Monday August 13, 11:31 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: International Biometric Group

International Biometric Group Makes Available In-Depth Evaluation of Finger, Facial, Iris and Voice Biometrics
Industry Defining Study Sponsored by Leading Financial and Technology Organizations

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2001-- International Biometric Group announces the commercial availability of full results from Round Three of Comparative Biometric Testing, a real-world performance evaluation of ten leading biometric systems.

IBG's Comparative Biometric Testing details the short-term and long-term enrollment and verification capabilities of biometric technologies, including finger-scan, facial-scan, voice-scan and iris-scan solutions. IBG's Testing also assesses user perceptions on ease-of-use, privacy and security.

Round Three of Comparative Biometric Testing represents an exhaustive eight month effort to carefully assess the performance of technologies from the following vendors: Identix, Iridian, Sagem, SecuGen, Viisage, Precise Biometrics, T-NETIX, BES, AcSys and Sony. 

The 130 page report presents a detailed analysis of each of the technologies. It is targeted for major corporations and government agencies that are planning large scale deployments or investments in biometrics. Organizations seeking to purchase the results should contact IBG at 212-809-9491 for pricing information.

IBG's Testing is sponsored by EDS, Lockheed Martin, Fidelity Investments, Star Systems and Financial Services Technology Consortium.

``Many systems performed very well in same-day testing, with low error rates during enrollment and verification,'' stated Samir Nanavati, Partner at International Biometric Group. ``While some systems maintained high performance over a six week period, several were more likely to reject authorized users and were susceptible to imposter attacks at varying security thresholds.''

IBG has been conducting formal biometric testing since 1998, and has gathered extensive data on the leading biometric system, including:

• Finger-scan: Identix, Sagem, SecuGen, Precise Biometrics, BES, AuthenTec, Digital Persona, Ankari, Ethentica, Advanced Precision, Sony

• Facial-scan: Visionics, Viisage, AcSys

• Voice-scan: T-NETIX, Nuance

• Iris-scan: Iridian

• Signature-scan: Cyber-SIGN

• Keystroke-scan: BioPassword

About International Biometric Group

International Biometric Group is the leading biometric integration and consulting firm, addressing the identification and authentication needs of mid to large size organizations. IBG works on behalf of both private and government clients to evaluate, design and integrate biometric solutions for Internet applications, public sector programs, network security, point of sale applications, physical access and time & attendance systems. Learn more at www.biometricgroup.com

Contact:

International Biometric Group
Public Relations Department, 212-809-9491