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Gesture Recognition and Touch-Less Sensing Market worth $22.04 Billion by 2020

DALLAS, June 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

According to a new report "Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing Market by Technology (2D, 3D, Ultrasonic, IR, Capacitive), Product (Biometric, Sanitary Equipment), Application (Healthcare, Consumer Electronics, Automotive), Geography (Americas, EMEA & APAC) - Global Forecasts and Analysis to 2013 - 2020" by MarketsandMarkets, the total Gesture Recognition & Touch-less Sensing Market is expected to reach $22.04 Billion by 2020, growing at a CAGR of 30.91% from 2013 to 2020.

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Hygiene concerns and growth in demand of contact free authentication has boosted the Touch-less Sensing market. In overall touch-less sensing market, the government application will be the highest revenue generator and lead the market from the demand side. The Americas lead the touch-less sensing market for both sanitary equipment and touch-less biometric products; Europe follows shortly.

The concept of gesture recognition came into major attention with the launch of Microsoft's Kinect in 2010. The new and enhanced user experience offered by various technologies has gathered interest from a number of OEMs across many applications. This has resulted in the launch of products ranging from smart TVs to smartphones that integrate with gesture recognition technologies.

The report's detailed segmentation by technology, by applications, and by geography covers all the existing and emerging technologies in the touch-less sensing and Gesture Recognition Market. The major technologies that have been extensively covered in the report are the 2D camera based, infrared sensor arrays, capacitive/electric near field, ultrasonic and 3D technologies including stereoscopic, structured lighting, and 3D time-of-flight.

The touch-less sensing market statistics are given by products, application and geography. The broad markets of touch-less sanitary equipment and touch-less biometrics have been segmented by the various products. These include: Faucets, Soap Dispenser, Trash-Can, Paper Towel, Flushes, and Hand Dryer for sanitary equipment and Fingerprint, Iris Recognition, Face Recognition, and Voice Recognition for touch-less biometrics.

The application segmentation of the market covers all the major applications like consumer electronics, healthcare, retail, automobile and others (automation and home appliances) in detail.

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One of the objectives of the research study was to analyze the market trends for each of the gesture recognition technologies and touch-less sensing products. The growth rates of the various technologies and the gesture recognition enabled consumer electronic devices.

Apart from market segmentation, report also includes qualitative analysis like the Porter's five force analysis, value chain with detailed process flow diagram, and market dynamics such as drivers, restraints, and opportunities for the overall touch-less sensing and gesture recognition market.

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Face Recognition & Media Analysis in the Cloud Available to UK Law Enforcement and Other Government Agencies on GCloud Cloudstore

LONDON, May 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Face Recognition and other detection technologies in a Government Cloud. Bulk media processing (ie body worn video) for UK Gov, Police and Intelligence. "Software-as-a-Service" (SaaS) model ensures optimal purchasing flexibility. Now available in the UK GCloud Cloudstore. Provides an "Order of Magnitude" efficiency gain. Already proven with US Federal Agencies. Identity E2E and Allevate Limited today announced the Cloud-hosted availability of MXSERVER to improve the efficiency of police and intelligence operations in combatting organised crime, terrorist activities and civil unrest. As trained investigators can now spend a fraction of the amount of time repetitively watching significant volumes of media, they are freed to intelligently apply their skills to other tasks and demands where they are best suited.

Peter Wales from Identity E2E states "Our security services are faced with a relentless increase in digital media -- from police body worn video, online sources such as Facebook and YouTube, confiscated phones and computers and, increasingly, 'crowd-sourced' from members of the public." He continues "Until now, there has been no easy and cost-effective way to access the intelligence this media contains. Experienced and expensive human capital has been assigned the rote task of watching countless hours of video in the hope of finding useful information."

MXSERVER, from Tygart Technology, processes vast amounts of textual, video and photo collections quickly - automatically discovering, grouping and extracting segments depicting people. Using face recognition technology, this solution searches media archives to find other assets which depict individuals of interest. It also indexes the digital media to enable it to be efficiently searched using a photograph of a face, previewed and analysed via an intuitive web-based user interface. Results become available in minutes rather than hours or days because the digital media files are processed in parallel over a distributed cloud-architecture.

Allevate emphasizes that "MXSERVER delivers a Big Data solution for law-enforcement's growing video and photo assets. It provides a significantly enhanced identification capability that is quicker and more efficient than manually watching video."

