Wednesday, May 5, 2004
Press Release
SOURCE: International Biometric Group

International Biometric Group Announces New "State of Fingerprint Technology" Report

New York, NY—May 5—International Biometric Group (IBG) has released a new version of its "State of Fingerprint Technology" report. This report is the most comprehensive and authoritative report on fingerprint technology available anywhere.

There are more fingerprint solutions available in the marketplace than solutions using all other biometric technologies combined. A clear understanding of the competing approaches to imaging, matching and interoperability is more difficult, and yet more important, than ever. The "State of Fingerprint Technology" report provides critical and up-to-date insights for fingerprint technology vendors, investors, and potential end-users.

The report examines the current landscape of the fingerprint technology marketplace, as well as forecasting market trends through 2008. It explores the various applications in which fingerprint technology is used, it identifies the growth drivers and inhibitors, and it projects future fingerprint revenue from each application. The state-of-the-art in fingerprint technology performance and accuracy is discussed at length, offering insights from IBG's renowned Comparative Biometric Testing. The report also surveys the latest developments in fingerprint technology standards.

The report also profiles key fingerprint technology vendors, including AuthenTec, Bioscrypt, Sagem MORPHO, Cross Match, DigitalPersona and Identix.

The 55-page "State of Fingerprint Technology " report can be purchased for $2995. The report can be purchased on-line at http://www.biometricgroup.com/reports/rpt_fingerprint.html, where you can review the table of contents from the report before purchasing it.

IBG's reports are written by biometric experts with years of hands-on experience testing and deploying all leading biometric systems in real-world environments. This provides report purchasers - both novice and expert - with unique insights into issues critical to biometric deployment, investment, and product development. 

Other IBG Biometric Technology and Application Reports include:

• State of Biometric Technology Standards

• State of Iris Recognition Technology

• State of Facial Recognition Technology

• Biometrics and Smart Cards

• Multimodal Biometrics

• Biometrics and Privacy: Assessing Deployment and Technology Risks

• Use of Biometric Technologies in MRTD Issuance and Border Entry/Exit Systems

For more information on these reports and others, visit: http://www.biometricgroup.com/newreports.htm

About International Biometric Group

International Biometric Group has provided independent and objective testing, research, consulting, design, and implementation services to government and commercial entities since 1996. IBG brings extensive, hands-on experience with fingerprint, facial recognition, iris recognition, voice verification, AFIS technology, and multimodal systems from all leading vendors. IBG provides packaged reports and customized services ranging from benchmark tests, market reports, security audits, and smart card integration to privacy impact assessments, Common Criteria pre-evaluation, ROI analysis, and standards conformance assessments. IBG services span network access, physical access, identification systems, and card issuance applications. Learn more at http://www.biometricgroup.com.