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Ubiquitous biometric authentication predicted by 2020
NEWS priv-ID transforms biometric data into highly compact and anonymous barcodes from which, the company claims, the original biometrics can never be reverse-engineered.
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ew research shows the biometrics industry remains on track to experience significant transformation over the next ten years, but earlier hockeystick growth predictions can now be discounted and replaced with a more linear model. According to the new report - The Future of Biometrics from Acuity Market Intelligence, www. acuity-mi.com – technological capabilities will revolutionize ease of use, accuracy, and performance and greatly expand the use of biometrics for personal, commercial, and government applications. Meanwhile, maturing business models will evolve from product to service based offerings with the bulk of revenues generated from transaction-based opportunities. The report details the trends, drivers, and opportunities that will shape the biometrics industry through 2020 and provides market forecasts through 2015. Key predictions within the report include: UÊ ViÀV>Ê`i«ÞiÌÊÀiÛiÕiÃÊÌÊ>ÌV Ê public sector revenues in 2014 and then surpass public sector representing more than 55% of the total global market for biometrics core technology by 2017; UÊ Ü iÊÌ iÊ iÌÀ>Ê>`Ê-ÕÌ ÊiÀV>ÊÀi}Ê will experience the highest CAGR over the forecast period of 39.46%, overall market dominance will shift from Europe (and the greater EMEA region) and the US (and the greater North America region) to Asia (and the greater Asia Pacific region). By 2017, the Asia Pacific Region will generate the greatest percent of revenues for the biometrics industry with more than 32% of global revenues; UÊ Ì iÊ`>ViÊvÊ-É ÛiÃV>Ê>`Êv}iÀprint continues thorough the forecast period. However, by 2017 iris and face recognition begin to rival their dominance together accounting for more than 33% of global revenues; UÊ /À>Ã>VÌÃÊÜÊÕÌ>ÌiÞÊ«ÀÛ`iÊÌ iÊ>Àity of industry revenue. Information and financial transactions for commercial applications by 2012 and eGoverment for public
July/August 2009
sector applications by 2017. By 2017, information transactions will represent 12.21% of the global market, financial services 18.22% of the global market, and eGovernment will represent 14.23% of the global market; UÊ / iÊ«iÀViÌÊvÊÀiÛiÕiÊvÀÊ`iÌvV>ÌÊ services declines over the forecast period but only from 65% to 47%. Surveillance and Monitoring posts the strongest percentage gain growing from less than 1% to nearly 8% of total market revenue. Other key findings in the report include: UÊ >ÊVvÕiViÊvÊv>VÌÀÃÊVÕ`}ÊÌ iÊiiÀ}ing central role of the digital identity in IT, population mobility and workforce decentralization, demand for eGovernment services, near ubiquitous reliance on digital transactions, the inevitability of broadband access everywhere, along with the rise of cloud computing will require a level of authentication available only through the use of biometrics; UÊ Ì iÊiÌÀÞÊvÊë ÃÌV>Ìi`]ÊÜiÊvÕ`i`Ê>ÀiÌÊ players with technology expertise in high resolution image capture, large-scale data management and high-speed processing, and pattern recognition and matching algorithms from varied fields such as robotics, astronomy, and intelligent video elevate technological capability and provide the requisite knowledge for the industry to experience sustained growth; UÊ LiÌÀVÃÊ>ÃÊ>ÊV>ÃÃÊvÊ`ÃÀÕ«ÌÛiÊÀÊ`ÃVtinuous technology has not moved completely through its revolutionary market development cycle and yet is now subject to significant evolutionary or continuous innovation. In other words, just as biometrics are beginning to stabilize and deliver on past promises, current expectations continue to be driven by “next generation” technologies. It is therefore likely that although there may be instances where specific markets and/or regions experience accelerated growth, the overall market will experience sustained linear growth rather than the exponential growth most readily associated with the “hockey stick” growth curve of innovations such as mobile phones or the Internet (see Box, overleaf); UÊ VÌ>VÌiÃÃ]ÊÕÃiÀÊ>VµÕÀ}ÊLiÌÀVÃÊÜÊ become a preferred method of authentication for two primary reasons. Capture technology will become increasingly more sophisticated operating accurately regardless of environmental conditions. Biometric authentication that does not require the user to “do anything” e.g. position themselves in relation to or have physical contact with a reader, will be prove safer (no transmission of germs) and more convenient for users; UÊ ÃiVÕÀiÊÌÀ>Ã>VÌÊV>«>LÌÞÊÜÊÕÌ>ÌiÞÊ`iviÊ the genuine opportunity for large scale, wide spread deployment of biometric technologies.