Identity E2E and Allevate have chosen Skyscape, the service provider of choice for Assured Cloud Services to the UK Public Sector, to host the MXSERVER service. Accredited hosting environments up to Impact Level 3 can be made available to store and process digital media. Alternatively, clients may elect to host MXSERVER within their own secure facilities for dealing with the highly sensitive data.

From today, access to both the software and all hosting and storage services are available on the
G-Cloud v 'CloudStore' using an easy to calculate monthly service fee. The GCloud catalogue is open to all public sector clients and is designed to provide a simple streamlined process for buying ICT focused products and services as a commodity without having to invite tenders from suppliers.

To better understand how MXSERVER can help you to efficiently find actionable by exploiting the masses of raw media in your possession, contact Identity E2E on info@identityE2E.com or Allevate Limited at contact@allevate.com or watch a video on MXSERVER here: http://youtu.be/eojp27QdIxQ

About Identity E2E

Identity E2E is a specialist SME, recognised experts in the field of identity management, biometrics and the integration of these solutions and systems. In a rapidly changing environment, one of the areas we are providing particular support is in the transition of biometric systems that have been designed, procured and implemented for specific bespoke environments to new Cloud-based solutions (IaaS, SaaS and PaaS).

Visit us at http://identitye2e.co.uk, email us at info@identitye2e.co.uk and call Peter Wales on +44(0)203-642-0195.

About Allevate Limited

Founded in London in 2007, Allevate works with law enforcement, intelligence and government agencies to enhance public safety by ensuring positive identification through the application of biometric and identification technology.

Ensure Positive IdentificationEnhance Public SafetyReduce Operational CostsVisit us at http://allevate.com, email us at contact@allevate.com, call us on +44(0)203-239-6399 and follow us at @Allevate.

About Skyscape

Skyscape is the new standard for a greener, smarter, more cost effective cloud solution and our services are secure, sustainable and compliant. Our scalable products are UK sovereign and offer the best price performance in class. We strive to build long term relationships leveraging value, integrity and social responsibility to enable our clients in the UK Public Sector to profit from our unique use of partner technology, services and innovation in the Skyscape Cloud Alliance.

Visit Skyscape at http://skyscapecloud.com/.

About GCloud

CloudStore is an online marketplace where suppliers offer their services to the public sector via the G-Cloud framework. Public sector bodies can review and buy these services on CloudStore.

Cloud computing lets you access internet-based computing, reducing the need to invest in your own hardware and software. Therefore, by using CloudStore you can:

avoid long contractsbuy the exact amount of computing resources you needsave money on maintenance and physical storageavoid custom-built solutions which take a long time to create, are expensive and difficult to upgradeYou can view Identity E2E's and Allevate's GCloud Service Description (5.G5.1841.007) here:
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Global Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing (2D, 3D, Ultrasonic, IR, Capacitive) Market - Forecasts to 2020

DUBLIN, July 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/h7h8lq/gesture) has announced the addition of the "Global Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing (2D, 3D, Ultrasonic, IR, Capacitive) Market - Forecasts to 2020" report to their offering

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Global Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing Market to Grow Exponentially. Touch-less sensing applications have been around for a while, but the companies were unable to leverage this technology due to various reasons such as the sensor size, power requirements, and cost of the products. One of these technologies introduced in the market; i.e. touch-less sanitary ware helped in maintaining high levels of hygiene. The washrooms equipped with such equipment are called as intelligent washrooms. The need for this equipment is a trigger from the customers' need as well as the companies trying to differentiate themselves from the others in the same market.

The demand for touch-less biometrics is on the rise owing to the accuracy on the part of the system. The contact-less biometric solutions are more hygienic as compared to the touch-based biometric systems. The touch-less sensing market is expected to reach $11.0 billion by the end of 2020 at a CAGR of 24.03%. The key players in the touch-less sanitary equipment market are iTouchless (U.S.), and Simplehuman LLC (U.S.). The key players in touch-less biometric solutions include: TST Biometrics (Germany), Touch-less Biometric Systems (Germany), and IrisGuard (Switzerland).

The gesture recognition market is expected to reach $11.03 billion in 2020 from $322.30 million in 2012 at a CAGR of 42.89% from 2013 to 2020.

