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18% CAGR predicted in biometric market
NEWS / EVENTS iÀiÌÊ>««V>ÌÊÌÊÃÕ««ÀÌÊ>ÊÕµÕiÊ Citizen ID Program capable of serving every VÌâiÊvÊ`
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ÊäÊÊVÌâiî°Ê This application will support enrolment, fraud screening, and management reporting. It will also be capable of integration with applications from the Housing Department and the Rural Development Department, among others. This `i«ÞiÌÊÜÊLiÊÌ
iÊ>À}iÃÌÊÕµÕiÊ Ê>agement system in the world, the supplier said. One of the key advantages envisaged as an outcome of the project is that it will result in eliminating identity related fraud and create an efficient and effective delivery mechanism for governments to ensure that the entitlements reach the targeted beneficiaries. Sreeni Tripuraneni, the supplier’s CEO, comiÌi`\ʺ/
ÃÊ1µÕiÊ ÌâiÊ Ê`>Ì>L>ÃiÊV>Ê be used as the basis for identifying and authenticating a person for delivering various government services through a single system, rather than all government departments duplicating efforts in creating infrastructure, systems and procedures. This project will set a benchmark not only for other state governments in India but also for many of the developed and developing nations where billions of dollars are spent on various government schemes and services.” {Ê ½ÃÊÃÕÌÊÜ>ÃÊV
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ation of nine short listed companies that were ÃÃÕi`Ê>Ê,iµÕiÃÌÊvÀÊ*À«Ã>°Ê/ iÊiÛ>Õ>ÌÊ included a Proof of Concept de-duplication test for one of the districts and included metrics for time taken and accuracy of the duplicates found.
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he global biometric market could grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of around 18% between 2010 and 2012, according to findings from research firm RNCOS. ÊÌÃÊiÜÊÀi«ÀÌʼL>Ê iÌÀVÊÀiV>ÃÌÊÌÊ 2012’, the firm says increasing security concerns ranging from individual identity theft and corporate security to national security are driving the global biometric market. It says these concerns are driving increased demand for more integrated security solutions from sectors such as education, law enforcement, government, healthcare and manufacturing facilities. On the regional front, Continued on page 12...
EVENTS CALENDAR 10-12 September 2009 New Delhi, India BiometricsIndia Expo 2009 India has a rapidly growing, fast expanding biometrics market. BiometricsIndia Expo 2009 reflects this trend and is now in its third year. It is co-located with various other exhibitions, including SmartCards Expo 2009. More information: www.electronicstoday.org/ biometrics2009.htm
promises to enhance its reputation as the defining biometrics industry event. Expect controversy, case studies and in-depth coverage of all the industry’s most exciting initiatives from across the world. More information: Elsevier, Web: www.biometrics2009.com
3-5 November 2009 Milan, Italy ID World 2009
21-23 September 2009 Montreal, Canada 5th Symposium on ICAO MRTDs, Biometrics & Security The 2009 Symposium follows last year’s successful event, attended by participants from States, international organizations, companies and institutions. It will again take place at ICAO Headquarters, 999 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. More information: Web: mrtd.icao.int
22-24 September 2009 Tampa, Florida The Biometric Consortium Conference One of the world’s main biometric events takes place in Tampa, Florida. More information: J. Spargo and Associates, Tel: +1 703 631 6200
20-22 October 2009 QEII Conference Centre, London, UK Biometrics 2009 More than 1500 delegates and visitors descended on the show in 2008 and this year’s edition
September 2009
Over the three days of the event, ID WORLD Conference will gather together more than 150 top level speakers to discuss the fundamental issues associated with identification technologies in a variety of sectors. The ID World Conference will be organized in several streams focusing on specific vertical market segments. More information: Web: www.idworldonline.com
