at-large through a newly formed EyeLock Certified Dealer Program, which will expand Stanley's global reach.

03/27/2013

FISHERS, Ind. — Stanley Security Solutions (SSS), part of Stanley Black & Decker, has extended its partnership with EyeLock, a provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions.

Under the terms of the agreement, Stanley has acquired the exclusive rights to distribute EyeLock’s proprietary technology, products and solutions for access control applications in the United States., Canada and Europe. The technology will be made available to the broader commercial market-at-large through a newly formed EyeLock Certified Dealer Program, which will expand SSS’ global reach and contribute to the company’s organic growth strategy.

03/26/2013

EyeLock, a provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions has announced a strategic partnership with Stanley Security Solutions (SSS), part of Stanley Black & Decker, to further commercialize EyeLock’s iris-biometric offerings.

EyeLock’s iris scanning technology is currently deployed across diverse markets including enterprise access, banking, healthcare, homeland security and border control applications. The technology recognizes a user’s iris at a distance while the person is in motion at the rate of approximately one person per second.

03/27/2013

Stanley Security Solutions believes iris recognition technology is going to be the next big thing in access control.

On Tuesday, it announced a new partnership with iris biometric provider Eyelock (previously Hoyos). Two years ago Stanely CSS announced a partnership with Hoyos. Here's that story.

I spoke to Stanley CSS’s John Nemorofsky who explained the difference between the partnership of two years ago and today’s announcement. Two years ago, the announcement was Stanley CSS becoming the exclusive dealer for Hoyos. Now, Stanley Security Solutions, the manufacturing arm of Stanley, is adding EyeLock to its security solutions. So, Stanley CSS will install the technology, but other integrators may install it as well through Stanley Security Solutions’ new Eyelock Certified Dealer Program.

03/28/2013

That’s one eye-catching phone!

Manhattan-based tech firm EyeLock Corp. expects to see a smartphone equipped with iris-recognition technology next year.

The feature would allow the owner to unlock the device just by looking at it, eliminating the need for a password.

“You would look at a front-facing camera and it would do the authentication,” said Chief Marketing Officer Anthony Antolino.

EyeLock is in advanced talks with what it said is a major wireless provider about adding the know-how. It is also teaming with computer and electronics companies to introduce similar systems for PCs and tablets.

03/26/2013

Exclusive Partnership to Bring Secure Identity Authentication Solutions to the Enterprise Market in the U.S., Canada and Europe

New York, NY – March 26, 2013 – EyeLock Inc., a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions today announced its strategic partnership with Stanley Security Solutions (SSS), part of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), the second largest commercial security services company in the United States and a leading provider of advanced integrated security solutions globally, to further commercialize EyeLock's iris-biometric offerings.

EyeLock provides a suite of the most user-friendly, scalable and cost-effective iris-based identity authentication solutions, which will be an added differentiator to SSS's existing security solutions. The EyeLock suite enables SSS to bolster its global distribution and organic growth strategy across key vertical markets, with a key focus on the financial services, banking, healthcare, industrial, education and government sectors.

03/26/2013

Stanley Security Solutions is betting on biometrics.

The security services unit of Stanley Black & Decker (SWK) said Monday it has formed a partnership with EyeLock, a developer of identity management software that authenticates people by scanning their irises.

The pact gives Stanley the exclusive right to distribute EyeLock's system for access control applications in the U.S., Canada and Europe. The companies also will set up a certified dealer program for EyeLock's technology, which organizations can use to control access to cash management systems, offices, healthcare facilities and other premises and platforms.

03/26/2013

Companies to bring secure identity authentication solutions to the enterprise market in the U.S., Canada and Europe

FISHERS, IN – March 25, 2013 – Stanley Security Solutions (SSS), part of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), the second largest commercial security services company in the United States and a leading provider of advanced integrated security solutions globally, today announced its strategic partnership with EyeLock Inc., a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions. EyeLock provides a suite of the most user-friendly, scalable and cost-effective iris-based identity authentication solutions as an added differentiator to SSS’s existing security solutions. The EyeLock suite enables SSS to bolster its global distribution and organic growth strategy across key vertical markets, with a key focus on the financial services, banking, healthcare, industrial, education and government sectors.

