SALTO Continues to Invest in Facial Recognition Technology
SALTO Systems has acquired UK technology innovator TouchByte, reaffirming its commitment to the use of biometric technology as the future of access control.
In the past two years, it has aimed to accelerate the development of frictionless access control solutions through various strategic investments.
The digital revolution has transformed society. Digital credentials, digital identities, and facial recognition are becoming the standard across all industries, with automatic face recognition emerging as a key technology to address the market’s needs.
In 2022, SALTO Systems acquired Cognitec, one of the major players in the facial recognition arena. It was already a significant move towards enhancing its access control solutions through biometrics and the use of facial recognition technology to facilitate a seamless smart access experience. Integrating Cognitec’s FaceVACS algorithm into SALTO’s smart devices has opened up a number of new possibilities, both in expanding the product portfolio and in new applications in several industries.
Through the recent acquisition of TouchByte, a UK-based technology innovator focused on face recognition, SALTO intends to accelerate the development and time-to-market of the first and most advanced face recognition access control solution by realising Cognitec’s algorithm potential through TouchByte’s solutions portfolio and face management platform.
TouchByte is a high-growth technology business based in Cornwall, UK, and specialising in developing solutions using face recognition to tackle business challenges. TouchByte’s latest product, Facentry, offers keyless face recognition access control: “Access a space with your face”.
Touchbyte believes in simple, safe, secure, and convenient access control, facilitating efficient entry into locations, buildings, and rooms – all without the need for keys, codes, fobs, cards, wristbands, or fingerprint scanners. In addition to the Facentry keyless access control system, the company’s portfolio includes a web-based face management platform, a cloud-based data analytics and security solution, and notification and alerting systems.