8-10 February 2010 QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London, UK Security Document World 2010 Following on from a highly-successful event in 2009, SDW 2010 will once again bring together the full industry spectrum including anticounterfeiting experts, passport-issuing agencies, immigration officials, customs, police, civil aviation, and other border control and security authorities. More information: Pam Chattin, exhibition manager, Tel: +44 1322 663006, email: p.chattin@ sciencemediapartners.com, Web: www.sciencemediapartners.com
IN BRIEF UÊ Fingerprint Cards’ distributor in South Korea, Camos Tech, has placed an order in iÝViÃÃÊvÊä°xÊ - ÊvÀÊ>Ê«ÌÊÃiÀiÃÊvÊÃ>ÀÌÊ cards with integrated fingerprint technology. The order concerns wafers with the company’s fingerprint sensor FPC1011. Deliveries >ÀiÊ«>i`ÊvÀÊÌ iÊÌ À`ʵÕ>ÀÌiÀÊvÊÓää°Ê/ iÊ order is aimed for a pilot series of more than 10,000 smart cards with a complete biometric system integrated. UÊ Dolphin Digital Media, a creator of secure social networking websites for children utilizing fingerprint identification technology, has partnered with UPEK to supply its Eikon biometric fingerprint readers in anticipation of the upcoming US launch of Dolphin Digital i`>½ÃÊ Ã}>ÌÕÀiÊ «À`ÕVÌ]Ê « Ê -iVÕÀi°Ê 1* ½ÃÊ Ê }Ì>Ê *ÀÛ>VÞÊ >>}iÀÊ ÃÊ a USB peripheral that uses the same UPEK technology integrated into laptops to offer fingerprint authentication security. UÊ L-1 Identity Solutions has been awarded a five-year US$62.8 million contract by the California Department of Motor Vehicles 6®ÊÌÊVÌÕiÊ«ÀÛ`}ÊÃiVÕÀiÊ`ÀÛiÀ½ÃÊ license solutions. Two two-year extensions are options for the State and if exercised would add an additional US$45.8 million to the contract’s value. The award was made ÌÊÌ iÊ-iVÕÀiÊ Ài`iÌ>}Ê ÛÃÊvÊ £°Ê California will add new workflow processes and technologies to prevent fraud. This includes using customer fingerprint verifications to prevent customer substitution during the application process to ensure that the person who initiated the application is the same individual that completes each step of the process. The State is also integrating operator fingerprint logon and application LÀ>`}Ê ÌÊ `iÌvÞÊ Ì iÊ 6Ê «iÀ>ÌÀÊ responsible for processing each applicant at the camera station. California is the largest driver’s license issuer in the country, producing over eight million cards annually. UÊ UPEK has announced the launch of the Worldwide Biometric Challenge, a developer contest for biometric applications on Windows 7, the first Windows operating system with native support for fingerprint biometric authentication. The contest, co-sponsored by Microsoft, encourages software developers to utilize the Windows Biometric Framework (WBF) to build applications that make use of notebook computers with integrated fingerprint sensors as well as USB peripheral fingerprint readers. Submissions to the Worldwide Biometric Challenge will be judged for their innovativeness, usefulness, usability and utilization of the WBF. Submissions are due 9 November 2009 and winners will be announced 16 November 2009.
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NEWS / COMMENT ...Continued from page 5 ÀÌ ÊiÀV>Ê>`Ê ÕÀ«iÊ`>Ìi`ÊÌ iÊ global biometric market, the report says, accounting for a combined market share of ÈÓ¯ÊÊÓää]ÊVÃiÞÊvÜi`ÊLÞÊÌ iÊÃ> *>VvVÊÀi}°Ê/ iÊ ``iÊ >ÃÌÊ>`ÊvÀV>Ê region is also expected to emerge as a growing >ÀiÌÊvÀÊLiÌÀVÃÊLÞÊÓä£ÓÊ>ÃÊÌ iÊÕvÊ>`Ê -ÕÌ ÊvÀV>ÊÀi}ÃÊ>ÀiÊÌ>}ÊÃiÛiÀ>ÊÌ>tives and starting various biometric programs. The report claims that the financial sector is been emerging as a potential adopter in global biometric market. Banks, in particular, are leading the charge so as to cut down on increas}ÊvÀ>Õ`Ã°Ê ÃÌÊÌiÀiÃÌ}Þ]Ê>ÞÊL>ÃÊÊ `iÛi«}ÊVÕÌÀiÃÊëiVvV>ÞÊÃ>Ê>ÌÃ]Ê VÕ`}Ê`>]Ê >]Ê >>ÞÃ>]ÊiÌV°®Ê>ÀiÊ looking upon biometrics as a way to curb fraud and offer customers an easy and more convenient authentication alternative to cards and * ÃÊvÀÊÌÀ>Ã>VÌÃÊiÊ/ ÊÜÌ `À>Ü>ð The report also says that by the end of 2009, Ì iÊ-ÉÛiÊÃV>Ê>ÀiÌÊ>}ÊÜÌ Êv}iÀprint and face recognition will account for the largest chunk of the global biometric market. It adds civil ID and criminal ID will be the top two major applications in 2009 and this trend is expected to continue.
