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Amazfit GTR 2 and Amazfit GTS 2 classic and fashionable smartwatches for active lifestyles are suitable for every look with a comprehensive range of health features

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Voice control + Amazon Alexa built-in[1] makes life easier, more efficient and more fun

SHENZHEN, China, Oct. 27, 2020 — Amazfit is launching the two latest editions of its smartwatches from its popular Fashion series of wearables this season. The Amazfit GTR 2 blends traditional watch design with extensive fitness and health tracking features and will launch in the UK and the US on 30 October; the sleek and stylish Amazfit GTS 2 will launch in the US on 1 November and will be available in the UK on 15 November.

Amazfit GTR 2, Amazfit GTS 2, classic and fashionable smartwatches with a comprehensive range of health features for active lifestyles
Amazfit GTR 2, Amazfit GTS 2, classic and fashionable smartwatches with a comprehensive range of health features for active lifestyles

Elegant Design with Impressive Technology

Available with either a stainless steel or black aluminum alloy case, the Amazfit GTR 2 has a classic look, featuring a round 1.39-inch AMOLED display with crafted 3D curved glass that’s clear and easy to read. The slim Amazfit GTS 2 has a rectangular 1.65-inch AMOLED screen and is available with either a midnight black, desert gold or urban grey aluminum alloy case plus matching strap.

Both watch displays are made from 3D Corning Gorilla glass with optical Diamond-like Carbon (oDLC) and anti-fingerprint coatings, which makes the screen exceptionally strong, more resistant to scratches and easy to keep clean. A fully rotatable screen makes the watches equally comfortable whether you are lefthanded or righthanded.

All-round Health & Fitness Management[2] Features

The Amazfit GTR 2 and Amazfit GTS 2 offer high-precision heart rate monitoring. Equipped with the BioTracker™ 2 PPG optical sensor, which tracks your heart rate 24/7, it monitors your resting heart rate, heart rate zones and provides you with abnormal heart rate warnings, to better understand your heart health.

The BioTracker™ 2 PPG also supports OxygenBeats™[3] to measure blood-oxygen saturation. When engaged in long-term mental work, or physical activity such as participating in marathons or high-intensity outdoor sports, if you feel uncomfortable then you can measure your current blood-oxygen level in order to quickly understand your physical state, and keep your health firmly in your hands.

Sleep quality monitoring[4] ensures optimal performance and these Amazfit smartwatches monitor your sleep and makes it easier to understand your sleep patterns and improve sleep quality. Once synchronized to the app you can learn more about how long you spend in light and deep sleep stages, including the Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep stage, and even daytime naps[5].

Both smartwatches feature the innovative PAI™ Health Assessment System[6] that turns your heart rate data, tracked activities and other health data into a PAI score that lets you understand your physical well-being at a glance.

Both the Amazfit GT 2 series watches support stress monitoring that help you balance your stress levels.

Staying healthy means staying active, so the Amazfit GTR 2 and Amazfit GTS 2 include 12 popular sports modes[7] that are easy to activate any time you start exercising. Record distance, speed, heart rate changes, calories burned, and other exercise data during your workouts.

The Amazfit GT 2 watches have about 3GB of local music storage so you can listen to music without your phone. With the addition of haptic vibration that delivers customizable haptic feedback when you receive calls or get notifications.

When you take your watch off a wear detection function will lock the watch to protect your privacy and you can add a password for extra security.

With a built-in microphone and speaker, these smartwatches let you take phone calls thanks to its Bluetooth call feature.

New Generation GT Watches Make Life Smarter, More Efficient and More Fun

Now you’ve got voice control, here’s where the GT 2 watches get super smart. With Amazon Alexa built-in you can ask questions, search for information, get translations, create shopping lists, set alarms, timers and reminders, check the weather, control smart home devices and more. You can talk to the Amazfit GTR 2 and Amazfit GTS 2 and Alexa will respond to your voice commands with text responses on screen. For example, just say,

  • "Alexa set a timer."
  • "Alexa add eggs to my shopping list."
  • "Alexa turn on the living room lights."
  • "Alexa how’s the weather today?"