Gesture recognition is an emerging technology that has the potential to revolutionize the way humans interact with machines; not only in gaming and automotive applications but also in day-to-day activities on the home front. Standalone devices like LeapMotion, MYO, and others will spread the awareness of this new revolutionary human machine interaction technology. In this applications, consumer electronics will gain popularity first, and then slowly automotive, automation, healthcare and others will embrace gesture recognition.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Executive Summary

3 Cover-Page Interview

4 Market Overview

5 Touch-Less Sensing Market

6 Gesture Recognition Market

7 Market By Geography

8 Competitive Landscape

9 Company Profiles

Companies Mentioned:

Cognitec Systems Gmbh Cognivue Corporation Cross Match Technologies Elliptic Labs Espros Photonics Corporation Eyesight Tech Gestsure Technologies Irisguard, Inc. Microchip Technology Inc. Microsoft Corporation Morphotrak Movea Sa Omek Interactive Pebbles Limited Pmd Technologies Gmbh Pointgrab Limited Primesense Limited Pyreos Limited Qualcomm, Inc. Softkinetic Thalmic Labs Inc. XYY Interactive Technologies, Inc. For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/h7h8lq/gestur

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Global Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing (2D, 3D, Ultrasonic, IR, Capacitive) Market - Forecasts to 2020

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The gesture recognition market is expected to reach $11.03 billion in 2020 from $322.30 million in 2012 at a CAGR of 42.89% from 2013 to 2020.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Executive Summary

3 Cover-Page Interview

4 Market Overview

5 Touch-Less Sensing Market

6 Gesture Recognition Market

7 Market By Geography

8 Competitive Landscape

9 Company Profiles

Companies Mentioned:

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Her Majesty's Passport Office Selects Unisys to Implement New Facial Recognition System Based on Advanced Biometrics Technologies

BLUE BELL, Pa., April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced that it has been selected by Her Majesty's Passport Office (HMPO) to implement its new Facial Recognition System (FRS).

The FRS will increase efficiency within the application process by automating manual operations to analyze facial biometric data and quickly identify issues associated with passport applications.

Under the terms of the five-year agreement, Unisys will provide systems integration services to implement its open standards LEIDA platform, which will manage identity verification for United Kingdom (UK) passport applicants based on their facial biometric data.

"We are excited to be chosen for this important project," said Nick Fraser, managing director, Unisys UK. "Unisys has applied facial and other biometrics technologies to build leading-edge passport, citizen registry and land border control systems for the United States, Australia, Mexico and other countries around the world. We look forward to applying our expertise to help the UK manage the throughput of travelers."

About Unisys
Unisys is a worldwide information technology company. We provide a portfolio of IT services, software, and technology that solves critical problems for clients. We specialize in helping clients secure their operations, increase the efficiency and utilization of their data centers, enhance support to their end users and constituents, and modernize their enterprise applications. To provide these services and solutions, we bring together offerings and capabilities in outsourcing services, systems integration and consulting services, infrastructure services, maintenance services, and high-end server technology. With approximately 23,000 employees, Unisys serves commercial organizations and government agencies throughout the world. For more information, visit www.unisys.com.

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Global Automatic Speech Recognition Market 2014-2018

DUBLIN, Apr. 02, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets

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"Global Automatic Speech Recognition Market 2014-2018"

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One of the major trends being witnessed in the market is the increasing usage of voice passwords. Normal passwords are easy to remember and crack, thereby increasing security threats. Therefore, organizations are increasingly adopting biometric passwords in which symbols are replaced by the voice of the person.

The voice of the person becomes the password and provides identification and authentication. In addition, voice passwords cannot be replicated and will help companies improve customer service by enabling them to support the enrolment and authentication of clients. ASR applications are basically used for customized user authentication when multiple end-users are present or multiple people use the same product such as for secure interactions on mobile phones and electronic devices in vehicles and homes.

According to the report, one of the major drivers in this market is the increasing demand for speech-based biometrics for identification purposes. The Biometrics segment is witnessing high demand for speech recognition applications because of the growing instances of fraud. Hence, the vendors in this segment are developing cost-effective and easy-to-deploy ASR applications that help in fraud management.