APPLICATION NEWS UÊ LG Iris has been selected by Imageware Systems for an undisclosed country’s government project to deploy IWS’ Biometric Border Management Software integrated with LG Iris technology at points of entry along the country’s borders. LG Iris technology will enable IWS to integrate ICAO compliant iris images into its border management application. Once a person’s irises are enrolled they will be issued a card to authenticate identity of the individual and verify their privileges. The government will realize a system infrastructure to check the identity of people entering their borders, when connected to the central iris database. UÊ / iÊ New South Wales Government’s Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) in Australia has awarded Sagem Sécurité the contract to supply and maintain a biometric face recognition system with a 15 million image database, for driver licences. The installation of this system marks a major technological advance that is expected to reduce the risks of identity theft and document falsification for more than five million drivers, while also enhancing road safety. UÊ Precise Biometrics has been awarded an order worth more than US$6.1 million to supply fingerprint readers and software to the US Government, as a step in continued deployment of Precise Match-on-Card in multiple agencies. The solution delivered by Precise Biometrics is related to US Government security and cyber defence programs to prevent hostile infiltration of government systems within critical infrastructure. Delivery will start immediately and the order will be completed before the end of 2009. UÊ LaserCard has been awarded the contract to supply secure optical memory cards for the Carabinieri, the Italian national police force. The cards will be issued as secure ID credentials to all uniformed and civilian employees of the agency nationwide and will store personal data including employment, biometric identification and health information. LaserCard has custom-designed a card structure that integrates multiple technologies including an optical stripe, covert and overt security features and a contactless chip and antenna. The card design also ensures that Italy’s National Printer, Poligrafico, can add a contact chip to enable access to e-government services. The company has received a purchase order valued at approximately US$800,000 to design, produce and deliver the cards this summer.
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Ubiquitous biometric authentication predicted by 2020
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ew research shows the biometrics industry remains on track to experience significant transformation over the next ten years, but earlier hockeystick growth predictions can now be discounted and replaced with a more linear model. According to the new report - The Future of Biometrics from Acuity Market Intelligence, www. acuity-mi.com – technological capabilities will revolutionize ease of use, accuracy, and performance and greatly expand the use of biometrics for personal, commercial, and government applications. Meanwhile, maturing business models will evolve from product to service based offerings with the bulk of revenues generated from transaction-based opportunities. The report details the trends, drivers, and opportunities that will shape the biometrics industry through 2020 and provides market forecasts through 2015. Key predictions within the report include: UÊ ViÀV>Ê`i«ÞiÌÊÀiÛiÕiÃÊÌÊ>ÌV Ê public sector revenues in 2014 and then surpass public sector representing more than 55% of the total global market for biometrics core technology by 2017; UÊ Ü iÊÌ iÊ iÌÀ>Ê>`Ê-ÕÌ ÊiÀV>ÊÀi}Ê will experience the highest CAGR over the forecast period of 39.46%, overall market dominance will shift from Europe (and the greater EMEA region) and the US (and the greater North America region) to Asia (and the greater Asia Pacific region). By 2017, the Asia Pacific Region will generate the greatest percent of revenues for the biometrics industry with more than 32% of global revenues; UÊ Ì iÊ`>ViÊvÊ-É ÛiÃV>Ê>`Êv}iÀprint continues thorough the forecast period. However, by 2017 iris and face recognition begin to rival their dominance together accounting for more than 33% of global revenues; UÊ /À>Ã>VÌÃÊÜÊÕÌ>ÌiÞÊ«ÀÛ`iÊÌ iÊ>Àity of industry revenue. Information and financial transactions for commercial applications by 2012 and eGoverment for public
July/August 2009