Alexa lives in the cloud, so it’s always getting smarter, adding new capabilities that are delivered to your device.

An offline voice control feature also lets you perform voice operations on your watch even without Internet access, including turning on sports modes, heart rate tracking and more.

The long battery life of the GT 2 series watches means they will be with you on your journey every day of the week.

Pricing and availability

In the UK the Amazfit GTR 2 will launch on 30 October and costs GBP159, while the Amazfit GTS 2 will launch on 15 November and will retail for GBP159.

In the US the Amazfit GTR 2 will launch on 30 October and costs USD179, while the Amazfit GTS 2 costs USD179 and will launch on 1 November.

For high-resolution product images[8] please download from here. 

[1] The Built-in Alexa of Amazfit GTR 2 and GTS 2 will be available by OTA upgrade soon. When available, notifications will appear via the Zepp APP (formerly known as Amazfit APP) and device. The OTA release time may vary by markets.

[2] This product is not a medical device. The measurement data is intended for reference purposes only and should not be used to diagnose or monitor medical conditions. Additionally, data accuracy will be affected if the sensor area makes contact with skin that is tattooed, pigmented or deep-toned.

[3] SpO2 level can affect the oxygen level to various organs. If the level is too low, it could lead to dizziness, headaches, or cardiac arrest. This product is not medical equipment. The test data is meant solely for reference purposes and cannot be used to diagnose or monitor any medical conditions.

[4] Sleep monitoring: can record evening sleep and naps. When it detects that the wearer is asleep between midnight and 6AM, the sleep time between 6PM of the previous day and 11AM can be recorded as night sleep time; sleep between 11AM and 6PM lasting more than 20 minutes is recorded as a nap. Sleep lasting less than 20 minutes is not recorded.

[5] To monitor the REM cycle, the Sleep Assistant heart rate tracking mode must be enabled. During REM sleep, your eyes move quickly in different directions. Dreams typically happen during REM sleep.

[6] The HUNT Fitness Study indicates that people who maintain a PAI™ score of 100 or higher show lower risk of hypertension, heart disease, and type-2 diabetes. HUNT Fitness Study: This study was conducted by Professor Ulrik Wisloff of the Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. It lasted for more than 35 years and had more than 230,000 participants.

[7] Outdoor running, treadmill, trail running, walking, outdoor cycling, indoor cycling, pool swimming, open water swimming, elliptical, free training, climbing, skiing.

[8] The product images and screen content shown above are for reference purpose only. The actual product (including but not limited to its appearance, color and size) and screen display content (including but not limited to the background, UI and graphics) may differ slightly.

 

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Anviz Launches New Generation Face Recognition Solutions in Response to Post-Pandemic World

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— FaceDeep5 & FaceDeep 5 IRT New Product Release

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25, 2020 — In the past couple of months, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused multiple disruptions and safety concerns for organizations across every industry. As businesses struggle to create a safe, comfortable return for employees, customers, and vendors, touchless and thermal management has become an integral part of requirements in providing immediate, visual scanning solutions.

FaceDeep 5 is Anviz's newest smart face recognition terminal with a temperature screening function
FaceDeep 5 is Anviz’s newest smart face recognition terminal with a temperature screening function

Anviz, a demonstrated biometric and AIOT technology provider since 2001, pioneered touchless registration and face-based check-in & access management of its latest innovation. It is excited to announce the release of a strategic addition to its product line, FaceDeep 5 and FaceDeep 5 IRT, a fully integrated Contactless and Thermal Management Solution for the people to access control of entrances or record attendance time and simultaneously check temperature and mask-wearing without having to touch a terminal or gate, requirements which are quickly finding their way into commercial offices, hospitality and retail chains, hopeful crowded sports arenas, medical facilities, and more.

Equipped with Infrared Thermal Temperature Detection Camera, FaceDeep 5 IRT is specially designed to rapidly scan users with elevated body temperature in less than 0.3 seconds within 3.2 feet and customizes alerts and a variety of reporting for high-temperature notifications and no-mask wearing.

