Wednesday, September 3, 2003
Press Release
SOURCE: International Biometric Group

IBG Commences Round Five of Comparative Biometric Testing

New York, NY—September 3, 2003—International Biometric Group (IBG) announced today that Round Five of Comparative Biometric Testing has commenced. Sponsors of the testing include Honeywell, Microsoft, and the Financial Services Technology Consortium.

IBG's Comparative Biometric Testing is the industry's leading independent comparative biometric test effort. IBG's Comparative Biometric Testing provides critical data for major corporations and government agencies around the world planning large-scale biometric deployments or investments, particularly in applications such as border security, air travel, and enterprise security.

IBG has been conducting Comparative Biometric Testing since 1998. The testing emulates real-world operating conditions using live subjects, generating dozens of performance metrics, including false acceptance, false rejection, and failure to enroll rates.

In Round Five, IBG is testing systems from the following companies:

• AuthenTec (fingerprint)

• BIO-Key (fingerprint)

• Biometric Security Card (fingerprint)

• Cognitec (facial recognition)

• Delean Vision (facial recognition)

• LG Electronics (iris recognition)

• NEC (fingerprint)

• NITGen (fingerprint)

• Precise Biometrics (fingerprint)

• Recognition Systems (hand geometry)

• SAGEM Morpho (fingerprint)

The comprehensive Round Five final report can be purchased and will be available by the end of 2003. Significant discounts are available for organizations that purchase the final report from more than one round of Comparative Biometric Testing.

In past rounds, IBG has tested more than 40 systems from vendors such as Identix, Viisage, DigitalPersona, Sagem, Ultra-Scan, STMicroelectronics, Bioscrypt, Recognition Systems, Nuance, SecuGen, Fujitsu, Iridian, Precise Biometrics, Siemens, Sony, AcSys Biometrics, ActivCard, Cyber-SIGN, and BioPassword.

IBG has commenced plans for Round Six of Comparative Biometric Testing, which is scheduled to begin in February of 2004.

For more information, contact Trevor Prout at 212-809-9491 or Contact@biometricgroup.com, or visit: www.biometricgroup.com/cbt.html.

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 brings direct, hands-on expertise in all leading biometric technologies, including multiple-biometric systems. IBG works on behalf of both private and government clients to evaluate, design, and integrate biometric solutions for public sector programs, network security, Internet applications, point of sale applications, physical access, and smart card systems. Learn more at http://www.biometricgroup.com.

Contact:
Trevor Prout
International Biometric Group
212-809-9491
Contact@biometricgroup.com