03/26/2013

EyeLock Inc., a provider of iris-based, identity authentication solutions today announced its strategic partnership with Stanley Security Solutions (SSS), part of Stanley Black & Decker, a provider of advanced, integrated, security solutions globally, to further commercialize EyeLock’s iris-biometric offerings.

EyeLock provides a suite of the most user-friendly, scalable and cost-effective, iris-based, identity, authentication solutions, which will be an added differentiator to SSS’s existing security solutions. The EyeLock suite enables SSS to bolster its global distribution and organic growth strategy across key vertical markets, with a specific focus on the financial services, banking, healthcare, industrial, education and government sectors.

03/26/2013

Stanley Security Solutions announced its partnership with EyeLock Inc., a provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions. EyeLock provides a suite of iris-based identity authentication solutions as an added differentiator to Stanley’s existing security solutions.

The EyeLock suite enables Stanley to focus on the financial services, banking, health care, industrial, education and government sectors.

03/26/2013

Eyelock has announced a strategic partnership with Stanley Security Solutions (SSS) to further commercialize EyeLock’s iris biometric products.

Through the partnership, EyeLock’s iris-based identity authentication solutions will be added as an additional differentiator to SSS’s existing security solutions. In addition, the EyeLock partnership will allow SSS to bolster its global distribution and organic growth strategy across key vertical markets.

02/27/2013

Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission released its annual list of the top categories of consumer complaints received by the agency. In 2012, for the thirteenth year in a row, complaints about identity theft topped the list.

Identity theft has real consequences for consumers. It enables fraudsters to open lines of credit, drain banking, savings, and retirement accounts, file false tax returns, and falsify medical records. Victims often incur significant out-of-pocket expenses, spend considerable time trying to fix the problems created by the theft, and experience emotional stress as they attempt to repair the damage to their lives.

12/03/2012

When we talk about access control, we usually assume that we are discussing all of its aspects, including identification, authentication and authorization. This month, we are hitting some important high points that touch each of those. First, we look at biometrics, which has long been thought of as expensive and, perhaps, a bit too flaky for mass use.

10/22/2012

EyeLock Inc., a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced recently the engagement of Texas-based McDonald Technologies International for the manufacturing of the EyeSwipe-Nano and EyeSwipe-Nano TS products. The EyeSwipe-Nano products are part of a comprehensive suite of secure authentication solutions that provide real-time iris capture, at-a-distance and in motion. 

10/15/2012

NEW YORK, NY– October 15, 2012 – EyeLock Inc., a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced today the engagement of Carrollton, Texas-based McDonald Technologies International for the manufacturing of the EyeSwipe-Nano® and EyeSwipe-Nano TS products. 

10/10/2012

EyeLock’s very own Jeff Carter has now spoken at not one, but two local TEDx events: TEDxEast in New York City and TEDxKC in Kansas City, MO.  Now, he has a very real chance to speak at the 2013 International TED Conference in Long Beach, CA. TED is a magnificent platform for sharing big ideas with the world. 

10/09/2012

NEW YORK – October 9, 2012 – EyeLock Corp., a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced today the appointment of Philip Petracca as Vice President of Product Strategy and Development. Petracca’s appointment reinforces EyeLock’s focus on global expansion of its advanced iris biometric technology solutions. 

11/12/2012

Iris-based identity authentication provider EyeLock Inc. announced the release of an iris recognition turnstile called EyeSwipe-Nano TS design for use in environments that require secure access control. 

11/12/2012

EyeLock, a provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, has launched the EyeSwipe-Nano TS, a high throughput iris recognition turnstile device.
 

11/11/2012

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- A high-throughput turnstile for scanning the iris of an eye to control access to secure areas has been unveiled by U.S. company EyeLock Inc.

