Australia law enforcement deploys IDEMIA Public Security biometric system
Victoria Hanscomb
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IDEMIA Public Security has announced the successful go-live of NAFIS NextGen, a biometric identification system, in partnership with the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC).
According to the company, delivered in close collaboration with ACIC and police partner agencies, the system has transitioned to a secure cloud-hosted environment powered by Microsoft Azure and operating under Australian Government protected-level controls.
Biometrics in law enforcement
IDEMIA highlights that NAFIS NextGen works off a centralised application architecture with a resilient deployment design that delivers high performance, scales to handle high transaction volumes and is inherently cost-efficient.
“I’m proud to continue our partnership with the ACIC and enable a secure, efficient way to aid Australian law enforcement agencies in helping solve crimes by matching crime scene evidence to persons of interest when every second counts,” shared Thibaut Sartre, SVP, Justice & Public Safety, IDEMIA Public Security.
“This offering demonstrates IDEMIA Public Security’s strong capability to deploy biometric identification solutions in various modes, whether that’s on premise or in the cloud, with market leading algorithms and upmost security features to meet the flexible needs of various customers and markets.”
NAFIS is reportedly the only national fingerprint and palmprint system in Australia.
The company says that system is searched more than 12,000 times daily by Australian law enforcement agencies, helping solve crimes by matching crime scene evidence to persons of interest and identifying suspects in minutes.