Specifically, the temperature screening with thermographic technology (32×32 pixels), is more accurate and faster to catch up than others with thermopile technology (single point) in the market. And the dual facial recognition cameras (IR & VIS) incorporate a BioNano, state-of-the-art facial recognition algorithm plus RFID(both 125Khz and 13.56Mhz) reading technology.

Completely configurable, the platform can be managed on the device or in the CrossChex Software application and provided with SDK for 3rd party integration if need.  Apart from its many competitive advantages, FaceDeep5 is IP65 compliant and applicable to outdoors.

In addition, as a long-time technology innovator, Anviz is also developing cloud-based fully integrated people engagement platforms including true mobile device management. Plus, Anviz is also providing a variety of mounts and stands for the terminals. Just as David, Anviz BD Director in North America explained, "The demand for our surface wall and desktop model was clear from the start, but as we started to see significantly increased interest from commercial buildings, sports arenas, international hotel chains, and expansive casinos, we needed a variety of highly durable stands to increase adaptability and use in high-traffic areas."

About Anviz

As a leading provider of converged intelligent security solutions, Anviz Global Inc. is committed to providing comprehensive Biometrics access control, time & attendance as well as IP video surveillance solutions to millions of SMB and enterprises clients globally. Anviz is energetic and open to the latest trends and markets always. By combining world renowned biometric algorithms with cloud, IoT and AI technologies, Anviz has introduced innovations to the security industry worldwide and developed 6 subsidiaries to serve partners over 140 countries in the last decades.

For more information, please visit www.anviz.com or contact directly via email at marketing@anviz.com.

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TietoEVRY and Zwipe join forces to deliver biometric payments to banks in the Nordic and Baltic regions

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OSLO, Norway and HELSINKI, Oct. 8, 2020 — Biometric fintech Zwipe and TietoEVRY, the leading provider of software and digital banking services in the Nordics, have agreed to jointly roll-out biometric payment solutions based on the Zwipe Pay ONE platform.

With the recent surge in demand for safer and more secure payments, TietoEVRY is embracing biometric payment innovations that enable more hygienic, secure and convenient payments for consumers.   

"We are excited to roll-out the Zwipe Pay ONE platform in close collaboration with Zwipe, a pioneer and innovator in biometric payments. We selected Zwipe as the most interesting partner for mass market deployment. Together, we will support banks to roll-out biometric payment cards and wearables at scale. From recent discussions with issuers, we already see broad interest for such innovations. Clearly, now is the time to take action," says Jarmo Rouhiainen, Head of TietoEVRY Card Production and Personalization Services.

As part of this commercial agreement, Zwipe will provide TietoEVRY with technical support towards biometric payment card integration, enrollment solutions, and a complete end-to-end advisory offering aimed at helping banks successfully deploy biometric payment solutions. TietoEVRY will source their Zwipe Pay ONE-based cards through their network of card manufacturers.

"Partnering with TietoEVRY is a significant milestone for Zwipe. TietoEVRY’s deep relations with a large number of banks in the Nordics, Baltics and beyond will be a strategic complement to Zwipe’s technology leadership, accelerating the deployment of next generation contactless payments. Partnering closely with one of Europe’s strongest players in payment services, we are further showcasing the value-add we deliver to the ecosystem," says André Løvestam, CEO of Zwipe.

This is information that Zwipe AS is obliged to make public pursuant to the Continuing obligations of companies admitted to trading on Oslo Børs Merkur Market, Nasdaq First North Growth Market and the EU Market Abuse Regulation. Certified Adviser on Nasdaq First North is FNCA Sweden AB, info@fnca.se, +46 (0) 8528 00 399. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 12:00 CET on 8 October 2020.