The security product -- EyeSwipe-Nano TS -- provides real-time iris capture, at-a-distance and in motion, and was designed for use in turnstile and other rapid-throughput environments.

09/10/2012

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – September 10, 2012 – EyeLock Inc., a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced today the launch of its latest product, the EyeSwipe® Nano TS. This high throughput iris recognition turnstile device provides one of the most secure access control solutions available. The EyeSwipe Nano TS will be on display at the ASIS International 58th Annual Seminar and Exhibits...

09/30/2012

Eye scanning used to be the stuff of science fiction and spy thrillers but not anymore.

Now iris recognition systems are offered as the latest in security access devices able to provide real-time iris capture, at-a-distance and in motion.  With these type of developments, is the line between our physical and digital identities becoming blurred?

07/19/2012

NEW YORK – July 16, 2012 – EyeLock Inc. (http://www.eyelock.com), a leading provider of iris-based identity authentication solutions, announced today that decorated defense veteran Admiral Robert J. Natter has joined the Company’s Board of Directors. Admiral Natter is currently President of R.J. Natter & Associates, LLC, a nationwide consulting and advocacy firm specializing in corporate and defense strategy.

06/29/2012

NEW YORK – June, 29 2012 – On May 11, 2012, a community of luminaries passionate about technology, entertainment and design, convened in New York City to participate in TEDxEast. Jeff Carter, Chief Strategy Officer of EyeLock Corp., gave a presentation to a packed house about rethinking how we authenticate ourselves and protect our identities in a world where the nature of identity is constantly changing. 

06/05/2012

WASHINGTON, D.C. – June 5, 2012 – President Barack Obama has made cyber security an integral issue when discussing the overall security of the United States. To ensure that the U.S. remains on the cutting edge, on Wednesday, June 6, in Washington, D.C., his administration will convene a gathering of the nation’s top minds and corporate leaders to discuss the major cyber security issues affecting the economy and United States’ national security. Jim Demitrieus, Chief Executive Officer of EyeLock Inc., 

05/21/2012

It’s a $38 billion a year business. It’s a residential community of 2.3 million men, women and children, with a population gain of more than 500 percent over the past thirty years. There are bedrooms, dayrooms, exercise rooms, hospital facilities and even gardens.

But the culture here is vastly different as compared to a Ritz Carlton or Mayo Clinic.

04/13/2012

When Tom Cruise had to break into police headquarters in Minority Report, the futuristic crime thriller, he got past the iris scanners with ease: He just swapped out his eyeballs. 

03/27/2012

NEW YORK – March 27, 2012 – TEDxEast, a community of luminaries who are passionate about technology, entertainment and design, has selected Jeff Carter, Chief Strategy Officer of EyeLock Corp., to speak at their New York event on May 11, 2012.  TEDxEast continues to captivate the imaginations of thousands of New Yorkers and global audiences alike through major one-day events and intimate “salons.” 

02/06/2012

Samuel Jeff Carter is Chief Strategy Officer for EyeLock Corp. EyeLock is the leading iris-identity solutions company in the world. EyeLock helps governments and businesses around the world overcome the everyday challenges of identity management. 

02/01/2012

The past year we’ve begun to witness what’s only a foretaste of a future that increasingly will be plagued by a progressively more dangerous and escalating world of asymmetric cyberwar.

Asymmetric warfare is war between combatants whose relative power differs significantly or whose strategies or tactics differ significantly.  

01/25/2012

Enterprise security is attracting corporate eyes – and quite literally too. IT and business consulting company Sierra Solutions is looking to upgrade the level of security for end-user organisations by integrating an innovative iris scanning system with popular enterprise solutions such as SAP and Oracle. 

01/05/2012

NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- EyeLock Inc. (http://www.eyelock.com/), a leading provider of iris-based identity management products and technology solutions, announced today that financial services veteran, Archibald Cox, Jr., will be joining the Company as part of its Board of Directors. Mr. Cox is the former Chairman of Barclays Americas. 

06/23/2011

(CNN) -- From scanning news headlines over the last couple of months, you might think the walls around Internet strongholds are made of rotting wood.

