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Thursday, August 14, 2003 Honeywell Sponsors Round Five of IBG's Comparative Biometric Testing New York, NY— August 14, 2003 — International Biometric Group (IBG) announced today that Honeywell (NYSE: HON) is an official sponsor of Round Five of IBG's Comparative Biometric Testing, which will begin in the coming weeks. 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. "The real-world performance findings from IBG's Comparative Biometric Testing will provide Honeywell with critical information regarding which biometric technologies are most appropriate for various applications," said Chris Hickey, vice president-Homeland Security for Honeywell's Automation & Control Solutions (ACS) business, a global leader in sensing and control technologies for a wide range of applications, including security and life-safety. Honeywell offers a broad portfolio of relevant businesses, expertise and experience to support security and safety initiatives by the Department of Homeland Security, other government agencies, and the private sector. 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:
Honeywell joins Microsoft (NYSE: MSFT) and the Financial Services Technology Consortium as sponsors of Round Five. 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. For more information, contact Trevor Prout at 212-809-9491 or Contact@biometricgroup.com, or visit: www.biometricgroup.com/cbt.html. Honeywell International is a diversified technology and manufacturing leader based in Morris Township, N.J. With 2002 revenues of $22 billion, the company serves customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; specialty chemicals; fibers; and electronic and advanced materials. The company's shares are traded on the New York, London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. Honeywell is one of the 30 stocks that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average; it is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com. Honeywell's Automation and Control Solutions group is a global leader in providing product and service solutions that improve efficiency and profitability, support regulatory compliance, and maintain safe, comfortable environments in homes, buildings and industry. For more information access http://www.acs.honeywell.com/. 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. This release contains forward-looking statements as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in business forecasts as further described in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act. Contact: Contact: |
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