based, real-time, non-cooperative image capture i.e. surveillance. Both face and iris recognition are commercially available in the two-meter range and are on the verge of operating in the ten-meter À>}i°ÊÌ iÀÊiiÀ}}ÊLiÌÀVÊvÊÌiÀiÃÌÊÊ the surveillance arena is gait recognition. This is particularly useful when trying to identify an individual whose face and/or iris are not visible”.
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Bolivian voters register with biometrics
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new electoral law, recently approved by the Congress of Bolivia, has mandated the use of biometric registration to increase security and protect the rights of voters. In an ambitious scheme, the Bolivian government wants to register millions of voters in just three months (August to October 2009). Enrolment consists of collecting a digital photograph, obtaining demographic information such as name, age and address, and capturing the fingerprints of all registered voters. The record is then stored in a central database
to be used for comparison when the individual presents himself to vote. The new registration system will first prove useful in the December 2009 Bolivian general elections. The Bolivian National Electoral Court (known as the CNE) hopes to register approximately four million Bolivian voters, includ}Ê Û>ÃÊÛ}Ê>LÀ>`ÊÊÀ}iÌ>]ÊÌ iÊ 1Ìi`Ê-Ì>ÌiÃ]Ê-«>Ê>`Ê À>â°Ê/ ÃÊiµÕ>ÌiÃÊÌÊ a daily registration of almost 60,000 voters. To implement the new registration process, the CNE is expected to use 3,000 new registration stations, comprised of 1,700 stationary and 1,300 mobile stations.
ÊÀ}iÌ>]Ê>ÊÃÕLÃ`>ÀÞÊvÊ}>ÌÊ>«>iÃiÊ IT multinational NEC Corporation, announced it has selected Smartmatic as strategic partner to develop the biometric registration system for the «ÀiVÌ°Ê i>Ü i]Ê ÀÃÃÊ >ÌV Ê/iV }iÃÊ recently announced it will provide more than Ó]{ääÊ Ê- ÊÕ>À`>ÊÃÞÃÌiÃÊÌi«ÀÌÊV>«ture scanners), to be incorporated into portable, mobile voter registration and enrolment stations throughout Bolivia. ÃÊ«ÀiVÌÊi>`iÀ]Ê ÊÀ}iÌ>ÊÃÊÊ V >À}iÊvÊ«ÀÛ`}ÊÌ iÊiµÕ«iÌÊÌÊLiÊÕÃi`Ê in the data capture stations. In addition, NEC will supply its recognition and fingerprint `Õ«V>ÌiÊ`iÌiVÌÊÃvÌÜ>ÀiÊ-®°Ê
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Biometric surveillance tops growth forecast
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ew forecasts from Acuity Market Intelligence suggest that biometric surveillance applications will post the strongest market share gain of all biometric applications from 2009 to 2017. The company’s report – The Future of Biometrics – reveals that the market for Biometric surveillance is expected to grow at an astounding compound annual growth rate ,®ÊvÊÈä°¯ÊvÀÊÓääÊÌ ÀÕ} ÊÓä£Ç°Ê }ÊÀiÊVÃiÞÊ>ÌÊÌ iÊv}ÕÀiÃ]ÊÃÕÀÛilance is projected to post the strongest market share gain of all biometric applications from less than 1% to nearly 8% of total market value representing growth from $19 million to $872 million in annual revenue. “Biometric Surveillance is the ultimate dream application of intelligence and defence communities and the waking nightmare of privacy and VÛÊLiÀÌÞÊ>`ÛV>Ìiû]ÊÃ>ÞÃÊVÕÌÞÊ*ÀV«>Ê °Ê >ÝiÊ Ã̰ʺ1ÌÊÜÊÌ iÊVvVÌÊ>`Ê`iL>ÌiÊ have been largely academic. However, today, there are biometric technologies providing distance12