Yet the frequency of data breaches actually hasn't increased dramatically, according to security experts and reports compiled by nonprofit advocacy group Privacy Rights Clearinghouse. 

06/17/2011

Outsourcing computer tasks to firms that maintain huge data centers around the world may not be as safe as billed, despite the cloud's potential for cost savings and reducing the hassles of running in-house servers, security experts say. 

05/11/2011

SAN FRANCISCO (CNNMoney) -- The future is here.

Just like in the movie "Minority Report," where iris recognition is used to gain access to top secret files, you'll soon be able to log in to all of your personal accounts in the blink of an eye -- literally.

05/11/2011

The Finovate conference was off to a good start with 850 attendees and lots of enthusiasm for the 30 new financial technologies being demoed. It was telling that the handful of banks that sent a posse of people to attend -- Ally Financial, BBVA, Capital One, TD, USAA, Wells Fargo, Zions Bank – are all ones that are already innovative, perhaps seeking to keep their edge. There were many good ideas, but I've selected five that I think make the most sense for banks (these are not in any particular order): 

05/08/2011

Ever since the first lock and key or digital log-in and password were created, logical security and physical security have always been two separate concepts. Technologists have searched for decades attempting to find a converged solution and narrow the gap between protecting one's identity and controlling access to physical and virtual interactions. 

04/08/2011

Las Vegas - What was new on Day 1 of ISC West 2011? As usual, there were a number of partnership announcements and a couple of acquisitions; new this year was lots of talk about physical security information management systems. PSIM announcements abounded on the show floor. 

04/08/2011

Las Vegas, NV (April 7, 2011) -- Just off the show floor, amid the corporate meeting rooms and session tracks being held at ISC West 2011, Stanley CSS was holding a feast for your eyes -- or to be even more accurate, a feast for your iris. 

04/07/2011

US company Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (Stanley CSS) is to distribute biometric technology by the Hoyos Corporation. The partnership will deliver a suite of iris-based biometric technology product solutions to Stanley CSS’s global client base, which is part of Stanley Black and Decker. 

04/07/2011

Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (Stanley CSS), a provider of electronic security products and services, has announced a partnership with Hoyos Corp. that may yield a new suite of iris recognition products. 

04/06/2011

Naperville, IL (April 6, 2011)—Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (Stanley CSS), part of Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK), the second largest commercial security services company in the United States and a leading provider of advanced integrated security solutions the world over, announces its strategic partnership with Hoyos Corporation (Hoyos). 

04/06/2011

AS VEGAS—In a deal that Stanley Convergent Security Solutions says will expand its expertise in serving the government and financial sector, Stanley announced on April 6 at the ISC West International Conference & Exposition a partnership with Hoyos Corporation, a provider of iris-based biometric technology product solutions.

03/28/2011

It looks like Mexico will lead the way with iris scanning biometric security, or at least that is what has been going around the Internet recently. A tech company called Global Rainmakers Inc.(GRI) has announced their plans to provide iris scanning technology for widespread implementation in the city of Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. In cooperation with Portoss, a law enforcement information systems company based in Mexico, GRI plans to install iris tracking throughout the city in an attempt to create the safest city in the world. 

03/10/2011

Having previously looked at how biometric recognition is more than a fictional spy-thriller, we didn't look at biometric technology used in the past which seems like something out of the future. These are some of those past biometrics, followed by a few new biometric recognition technologies being proposed for everything from securing your smartphone, replacing the ID in your wallet, and even required testing to prove paternity. 

02/07/2011

A company based in Puerto Rico wants to install iris-detection capabilities in everything from cell phones to ATMs, beefing up personalized security options in an increasingly networked world. But privacy advocates say overuse of iris scans could cause problems for civil liberties and identity theft, especially if databases are ever compromised or if mistakes are made.

02/02/2011

If Hoyos Corp. has its way, the world will soon resemble a Tom Cruise movie.

A closely held company based in Puerto Rico, Hoyos makes devices that photograph human irises for identification purposes, like the technology featured in the films “Mission: Impossible” and “Minority Report.”