CONTACT:

Contact persons:

Zwipe: 
André Løvestam, CEO
Email: info@zwipe.com
Tel: +47 991 66 135  

TietoEVRY: 
Jarmo Rouhiainen – Head of Card Personalisation
Email: jarmo.rouhiainen@tietoevry.com  
Tel: +358 40 558 3077

About Tieto EVRY

TietoEVRY creates digital advantage for businesses and society. We are a leading digital services and software company with local presence and global capabilities. Our Nordic values and heritage steer our success. TietoEVRY Financial Services Solutions create digital advantage for millions of customers every day, helping a wide range of Nordic and global companies in the financial services industry to digitalize business processes, secure operational efficiency and growth in an environment of constant regulatory change. Our portfolio provides a comprehensive range of services and processes, based on flexible modules and innovative scalable software platforms, from innovative real-time solutions within payments, cards and credit to running full stack operations and BPO services. To learn more, visit tietoevry.com

About Zwipe

Zwipe is pioneering the next generation contactless payments experience, providing biometric payment cards and wearables that enable consumers to authorize transactions with their fingerprints without compromising their privacy. Together with an ecosystem of partners including global brands within digital security and financial services, Zwipe is "Making Convenience Safe & Secure" for banks, merchants and consumers. Zwipe’s solutions address the hygiene and data theft pitfalls inherent in traditional authentication methods. Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with a global presence, Zwipe is leading the next great shift in payments from contactless to contact free. To learn more visit www.zwipe.com

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Herta Launches New COVID-19 Technology for the New Normality

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The leading facial recognition firm launches new video analytics to enhance security and safety in the new post-pandemic era

BARCELONA, Spain, July 13, 2020 — Herta, the Barcelona based facial recognition company, has recently launched a new range of solutions that will help businesses and industries adapt to the new normality.

COVID solutions Herta
COVID solutions Herta

Awarded with the COVID-19 Response Seal of Excellence by the European Comission, Herta’s new applications allow the monitoring of social distancing, occupancy control, mask detection, and facial recognition, even when people wear masks.

Herta’s technology is characterized by having the best reputation, with real and large-scale security projects worldwide. By expanding their product range, the company aims to reinforce their mission: increase the world’s safety by building user-friendly computer vision solutions. With these new applications, Herta will surely help organizations comply with the new COVID-19 safety regulations as well as covering the needs that arise in this new normality.

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Xovis Multiplies Your Options in One Fell Swoop

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Two new AI features for in-store analytics made possible by Xovis 3D sensors

ZOLLIKOFEN, Switzerland, July 2, 2020 — When their ordinary "all-in-a-day’s-work" became extraordinary, Xovis ramped up their R&D to solve unforeseen challenges. Today, the company proudly presents two new AI features for their 3D people counting sensors: Face Mask Detection and View Direction. While View Direction had been hinted at in January this year, Face Mask Detection has sprung up out of the current situation with COVID-19. Xovis hopes that this will help their customers stay on top of public health regulations. The company’s innovative and GDPR compliant technology becomes the only kind to detect face masks directly on 3D sensors.

The Xovis Face Mask Detection
The Xovis Face Mask Detection

 

The Xovis View Direction
The Xovis View Direction

As Xovis Head of Retail Anne Wyder explains, "COVID-19 has made face masks compulsory in many public places; we have responded by developing a new AI feature for our sensors to recognize whether or not face masks are in fact being worn. In a bid to help businesses adhere to public health regulations, this new software plugin for Face Mask Detection will be free of charge until the end of the year for our integrator partners working with the Xovis Cloud Account." 

Despite COVID-19, and at the same time because of the global crisis that has ensued, Xovis is actively providing technological solutions for both occupancy and physical distancing management. As Xovis CPO Christian Studer puts it: "We have been busy – we’ve not only finished development of the much-anticipated View Direction plugin for in-store analytics, but in an agile response to changing market demands also stepped up to the plate and created something extra in our firmware for our customers. Both Face Mask Detection and View Direction features provide deeper insight into customer behavior – the analysis of which has become more important than ever before."

As the undisputed innovator of people flow technology based on 3D stereovision sensors, Xovis is committed to bringing the best products and services to customers and partners alike. Because people count.