Further, the report states that one of the major challenges in this market is the lack of accuracy in speech recognition systems. Speech recognition applications are highly sensitive to ambient noises, which reduces accuracy levels. Although the Speech Recognition industry has witnessed several technological advancements, the issue of high sensitivity to sound remains a barrier to the adoption of ASR applications.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to a SWOT analysis of the key vendors.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. List of Abbreviations

3. Scope of the Report

4. Market Research Methodology

5. Introduction

6. Market Landscape

7. Market Segmentation by Technology

8. Market Segmentation by End-users

9. Geographical Segmentation

10. Key Leading Countries

11. Buying Criteria

12. Market Growth Drivers

13. Drivers and their Impact

14. Market Challenges

15. Impact of Drivers and Challenges

16. Market Trends

17. Trends and their Impact

18. Vendor Landscape

19. Key Vendor Analysis

20. Other Reports in this Series

Companies Mentioned:

AT&T Corp. Dolby Fusion Speech LumenVox LLC Microsoft Tellme Nuance Communications Raytheon BBN Technologies Sensory Inc. Telisma S.A/On Mobile Global Ltd.
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Global Automatic Speech Recognition Market 2014-2018

DUBLIN, Apr. 02, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

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"Global Automatic Speech Recognition Market 2014-2018"

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Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary

2. List of Abbreviations

3. Scope of the Report

4. Market Research Methodology

5. Introduction

6. Market Landscape

7. Market Segmentation by Technology

8. Market Segmentation by End-users

9. Geographical Segmentation

10. Key Leading Countries

11. Buying Criteria

12. Market Growth Drivers

13. Drivers and their Impact

14. Market Challenges

15. Impact of Drivers and Challenges

16. Market Trends

17. Trends and their Impact

18. Vendor Landscape

19. Key Vendor Analysis

20. Other Reports in this Series

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Image Recognition Market worth $25.65 Billion by 2019

DALLAS, March 24, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

The report "Image Recognition Market [Method (OCR, Object, Pattern Matching, Barcode/ QR, Facial), Application (Security & Surveillance, Quality Control & Inventory Management, Advertising, Scanning & Imaging, m-Commerce)] - Worldwide Market Forecast (2014-2019)", defines and divides the Image Recognition Market into various sub segments along with a detailed analysis and forecasting of segment-wise revenues. It also explains the drivers and restraints for this market and identifies the opportunities, challenges, and ongoing trends.

Browse more than 72 market data tables with 16 figures spread through 187 pages and in-depth TOC on "Image Recognition Market"

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Today, the image recognition solutions are not only fulfilling basic human requirements, such as purchasing numerous products through smartphone-based applications, but are also providing state-of-the-art technology facilitated equipment for sensitive layouts such as defense, airports, immigration, and customs departments. Also, the Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR) technology is used in sorting and enumerating important files for organizational purposes. It helps in accessing a particular document with ease and saving time.

MarketsandMarkets has comprehensively divided the Image Recognition Market by types: Optical Character Recognition (OCR), pattern and gradient matching, object recognition, barcode/QR code recognition, facial recognition; by components: hardware, software, and services; by deployment: on-premise and on-demand; by applications: security and surveillance, marketing and promotional activities, content management, advanced driving assistance, quality control and inventory management, scanning and imaging, m-commerce, and others; by verticals: government and defense, Banking, Financial services, and Insurance (BFSI), healthcare and life sciences, manufacturing/industrial units, consumer goods and retail, IT and telecommunication, transport and logistics and others; by regions: North America (NA), Europe (EU), Asia-Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LA) and Middle East and Africa (MEA).

MarketsandMarkets believes that there is a lack of user awareness and a few technological quality issues in the Image Recognition Market. These challenges are restraining businesses and customers from implementing image recognition technology to support a broad spectrum of applications, such as security and surveillance, marketing and promotional activities, content management, advanced driving assistance, quality control and inventory management, scanning and imaging, and m-commerce.

The Image Recognition Market is estimated to grow from $9.65 billion in 2014 to $25.65 billion by 2019 at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 21.6% from 2014 to 2019. NA is the biggest market for image recognition solutions while other regions such as APAC and MEA are expected to increase with high CAGRs.

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Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing Market Worth $22.04 Billion by 2020

DALLAS, March 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Browse more than 105 market data tables with 56 figures spread through 310 pages and in-depth TOC on "Gesture Recognition & Touch-Less Sensing Market"

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The application segmentation of the market covers all the major applications like consumer electronics, healthcare, retail, automobile and others (automation and home appliances) in detail.

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Sensors Market in Consumer Electronics by Product (Touch, Image, Motion, Temperature, Position, Pressure), Application (Entertainment, I.T., Communication Products, Home Appliances), & Geography (North America, Europe, APAC, ROW) - Worldwide Market Forecasts and Analysis 2013 - 2020

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ALCATEL ONETOUCH and IriTech demonstrate iris recognition for tablets at MWC 2014

FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile World Congress – ALCATEL ONETOUCH and IriTech (the global leader in iris recognition technology and a member of the Texas Instruments Design Network) will unveil a tablet device with integrated iris recognition during the MWC 2014.

