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Homeland Security

Retica Introduces Dual Iris Capture Device

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Wednesday, October 17th, 2007

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Retica, a small Massachusetts-based firm, last month introduced a new handheld device that simultaneously captures images of both irises on an individual in about one second. The company showed off Mobile Eyes at the recent Biometric Consortium Conference. Retica began shipping Mobile Eyes to U.S. military customers beginning in August, Barry Morse, the company's CEO, tells TR2. Retica received a pair of $1 million contract from the Pentagon's Biometric Fusion Center to help develop Mobile Eyes as well as develop…

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