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COMMENT ÌÊ >ÃÊLiiʵÕÌiÊ>ÊÌ Ê for US-based BIO-key International – a company that produces both fingerprint-based solutions and products for the wireless public safety >ÀiÌ°ÊÊÕ}ÕÃÌ]ÊÌ iÊV«>ÞÊ>ÕVi`ÊÌÊ was to sell its business (the public safety half) ÌÊ>Ê}ÀÕ«ÊV>i`ÊÌiÀVÌ££Ê LiÊ-ÞÃÌiÃÊ for US$11 million. Next came the announcement that it had ÌÞÊÜ]ÊÜÌ ÊÌÃÊ«>ÀÌiÀÊ À« /À>]Ê a contract to supply the FBI with the fingerprint technology within its new Next iiÀ>ÌÊ`iÌvV>ÌÊ ®ÊÃÞÃÌi° Now it is starting the process of recruiting top executives to help it navigate through the highprofile, uncharted waters the company is now sailing within. First up is the appointment of Thomas Bush – at the time of his retirement vÀÊÌ iÊ1-Êi`iÀ>Ê}ÛiÀiÌÊÊ >ÀV Ê Óää]Ê Õà ÊÃiÀÛi`Ê>ÃÊ>ÊÃÃÃÌ>ÌÊ ÀiVÌÀÊ of the FBI, heading the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. BIO-key has an impressive list of partners, ÃÕV Ê>ÃÊ->}i]Ê V iÃÃ]Ê,>`>ÌÊ-ÞÃÌiÃ]Ê
//]Ê>`Ê iÝà iÝðÊ/ iÃiÊVÕ`ÊÜiÊ continue to propel BIO-key forward. Clearly the partnership with Sagem has now borne fruit – and as the company’s confident CEO iÊ i*>õÕ>iÊÌiÃ\ʺvÊÌÊÃÊ}`ÊiÕ} Ê for the FBI…” It is hard to argue with this sentiment, as the FBI deal was such a coveted deal in the industry… Elsewhere this month we report on NIST’s IREX report, which demonstrates how well small and standardised iris images can perform. The comprehensive report illustrates that now may be the time to reassess the iris technology market, which used to run into trouble because of tight patent issues, the lack of suppliers and no usable standards. ÊÌ >ÌÊ >ÃÊÜÊV >}i`ÊÌ iÊÀi«ÀÌÊ>ÕÌ ÀÊ told Btt and the use of iris in credentials, such as ePassports or ID cards should now be back on the agenda. Bearing in mind the massive iris de-dupe project now underway in India – due to iris databases not being interoperable – the NIST report could not have come soon enough… Mark Lockie
September 2009
ation of nine short listed companies that were ÃÃÕi`Ê>Ê,iµÕiÃÌÊvÀÊ*À«Ã>°Ê/ iÊiÛ>Õ>ÌÊ included a Proof of Concept de-duplication test for one of the districts and included metrics for time taken and accuracy of the duplicates found.
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18% CAGR predicted in biometric market
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he global biometric market could grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of around 18% between 2010 and 2012, according to findings from research firm RNCOS. ÊÌÃÊiÜÊÀi«ÀÌʼL>Ê iÌÀVÊÀiV>ÃÌÊÌÊ 2012’, the firm says increasing security concerns ranging from individual identity theft and corporate security to national security are driving the global biometric market. It says these concerns are driving increased demand for more integrated security solutions from sectors such as education, law enforcement, government, healthcare and manufacturing facilities. On the regional front, Continued on page 12...