01/26/2011

Hoyos Corporation (Hoyos) added an iris scanning device called the EyeSwipe-Nano to their suite of cutting edge identity management products.

01/03/2011

After hearing about the plans Hoyos has to install an iris-scanning device in Madrid’s airport, we sat down with Jeff Carter, the company's chief development officer, to talk about how the device works and how it could possibly bring a paradigm shift to airport security.

12/22/2010

The company says its HBOX device can scan fifty people a minute; it is used by the Philadelphia Port Authority as well as Bank of America at lobby entry points; the company made headlines recently with an ambitious city-wide deployment in Leon, Mexico.

12/16/2010

Hoyos Corporation announced a partnership with Herta Security to implement iris scanning technology in airports in an attempt to solve airline security issues and create a secure process from check-in to boarding, says Jeff Carter, chief development officer at Hoyos.

12/14/2012

NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoyos Corporation (Hoyos), an intellectual property holding company and advanced R&D laboratory, today announced their partnership with Herta Security, an international consumer-oriented security solutions company.  The partnership will implement iris scanning technology in airports to solve current airline security issues and create the most secure process from check-in to boarding.

12/14/2010

Puerto Rico-based intellectual property holding company and advanced R&D laboratory Hoyos Corp. announced Tuesday a partnership with Herta Security, an international consumer-oriented security solutions company, to implement iris scanning security technology in airports. 

12/13/2010

No more parking your ugly mug on some wall-mounted device to get some eye-scanning done. EyeSwipe knows exactly who you are at a glance. Optical scanners are quite popular in film, and have not only been used in hardcore science fiction movies, but also mindless summer blockbusters. The rationale is quite simple: retinal patterns are as unique as a thumbprint. Plus, shooting laser beams across someone's face is infinitely more watchable than some guy pressing his thumb to a keypad. 

12/13/2010

New York - Hoyos Corp., a Puerto Rico-based biometrics R&D firm, will soon add its EyeSwipe-Nano, an iris scanning device, to its suite of identity management products. Roughly the size of a dollar bill, the scanner can capture the irises of people from a distance and in motion at a rate of 20 people per minute, according to the company. The product, which the company maintains is more accurate and secure than other access control systems, will be commercially available during the first quarter of 2011. 

12/08/2010

Hoyos Corporation has announced it will be adding an iris recognition system to its line of identity management product offerings. The system, called EyeSwipe-Nano, will take a footprint about the size of a dollar bill and can capture irises of people every one to three seconds.

12/07/2010

NEW YORK, Dec. 7, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoyos Corporation (Hoyos), a Puerto Rico based advanced R&D laboratory and intellectual property holding company, announced today that they will add a new iris scanning device, called the EyeSwipe-Nano™, to their suite of cutting edge identity management products.

12/03/2010

Ti riconoscono dagli occhi - Che succederebbe se noi italiani fossimo targati come automobili, riconosciuti e inquadrati ovunque da webcam in grado di impedirci o permetterci l'accesso ai negozi, l'uso del denaro, i viaggi? È uno scenario allucinante, ma non così lontano dalla realtà. È proprio ciò che si appresta a realizzare infatti il sindaco di Leon, una città messicana, avvalendosi di una multinazionale Usa e di una tecnologia rivoluzionaria che legge a distanza gli occhi delle persone.

11/15/2010

NEW YORK, Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoyos Corporation (Hoyos), a Puerto Rico based intellectual property holding company and advanced R&D laboratory, announced today that they have partnered with Automated Gaming Technologies (AGT), a leader in handling the bulk cash processing demands of the gaming industry, based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

11/08/2012

Current security technologies “are inherently flawed and can be beaten,”says Jeff Carter, a former Bank of America executive turned chief business development officer at the biometrics firm Global Rainmakers.

11/05/2010

NEW YORK—Worldwide biometrics provider Global Rainmakers has secured $40 million in new funding and undergone a name change in preparation for the next phase of its growth, according to chief development officer Jeff Carter. The company has also changed it's name from Global Rainmakers to Hoyos, after it's CEO.