The tablet demonstrates how iris recognition could be used to authenticate applications such as device lock/unlock, application launch control and data encryption. Taking seconds to scan and authenticate the user's iris, the technology holds the potential to bring ease-of-use and security benefits.

Dan Dery, Chief Marketing Officer for ALCATEL ONETOUCH said, "Ensuring a great user experience is at the heart of how we design software and hardware. We work closely with our partners to develop new approaches like iris scanning and are pleased to demonstrate a working example at Mobile World Congress."

Daniel Daehoon Kim, CEO for IriTech said, "There will be a myriad of applications derived from iris recognition enabled mobile devices. We are glad of this opportunity to prove its feasibility. Our goal for this prototype is to define a new era for iris recognition technology generally and a benchmark for IriTech's product particularly."

ALCATEL ONETOUCH and IriTech collaborated to install a small iris recognition camera module and IR LED, as well as IriTech's highly accurate matching algorithm, into a tablet device. The concept demonstrates the potential for integrating iris biometrics into mobile devices for security purposes and ease-of-use. Future applications include second factor authentication for mobile financial transaction, OTP (one-time-password) generation and remote vehicle control.

Visit ALCATEL ONETOUCH and IRITECH AT MWC Hall 6 Stand 6C30.

About ALCATEL ONETOUCH
ALCATEL ONETOUCH is simple, unexpected, down to earth, irreverent and colorful. We believe that what makes technology smart is what you can do with it rather than what it can do.

ALCATEL ONETOUCH is a brand within TCL Communication, an international multicultural company which designs, develops, and markets globally a growing range of mobile and Internet devices. TCL Communication is a public company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (2618.HK) and part of TCL Corporation one of the largest consumer electronics companies in the world.

ALCATEL ONETOUCH is a SMART MOVE.

For more information, please visit www.alcatelonetouch.com.

About IriTech, Inc.
IriTech is a global leader in Biometrics Technology with a passion for iris recognition technology. We have a singular focus on developing and introducing the best iris analysis and matching algorithms and the most compact yet powerful camera hardware.

Key milestones since inception in 2000:

Strong IP, holding over 60 patents including 3 key worldwide patents. Notably, IriTech is one of the only two vendors worldwide with internationally patented core iris matching algorithm #1 performance for accuracy and interoperability in the US government's NIST IREX 2008 test STQC certified cameras by the Indian Government for the Aadhaar project, the world's largest biometrics project at the moment Strategic partnership with Lockheed Martin & Texas Instruments Participated several other major government projects such as, US-VISIT program by the US Homeland security, US Navy & Military project etc.IRIS IS THE SOLUTION

For more information, please visit www.iritech.com.

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IriTech, Inc. is a member of the TI Design Network, a premier group of independent, well-established companies that offer products and system-level design and manufacturing services complementing TI's semiconductors to a worldwide customer base to accelerate product innovation and time-to-market. Network members provide product design, hardware and software system integration, turnkey product design, RF and processor system modules, reference platforms, software development, proof-of-concept design, feasibility studies, research, certification compliance, prototyping, manufacturing, and product life cycle management. For more information about the TI Design Network, please visit http://www.ti.com/designnetwork.

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Frost & Sullivan Commends NEC for Taking Facial Recognition Biometrics to the Mainstream Market

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the strong authentication market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes NEC with the 2014 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Leadership. NEC has made the most of the demand for strong and user-friendly methods for user authentication to introduce facial recognition biometrics in mainstream commercial applications. NEC's NeoFace product offering includes NEC's core facial recognition capabilities, such as image processing, face detection, quality assessment, template encoding, and matching. It is available as either a "SDK" or "Appliance" for integration in facial recognition solutions.

The proliferation of mobile devices with front-facing cameras and powerful processors, along with organizations' open standards approach, has given a boost to the adoption of NEC's facial recognition authentication solutions. NEC has leveraged its 40 years of accrued expertise and proven facial recognition core technology to develop solutions for a number of investigation, mobility, and surveillance applications.

"NEC's NeoFace suite of products offers a high degree of irrefutability and the flexibility to be applied to a number of compelling use cases, making it ideal to address the need for strong authentication, as well as identification," said Frost & Sullivan Industry Principal Frank Dickson. "Demonstrated by NeoFace Reveal's success in identification, NEC's face-matching algorithms ensure accuracy and selectivity, regardless of database size and image quality. Additionally, the use of facial recognition biometrics removes the need for one-time password (OTP) devices that are often required for strong authentication."