EVENTS CALENDAR 10-12 September 2009 New Delhi, India BiometricsIndia Expo 2009 India has a rapidly growing, fast expanding biometrics market. BiometricsIndia Expo 2009 reflects this trend and is now in its third year. It is co-located with various other exhibitions, including SmartCards Expo 2009. More information: www.electronicstoday.org/ biometrics2009.htm
promises to enhance its reputation as the defining biometrics industry event. Expect controversy, case studies and in-depth coverage of all the industry’s most exciting initiatives from across the world. More information: Elsevier, Web: www.biometrics2009.com
3-5 November 2009 Milan, Italy ID World 2009
21-23 September 2009 Montreal, Canada 5th Symposium on ICAO MRTDs, Biometrics & Security The 2009 Symposium follows last year’s successful event, attended by participants from States, international organizations, companies and institutions. It will again take place at ICAO Headquarters, 999 University Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. More information: Web: mrtd.icao.int
22-24 September 2009 Tampa, Florida The Biometric Consortium Conference One of the world’s main biometric events takes place in Tampa, Florida. More information: J. Spargo and Associates, Tel: +1 703 631 6200
20-22 October 2009 QEII Conference Centre, London, UK Biometrics 2009 More than 1500 delegates and visitors descended on the show in 2008 and this year’s edition
September 2009
Over the three days of the event, ID WORLD Conference will gather together more than 150 top level speakers to discuss the fundamental issues associated with identification technologies in a variety of sectors. The ID World Conference will be organized in several streams focusing on specific vertical market segments. More information: Web: www.idworldonline.com
8-10 February 2010 QEII Conference Centre, Westminster, London, UK Security Document World 2010 Following on from a highly-successful event in 2009, SDW 2010 will once again bring together the full industry spectrum including anticounterfeiting experts, passport-issuing agencies, immigration officials, customs, police, civil aviation, and other border control and security authorities. More information: Pam Chattin, exhibition manager, Tel: +44 1322 663006, email: p.chattin@ sciencemediapartners.com, Web: www.sciencemediapartners.com
IN BRIEF UÊ Fingerprint Cards’ distributor in South Korea, Camos Tech, has placed an order in iÝViÃÃÊvÊä°xÊ - ÊvÀÊ>Ê«ÌÊÃiÀiÃÊvÊÃ>ÀÌÊ cards with integrated fingerprint technology. The order concerns wafers with the company’s fingerprint sensor FPC1011. Deliveries >ÀiÊ«>i`ÊvÀÊÌ iÊÌ À`ʵÕ>ÀÌiÀÊvÊÓää°Ê/ iÊ order is aimed for a pilot series of more than 10,000 smart cards with a complete biometric system integrated. UÊ Dolphin Digital Media, a creator of secure social networking websites for children utilizing fingerprint identification technology, has partnered with UPEK to supply its Eikon biometric fingerprint readers in anticipation of the upcoming US launch of Dolphin Digital i`>½ÃÊ Ã}>ÌÕÀiÊ «À`ÕVÌ]Ê « Ê -iVÕÀi°Ê 1* ½ÃÊ Ê }Ì>Ê *ÀÛ>VÞÊ >>}iÀÊ ÃÊ a USB peripheral that uses the same UPEK technology integrated into laptops to offer fingerprint authentication security. UÊ L-1 Identity Solutions has been awarded a five-year US$62.8 million contract by the California Department of Motor Vehicles 6®ÊÌÊVÌÕiÊ«ÀÛ`}ÊÃiVÕÀiÊ`ÀÛiÀ½ÃÊ license solutions. Two two-year extensions are options for the State and if exercised would add an additional US$45.8 million to the contract’s value. The award was made ÌÊÌ iÊ-iVÕÀiÊ Ài`iÌ>}Ê ÛÃÊvÊ £°Ê California will add new workflow processes and technologies to prevent fraud. This includes using customer fingerprint verifications to prevent customer substitution during the application process to ensure that the person who initiated the application is the same individual that completes each step of the process. The State is also integrating operator fingerprint logon and application LÀ>`}Ê ÌÊ `iÌvÞÊ Ì iÊ 6Ê «iÀ>ÌÀÊ responsible for processing each applicant at the camera station. California is the largest driver’s license issuer in the country, producing over eight million cards annually. UÊ UPEK has announced the launch of the Worldwide Biometric Challenge, a developer contest for biometric applications on Windows 7, the first Windows operating system with native support for fingerprint biometric authentication. The contest, co-sponsored by Microsoft, encourages software developers to utilize the Windows Biometric Framework (WBF) to build applications that make use of notebook computers with integrated fingerprint sensors as well as USB peripheral fingerprint readers. Submissions to the Worldwide Biometric Challenge will be judged for their innovativeness, usefulness, usability and utilization of the WBF. Submissions are due 9 November 2009 and winners will be announced 16 November 2009.