sector applications by 2017. By 2017, information transactions will represent 12.21% of the global market, financial services 18.22% of the global market, and eGovernment will represent 14.23% of the global market; UÊ / iÊ«iÀViÌÊvÊÀiÛiÕiÊvÀÊ`iÌvV>ÌÊ services declines over the forecast period but only from 65% to 47%. Surveillance and Monitoring posts the strongest percentage gain growing from less than 1% to nearly 8% of total market revenue. Other key findings in the report include: UÊ >ÊVvÕiViÊvÊv>VÌÀÃÊVÕ`}ÊÌ iÊiiÀ}ing central role of the digital identity in IT, population mobility and workforce decentralization, demand for eGovernment services, near ubiquitous reliance on digital transactions, the inevitability of broadband access everywhere, along with the rise of cloud computing will require a level of authentication available only through the use of biometrics; UÊ Ì iÊiÌÀÞÊvÊë ÃÌV>Ìi`]ÊÜiÊvÕ`i`Ê>ÀiÌÊ players with technology expertise in high resolution image capture, large-scale data management and high-speed processing, and pattern recognition and matching algorithms from varied fields such as robotics, astronomy, and intelligent video elevate technological capability and provide the requisite knowledge for the industry to experience sustained growth; UÊ LiÌÀVÃÊ>ÃÊ>ÊV>ÃÃÊvÊ`ÃÀÕ«ÌÛiÊÀÊ`ÃVtinuous technology has not moved completely through its revolutionary market development cycle and yet is now subject to significant evolutionary or continuous innovation. In other words, just as biometrics are beginning to stabilize and deliver on past promises, current expectations continue to be driven by “next generation” technologies. It is therefore likely that although there may be instances where specific markets and/or regions experience accelerated growth, the overall market will experience sustained linear growth rather than the exponential growth most readily associated with the “hockey stick” growth curve of innovations such as mobile phones or the Internet (see Box, overleaf); UÊ VÌ>VÌiÃÃ]ÊÕÃiÀÊ>VµÕÀ}ÊLiÌÀVÃÊÜÊ become a preferred method of authentication for two primary reasons. Capture technology will become increasingly more sophisticated operating accurately regardless of environmental conditions. Biometric authentication that does not require the user to “do anything” e.g. position themselves in relation to or have physical contact with a reader, will be prove safer (no transmission of germs) and more convenient for users; UÊ ÃiVÕÀiÊÌÀ>Ã>VÌÊV>«>LÌÞÊÜÊÕÌ>ÌiÞÊ`iviÊ the genuine opportunity for large scale, wide spread deployment of biometric technologies.
APPLICATION NEWS UÊ LG Iris has been selected by Imageware Systems for an undisclosed country’s government project to deploy IWS’ Biometric Border Management Software integrated with LG Iris technology at points of entry along the country’s borders. LG Iris technology will enable IWS to integrate ICAO compliant iris images into its border management application. Once a person’s irises are enrolled they will be issued a card to authenticate identity of the individual and verify their privileges. The government will realize a system infrastructure to check the identity of people entering their borders, when connected to the central iris database. UÊ / iÊ New South Wales Government’s Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) in Australia has awarded Sagem Sécurité the contract to supply and maintain a biometric face recognition system with a 15 million image database, for driver licences. The installation of this system marks a major technological advance that is expected to reduce the risks of identity theft and document falsification for more than five million drivers, while also enhancing road safety. UÊ Precise Biometrics has been awarded an order worth more than US$6.1 million to supply fingerprint readers and software to the US Government, as a step in continued deployment of Precise Match-on-Card in multiple agencies. The solution delivered by Precise Biometrics is related to US Government security and cyber defence programs to prevent hostile infiltration of government systems within critical infrastructure. Delivery will start immediately and the order will be completed before the end of 2009. UÊ LaserCard has been awarded the contract to supply secure optical memory cards for the Carabinieri, the Italian national police force. The cards will be issued as secure ID credentials to all uniformed and civilian employees of the agency nationwide and will store personal data including employment, biometric identification and health information. LaserCard has custom-designed a card structure that integrates multiple technologies including an optical stripe, covert and overt security features and a contactless chip and antenna. The card design also ensures that Italy’s National Printer, Poligrafico, can add a contact chip to enable access to e-government services. The company has received a purchase order valued at approximately US$800,000 to design, produce and deliver the cards this summer.
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