Monday, August 11, 2003
Press Release
SOURCE: International Biometric Group

IBG Hosts Teleconference on Biometrics and Privacy

New York, NY—August 11, 2003—International Biometric Group (IBG) announces the seventeenth installment of its Biometric Business and Technology Teleconference series. This month, IBG's teleconference will address the important topic of "Biometrics and Privacy."

Effectively addressing privacy concerns is critical to the long-term growth and acceptance of biometric technology. Despite the increased use of biometrics in the public and private sectors, biometrics are seen as being potentially invasive of personal privacy and informational privacy. The challenge is to define the types of privacy risks that biometrics can pose and to develop and implement best practices to limit biometrics' impact on privacy.

In order to better accommodate our international audience, IBG will be conducting two separate teleconferences on Thursday, August 14:

• Kush Wadhwa, Director of European Operations at IBG, will host a call at 1:00pm UK time (2:00pm Europe time, 8:00am ET)
• Tony Moore, Senior Consultant at IBG, will host another call at 1:00pm ET (10:00am PT)

You can listen to the teleconferences over the web by following the link at:
http://www.biometricgroup.com/events_conferences.html

If you wish to participate in the question and answer session for either call, you can join the call by dialing 877-780-2276 (from the U.S. or Canada) or 973-582-2757 (outside the U.S. or Canada).

The IBG Biometric Business and Technology Teleconference series is designed to address the increasingly broad audiences interested in biometrics, including investors, developers and the media. Toward that end, the IBG Biometric Business and Technology Teleconference series provides timely information and insight on the current state of biometrics and the biometric industry.

For more information, please contact Carolyn Rodichok at crodichok@biometricgroup.com or 212-809-9491.

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. IBG has offices in New York, Washington DC and London. Learn more at http://www.biometricgroup.com.

CONTACT:
Trevor W. Prout
Director of Marketing
International Biometric Group
One Battery Park Plaza
New York, NY 10004
212-809-9491
212-809-6197 (fax)
www.biometricgroup.com