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NEWS / COMMENT ...Continued from page 5 ÀÌ ÊiÀV>Ê>`Ê ÕÀ«iÊ`>Ìi`ÊÌ iÊ global biometric market, the report says, accounting for a combined market share of ÈÓ¯ÊÊÓää]ÊVÃiÞÊvÜi`ÊLÞÊÌ iÊÃ> *>VvVÊÀi}°Ê/ iÊ ``iÊ >ÃÌÊ>`ÊvÀV>Ê region is also expected to emerge as a growing >ÀiÌÊvÀÊLiÌÀVÃÊLÞÊÓä£ÓÊ>ÃÊÌ iÊÕvÊ>`Ê -ÕÌ ÊvÀV>ÊÀi}ÃÊ>ÀiÊÌ>}ÊÃiÛiÀ>ÊÌ>tives and starting various biometric programs. The report claims that the financial sector is been emerging as a potential adopter in global biometric market. Banks, in particular, are leading the charge so as to cut down on increas}ÊvÀ>Õ`Ã°Ê ÃÌÊÌiÀiÃÌ}Þ]Ê>ÞÊL>ÃÊÊ `iÛi«}ÊVÕÌÀiÃÊëiVvV>ÞÊÃ>Ê>ÌÃ]Ê VÕ`}Ê`>]Ê >]Ê >>ÞÃ>]ÊiÌV°®Ê>ÀiÊ looking upon biometrics as a way to curb fraud and offer customers an easy and more convenient authentication alternative to cards and * ÃÊvÀÊÌÀ>Ã>VÌÃÊiÊ/ ÊÜÌ `À>Ü>ð The report also says that by the end of 2009, Ì iÊ-ÉÛiÊÃV>Ê>ÀiÌÊ>}ÊÜÌ Êv}iÀprint and face recognition will account for the largest chunk of the global biometric market. It adds civil ID and criminal ID will be the top two major applications in 2009 and this trend is expected to continue.
based, real-time, non-cooperative image capture i.e. surveillance. Both face and iris recognition are commercially available in the two-meter range and are on the verge of operating in the ten-meter À>}i°ÊÌ iÀÊiiÀ}}ÊLiÌÀVÊvÊÌiÀiÃÌÊÊ the surveillance arena is gait recognition. This is particularly useful when trying to identify an individual whose face and/or iris are not visible”.
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Bolivian voters register with biometrics
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new electoral law, recently approved by the Congress of Bolivia, has mandated the use of biometric registration to increase security and protect the rights of voters. In an ambitious scheme, the Bolivian government wants to register millions of voters in just three months (August to October 2009). Enrolment consists of collecting a digital photograph, obtaining demographic information such as name, age and address, and capturing the fingerprints of all registered voters. The record is then stored in a central database
to be used for comparison when the individual presents himself to vote. The new registration system will first prove useful in the December 2009 Bolivian general elections. The Bolivian National Electoral Court (known as the CNE) hopes to register approximately four million Bolivian voters, includ}Ê Û>ÃÊÛ}Ê>LÀ>`ÊÊÀ}iÌ>]ÊÌ iÊ 1Ìi`Ê-Ì>ÌiÃ]Ê-«>Ê>`Ê À>â°Ê/ ÃÊiµÕ>ÌiÃÊÌÊ a daily registration of almost 60,000 voters. To implement the new registration process, the CNE is expected to use 3,000 new registration stations, comprised of 1,700 stationary and 1,300 mobile stations.
