Cognitec is the only company worldwide that has worked exclusively on face recognition technology since its inception in 2002. Experiencing steady growth at business locations in Dresden, Boston and Sydney, the company is proud to maintain a stable, market-leading position within the industry, and to uphold the trust it has gained as a reliable, experienced provider of biometric technologies.

Independent evaluation tests continue to prove the outstanding performance of our FaceVACS® software. Cognitec’s portfolio includes products for facial image database search, recorded video investigation, real-time video screening and people analytics, border control, and biometric photo capturing.

In response to growing demand in face recognition technologies for border control and entry/exit programs, Cognitec continues to add innovative features to its FaceVACS-Entry product. The slim, lightweight device takes biometric photos, and allows for their comparison against facial images retrieved from ID documents or databases. The process also includes presentation attack detection to ensure a live person interacts with the device.

FaceVACS-Entry serves all applications that require the acquisition of standards-compliant photos, and the comparison of probe images against a live image or stored image data, such as access control, border control, and entry/exit programs.

In 2025, Cognitec announced a contract to provide the FaceVACS-Entry technology and related services to the Department of Home Affairs in Australia. Cognitec’s technology will deliver biometric photo capture and verification capabilities at international airport primary lines.