Updated CyberLink FaceMe® to assist post-COVID-19 economic reopening

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 -- CyberLink Corp recently announced new updates to its landmark facial recognition software development kit, designed to assist global economy reopening as the world curtails the COVID-19 pandemic.

Available immediately, FaceMe® can detect whether individuals are wearing a face mask, and if they are wearing it properly fully covering the mouth and nose, while also being able to perform facial recognition.

According to a statement, the features work for assorted types of mask, including but not limited to medical, cloth, fibre or N95 masks, and can do so for all faces and through various angles.

FaceMe® is one of the world’s most accurate facial recognition engines as deemed by the world standard NIST Facial Recognition Vendor Test.

The FaceMe® platform can now be integrated into retail point-of-sales systems, security cameras, digital signage and other connected devices to determine that individuals in required areas are wearing a face mask and notifying pre-designated personnel if they are not.

Further, the new updates allow it to precisely perform facial recognition on people wearing masks and verify their credentials, enabling a wide range of ‘contactless solutions’.

Over the next months, CyberLink will also introduce thermal body imaging and crowd counting to FaceMe®, to assist in distanced temperature detection of individuals as well as the density of people in public venues.

More details at www.cyberlink.com/faceme

-- BERNAMA

Fortanix expansion in Asia Pacific fulfills data security solutions global demand

KUALA LUMPUR, June 16 -- Fortanix® Inc, a Runtime Encryption® company has expanded operations in the Asia Pacific region, fulfilling the growing global demand for its data security solutions.

Having invested heavily in Asia Pacific, the company recently unveiled a new in-region staff and growing ecosystem of channel and distribution partners, enabling organisations to improve on-premises and cloud data security, all while lowering costs and reducing complexity of legacy systems.

According to a statement, Fortanix has opened a new office in Singapore to support its growing Asia Pacific customer base and attract local channel partners and distributors to its growing partner programmes.

Meanwhile, the company has named Gerry Sillars as Vice-President Asia Pacific, who most recently ran Asia Pacific for Skybox Security.

Fortanix Self-Defending Key Management Service™ provides a cloud-native data security platform with cryptographic services, sharing secrets and tokenisation across cloud and on-premises environments from a single centralised point of management and audit.

“Fortanix recognises the significant opportunity that the Asia Pacific region represents and we have made a significant early investment to support that opportunity and our global customers, creating a major initial footprint in the region,” said CRO of Fortanix, David Greene.

“We have recruited an experienced team led by Gerry Sillars with a strong track record of successfully taking new cybersecurity technologies to the region to help us meet our aggressive revenue and growth goals.”

-- BERNAMA