10/12/2010

NEW YORK, Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoyos Corporation (Hoyos), formerly Global Rainmakers Inc. (GRI), a Puerto Rico based intellectual property holding company and advanced R&D laboratory, announced today that it has secured a $40 million round of investment funding led by one of the company's primary shareholders and a private equity partner.

09/30/2010

The future is now in León, Mexico, which plans to become the first city to rely on iris and face-scanning technologies for everything from crime fighting to banking. The city of approximately one million citizens has contracted with Global Rainmakers, Inc. (GRI) to install scanners in public settings, at ATM machines, at hospitals and on public transportation. The technology can reportedly identify up to 50 people at one time even when they walk quickly by scanners.

09/23/2010

Authentication is the name of the game when it comes to bank security, and every advance in bank technology creates corresponding demand for security. Online payments, remote deposit capture, mobile payments, and even check and branch transactions are subject to continually-evolving fraud, and demand continually evolving security. The FutureNow List showcases the state of the art, and state of the industry, in 2010.

09/23/2010

Jeff Carter either is either in charge of selling the most transformational technology that will come to banking, indeed to human identification, in recent memory, or he's the most delusional former banker you'll ever meet.

09/21/2010

Hoyos Group, a Puerto Rico based intellectual property holding company and advanced R&D laboratory, today announced the appointment of James Demitrieus as Chief Operating Officer. Demitrieus will be responsible for overseeing firm operations as it diversifies its product offering and expands global deployment. 

09/17/2010

NEW YORK,- Global Rainmakers, Inc., an intellectual property holding company and advanced R&D laboratory, today announced the appointment of Samuel Jeff Carter as Chief Operations Officer. In addition to overseeing firm operations, Carter will be responsible for new business development and the deployment of the firm's revolutionary strategy on iris biometric security applications within mobile services and devices.

08/31/2010

Leon, Mexico has began implementing an iris scan biometric system from New York-based Global Rainmakers; the system, rolled out across the city, will see the eyes of anyone taking money out of an ATM, paying for items in a store, or simply catching a bus scanned by hi-tech sensors; Global Rainmaker’s CEO says the company has chosen iris scan for its project because “With iris, you have over 2,000 points...

08/19/2010

Global Rainmakers has partnered with Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico-based information systems company Portoss on a project intending to make Leon the most secure city in the world.

08/19/2010

Mexico's sixth-largest city, Leon, is on the road to becoming a real-world version of Minority Report, the movie and short story that envision a future in which everyone is tracked wherever they go.

08/18/2010

We've all seen and obsessively referenced Minority Report, Steven Spielberg's adaptation of Philip K. Dick's dystopian future, where the public is tracked everywhere they go, from shopping malls to work to mass transit to the privacy of their own homes. The technology is here. I've seen it myself. It's seen me, too, and scanned my irises.

08/18/2010

NEW YORK and LEON, GUANAJUATO MEXICO, Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Rainmakers Inc. (GRI), a company revolutionizing the access control and identity management market, announced today that it will provide iris technology for the secure city initiative in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. Portoss, a Leon-based company, specializes in creating information systems for the law enforcement sector. This latest partnership between Portoss and the City of Leon...

07/13/2010

NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida-based Tech Imagine Inc. has selected Global Rainmakers, Inc. (GRI), an intellectual property holding company and advanced R&D laboratory, to provide cutting-edge iris biometrics technology into the existing banking security systems of their clients throughout Latin American and the Caribbean.

06/15/2010

NEW YORK, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Rainmakers, Inc. (GRI), an intellectual property holding company and advanced R&D laboratory, recently announced a channel distribution partnership with Hacousto Group, based in Holland, to market GRI's groundbreaking tokenless-biometric security offering to the Benelux region.

12/10/2009

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Global Rainmakers, Inc., an intellectual property holding company and advanced R&D laboratory, has been awarded the prestigious Frost & Sullivan Award for New Product Innovation, in the Iris Recognition Biometric Market North America, 2009.