See how Xovis detects Face Masks

Read how Xovis View Direction works

Click here for more about Xovis Physical Distancing Solutions

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Herta Awarded the Highly Competitive “COVID-19 Response Seal of Excellence” From the European Commission

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BARCELONA, Spain, June 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — In May 2020, Herta was awarded with the COVID-19 Seal of Excellence certificate delivered by the European Commission (EC) for the project AWARE.

Seal Of Excellence Herta
Seal Of Excellence Herta

AWARE was sent for evaluation to the European Innovation Council (EIC) Accelerator Pilot. As stated by the EC, the EIC Accelerator Pilot offers Europe’s brightest and boldest entrepreneurs the chance to step forward and request funding for breakthrough ideas with the potential to create entirely new markets or revolutionize existing ones. Highly innovative SMEs with a clear commercial ambition and a potential for high growth and internationalization are the prime target. The 20th of March 2020, the EC made an urgent call through the EIC Accelerator Pilot for technologies and innovations that could help in treating, testing, monitoring or other aspects of the Coronavirus outbreak.

The COVID-19 Seal of Excellence is a highly competitive quality label awarded to project proposals which were evaluated to have a high excellence and impact to deserve funding in this special call, but did not receive it due to current EC’s budgetary constraints.

AWARE proposes a hybrid edge and distributed solution for advanced video analytics, including real-time face recognition and crowd behaviour analysis. Part of the computing pipeline is executed on-premise, on low-power and small-size edge stations using Deep Neural Network accelerator hardware. This allows saving costs and increasing system’s scalability, efficiency and ease-of-installation. HERTA’s cutting-edge algorithms, which are able to identify people even when wearing masks and monitor crowd density, are integrated in the solution. The automatic control of social distancing and the identification of persons in access controls without the need of removing masks become vitally important to control the spread of COVID-19, and are Herta’s main focus to fight against the pandemic.

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Thales Commended by Frost & Sullivan for its Unparalleled Government-to-Citizen Mobile ID Solution, the Gemalto Digital ID Wallet

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The company brings a next generation of mobile ID to the market with advanced features, certified security, and strong overall performance

SANTA CLARA, California, May 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Based on its recent analysis of the global mobile identification (ID) wallet solutions market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Thales with the 2019 Global Company of the Year Award. In 2019, Gemalto was acquired by Thales, which enabled it to leverage extensive expertise in the digital security credentials market to develop its mobile government-to-citizen identification solution, Thales Gemalto Digital ID Wallet. This technology meets identity security standards and regulations while offering the next generation of mobile ID features to address new and evolving market needs.

Thales
Thales

Thales’ app allows governments to issue a digitalized version as well as derived digital credentials of state and national ID documents such as driver’s licenses, ID cards, vehicle registration cards, passports, and health insurance cards. Gemalto Digital ID Wallet users can conduct in-person or online identification or share identity attributes with never-before convenience, security, and privacy through any smartphone. Furthermore, the company eases citizen onboarding with a wide range of remote onboarding scenarios to adapt to almost any ecosystem and end-user profile.

“Thales truly goes above and beyond to protect a user’s confidential information by equipping its Thales Gemalto mobile ID solutions with the latest multi-layered security techniques such as encryption, obfuscation, jailbreak detection, and Common Criteria certified advanced White Box Crypto solutions. The company’s app safeguards a user’s private information while giving them complete control over data sharing with certain individuals or organizations,” said Danielle VanZandt, Industry Analyst.

Another key differentiator of the Digital ID Wallet is in its backend platform which offers advanced features and modularity. This flexible business model approach with digital ID platforms available as a solution or as-a-Service model enables Thales to address growing needs for Identification-as-a-Service and Authentication-as-a-Service.

“With the acquisition of Gemalto, Thales serves more than 30,000 entities with its authentication and data encryption technologies, is entrusted by more than 200 public authorities with their government programs and has contributed to over 20 successful digital identity services and mobile ID initiatives around the world,” noted Danielle VanZandt, Industry Analyst. “With such unrivaled experience in identity and document verification, authentication, digital signatures, biometrics, mobile device, and software security, Thales Digital Identity & Security division masters the full chain of trust and is expected to continue excelling in the global mobile ID market.”

Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents a Company of the Year award to the organization that demonstrates excellence in terms of growth strategy and implementation in its field. The award recognizes a high degree of innovation with products and technologies, and the resulting leadership in terms of customer value and market penetration.

Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.

About Frost & Sullivan

For over five decades, Frost & Sullivan has become world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, Mega Trends, new business models and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion.

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Kristen Moore
P: 210.247.3823
E: kristen.moore@frost.com

About Thales

Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) is a global technology leader shaping the world of tomorrow today. The Thales Group provides solutions, services and products to customers in the aeronautics, space, transport, digital identity and security, and defence markets. With 80,000 employees in 68 countries, Thales generated sales of €19 billion in 2019 (on a pro forma basis including Gemalto over 12 months).

Thales is investing in particular in digital innovations — connectivity, Big Data, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity — technologies that support businesses, organisations and governments in their decisive moments.

Contact:

Vanessa Viala
+33 6 07 34 00 34
E: Vanessa.viala@thalesgroup.com

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Priceless Artifacts in Iraq Protected Against Theft Using New SmartWater ‘Forensic Fingerprinting’

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LONDON, May 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Hundreds of thousands of priceless artifacts in several museums in Iraq have been protected from the threat of theft and looting by marking them with a unique invisible code, in a new security protocol that is to be made available around the World to protect ‘at risk’ museums, historic and archaeological sites.

Invisible to the naked eye, SmartWater glows yellow under UV black light.
Invisible to the naked eye, SmartWater glows yellow under UV black light.

Funded by the British Council, approximately 273,000 artifacts held in two Iraqi museums have been protected using this new approach. The project allows the priceless objects to be traced back to the site they were stolen from, making it easier for law enforcement agencies to prove theft, thereby creating a powerful deterrent to would-be thieves and traffickers.

The innovative project, led by renowned archaeologist Professor Roger Matthews at the University of Reading, utilizes a specially prepared SmartWater forensic liquid to attach a unique chemical signature onto museum objects. The solution is invisible to the naked eye, only detectable under UV black light and scientists only need to recover a speck of SmartWater to prove which location the artifact was stolen from, the date the solution was applied and by whom.

Tests by scientists at Reading University established that the forensic liquid causes no damage to stone, pottery, metal, or glass and can withstand intense heat, harsh solvents, and extreme environmental conditions for decades. All the costs of R&D were funded by the SmartWater Foundation, the not for profit arm of The SmartWater Group, one of the World’s fastest growing risk management companies.

Professor Matthews said: “The items in the museum collections we worked with are priceless, with regards to the immense cultural value they offer to Iraq. This initiative effectively gives objects a chemical fingerprint, allowing them to be traced if they fall into the wrong hands. Moreover, it provides law enforcement agencies with the necessary evidence to arrest and prosecute those found in illegal possession of artifacts.”

The artifacts include inorganic pieces from all periods of Iraq’s past; stone-age axes to Neolithic pots dating back to 7000 BC when the world’s first agricultural villages were being established. In 2003, and during the ISIS occupation of Mosul between 2014 and 2017, items like this were frequently looted from museums, later resurfacing on international antiquity markets.

The problem of theft of artifacts from museums, archaeological and historic sites is growing, with temples in India being targeted, as well as archaeological sites in South America. In the USA, Native American sites are at risk, particularly the remote burial grounds that can be an easy target for thieves.

Colette Loll, Senior Advisor to the SmartWater Foundation, the not for profit arm of the SmartWater Group. said: ‘Due to their SmartWater forensic signature, these important museum collections are now traceable and can be repatriated if stolen or trafficked. We are essentially putting the art market on notice – forensic markers present a real risk to sellers AND buyers of stolen artifacts.”

Phil Cleary, CEO of the SmartWater Group said “We’re delighted that we’ve been able to support the implementation of this important initiative in Iraq, as it is totally aligned with our mission to reduce the risk of  theft, wherever it occurs.”

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