ÊÀ}iÌ>]Ê>ÊÃÕLÃ`>ÀÞÊvÊ}>ÌÊ>«>iÃiÊ IT multinational NEC Corporation, announced it has selected Smartmatic as strategic partner to develop the biometric registration system for the «ÀiVÌ°Ê i>Ü i]Ê ÀÃÃÊ >ÌV Ê/iV }iÃÊ recently announced it will provide more than Ó]{ääÊ Ê- ÊÕ>À`>ÊÃÞÃÌiÃÊÌi«ÀÌÊV>«ture scanners), to be incorporated into portable, mobile voter registration and enrolment stations throughout Bolivia. ÃÊ«ÀiVÌÊi>`iÀ]Ê ÊÀ}iÌ>ÊÃÊÊ V >À}iÊvÊ«ÀÛ`}ÊÌ iÊiµÕ«iÌÊÌÊLiÊÕÃi`Ê in the data capture stations. In addition, NEC will supply its recognition and fingerprint `Õ«V>ÌiÊ`iÌiVÌÊÃvÌÜ>ÀiÊ-®°Ê
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Biometric surveillance tops growth forecast
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ew forecasts from Acuity Market Intelligence suggest that biometric surveillance applications will post the strongest market share gain of all biometric applications from 2009 to 2017. The company’s report – The Future of Biometrics – reveals that the market for Biometric surveillance is expected to grow at an astounding compound annual growth rate ,®ÊvÊÈä°¯ÊvÀÊÓääÊÌ ÀÕ} ÊÓä£Ç°Ê }ÊÀiÊVÃiÞÊ>ÌÊÌ iÊv}ÕÀiÃ]ÊÃÕÀÛilance is projected to post the strongest market share gain of all biometric applications from less than 1% to nearly 8% of total market value representing growth from $19 million to $872 million in annual revenue. “Biometric Surveillance is the ultimate dream application of intelligence and defence communities and the waking nightmare of privacy and VÛÊLiÀÌÞÊ>`ÛV>Ìiû]ÊÃ>ÞÃÊVÕÌÞÊ*ÀV«>Ê °Ê >ÝiÊ Ã̰ʺ1ÌÊÜÊÌ iÊVvVÌÊ>`Ê`iL>ÌiÊ have been largely academic. However, today, there are biometric technologies providing distance12
Biometric Technology Today
COMMENT ÌÊ >ÃÊLiiʵÕÌiÊ>ÊÌ Ê for US-based BIO-key International – a company that produces both fingerprint-based solutions and products for the wireless public safety >ÀiÌ°ÊÊÕ}ÕÃÌ]ÊÌ iÊV«>ÞÊ>ÕVi`ÊÌÊ was to sell its business (the public safety half) ÌÊ>Ê}ÀÕ«ÊV>i`ÊÌiÀVÌ££Ê LiÊ-ÞÃÌiÃÊ for US$11 million. Next came the announcement that it had ÌÞÊÜ]ÊÜÌ ÊÌÃÊ«>ÀÌiÀÊ À« /À>]Ê a contract to supply the FBI with the fingerprint technology within its new Next iiÀ>ÌÊ`iÌvV>ÌÊ ®ÊÃÞÃÌi° Now it is starting the process of recruiting top executives to help it navigate through the highprofile, uncharted waters the company is now sailing within. First up is the appointment of Thomas Bush – at the time of his retirement vÀÊÌ iÊ1-Êi`iÀ>Ê}ÛiÀiÌÊÊ >ÀV Ê Óää]Ê Õà ÊÃiÀÛi`Ê>ÃÊ>ÊÃÃÃÌ>ÌÊ ÀiVÌÀÊ of the FBI, heading the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. BIO-key has an impressive list of partners, ÃÕV Ê>ÃÊ->}i]Ê V iÃÃ]Ê,>`>ÌÊ-ÞÃÌiÃ]Ê
//]Ê>`Ê iÝà iÝðÊ/ iÃiÊVÕ`ÊÜiÊ continue to propel BIO-key forward. Clearly the partnership with Sagem has now borne fruit – and as the company’s confident CEO iÊ i*>õÕ>iÊÌiÃ\ʺvÊÌÊÃÊ}`ÊiÕ} Ê for the FBI…” It is hard to argue with this sentiment, as the FBI deal was such a coveted deal in the industry… Elsewhere this month we report on NIST’s IREX report, which demonstrates how well small and standardised iris images can perform. The comprehensive report illustrates that now may be the time to reassess the iris technology market, which used to run into trouble because of tight patent issues, the lack of suppliers and no usable standards. ÊÌ >ÌÊ >ÃÊÜÊV >}i`ÊÌ iÊÀi«ÀÌÊ>ÕÌ ÀÊ told Btt and the use of iris in credentials, such as ePassports or ID cards should now be back on the agenda. Bearing in mind the massive iris de-dupe project now underway in India – due to iris databases not being interoperable – the NIST report could not have come soon enough… Mark Lockie
September 2009