• Eyes on the Prize: Iris Scanning Explained

    July 16, 2018 Alissa

        Iris scanners have long been a staple of super spy block busters and Hollywood heists. In the movies iris scanners are exceptionally high tech affairs, almost as expensive as the riches they’re designed to protect, relying on sweeping lasers and holographic overlays to thwart plucky thieves and rogue agents alike. In reality, iris…

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  • All-Inclusive is Palm-Inclusive: The Near Future of Printing

    February 23, 2018 Alissa

      If fingerprints are like snowflakes, then palm prints are like blizzards, positively packed with unique identifying information and almost impossible to miss. While fingerprints remain the gold standard of biometric data, the rise of palm prints in law enforcement, federal government, and financial institutions all point to a future of whole-hand scanning.    …

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  • What is a Live Scan?

    January 19, 2018 Alissa

    Fingerprints have been used as a tool for law enforcement since the days of ancient china, where handprints and footprints were lifted from crime scenes then matched against suspects in the hopes of discerning guilt. While these early methods of forensic analysis were a bit crude (though there is at least one historic report of…

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  • Secure Card Conversion Center and Services

    December 22, 2017 Alissa

    Beyond live scan solutions and innovative software, Mentalix offers high-quality, customizable fingerprint card scanning services all in our secure card conversion center. From small agencies looking to free up costly physical storage space, to massive state-wide digitization efforts, Mentalix has converted millions of outdated and unwieldy hard cards into accessible digital files on a local and national scale. Our…

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