NeoFace has been validated by comprehensive testing conducted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), with tests ranging from one-to-one verification to large-scale, high-volume identification matching. NEC's facial recognition technology was ranked number one in the Biometric Grand Challenge's (MBGC) "Still Face Challenge," carried out by NIST and commissioned by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in 2009.

Apart from providing a high degree of irrefutability, authentication also needs to be flexible, cost-effective and convenient. As facial recognition biometrics can be offered on almost all of the mobile devices in the market today, it saves companies the cost of supplying specialty devices such as OTP tokens. Not only does it do away with multiple steps for authentications, facial recognition is easy for administrators to implement and has high adoption rates among the users.

"Overall, with a pragmatic product roadmap, Frost & Sullivan expects NEC to make facial recognition biometrics a market reality in mainstream commercial applications for authentication and in government applications for identification," noted Dickson.

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About NEC

NEC Corporation is a Japan-based multinational provider of information technology services and products, with over 100,000 employees worldwide. NEC is a biometrics pioneer, holding a leadership position in biometrics-matching technology for more than 30 years. NEC provides multi-modal biometric identification technology with facial recognition and fingerprint recognition. Many of the applications target government and law enforcement applications. The applications fall into two categories: one-to-many (identification) and one-to-one (authentication).

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FacialNetwork.com Announces Beta Release Of "NameTag" The First Real-Time Facial Recognition App For Google Glass

NameTag - Google Glass Facial Recognition Beta App Demonstration.jwplayer.key="2kY/GKwZ2uQZmDlQ9VYArfZt2b4+KhHX3+DM4zisgtE=";DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS, Nev., Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The real world is about to become a much more connected place. Utilizing some of the most accurate facial recognition software in the world, NameTag can spot a face using Google Glass' camera, send it wirelessly to a server, compare it to millions of records and in seconds return a match complete with a name, additional photos and social media profiles.

FacialNetwork.com, the developer of NameTag, is also currently creating technology to allow the scanning of profile photos from dating sites such as PlentyOfFish.com, OkCupid.com and Match.com. The technology will allow users to scan photos against the more than 450,000 entries in the National Sex Offender Registry and other criminal databases.

"I believe that this will make online dating and offline social interactions much safer and give us a far better understanding of the people around us," said NameTag's creator Kevin Alan Tussy. "It's much easier to meet interesting new people when we can simply look at someone, see their Facebook, review their LinkedIn page or maybe even see their dating site profile. Often we were interacting with people blindly or not interacting at all. NameTag on Google Glass can change all that."

No longer will social media be limited to the screens of desktops, tablets and smartphones. With the NameTag app running on Google Glass a user can simply glance at someone nearby and instantly see that person's name, occupation and even visit their Facebook, Instagram or Twitter profiles in real-time.

Tussy explains, "People will soon be able to login to www.NameTag.ws and choose whether or not they want their name and information displayed to others. It's not about invading anyone's privacy; it's about connecting people that want to be connected. We will even allow users to have one profile that is seen during business hours and another that is only seen in social situations. NameTag can make the big, anonymous world we live in as friendly as a small town."

NameTag is currently available on Glass for Beta testers and expects its website and app to launch in Q1 2014 and hopes it can be officially available to Google Glass users as well.

"Making Real-Time Facial Recognition work on Glass hasn't been easy, but we did it. Now, the question isn't if we will support Glass; it's will Google support us?" said Tussy.

Google has announced that facial recognition will not yet be supported for Glass; undoubtedly due to pressure from privacy groups but FacialNetwork.com believes that by providing applications with such vast societal benefits, Google will eventually reconsider.

"There will be many providers of augmented reality headsets and even if facial recognition is not supported by some, I'm confident that there will be solutions for such limitations. We are not publishing any information about of our financiers or investors at this time but I will say that we are involved with some very well-respected individuals and Venture Funds," said Tussy.

Demonstration videos can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwBXr_nU9Q and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbnqmBqBVIU.

Video with caption: "NameTag - Google Glass Facial Recognition Beta App Demonstration." Video available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwBXr_nU9Q

Contact: Jordan McGee
jordan@fierrocommunications.com
Office: (702) 385-7300
Cell: (702) 538-6117

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FacialNetwork.com Announces Beta Release Of "NameTag" The First Real-Time Facial Recognition App For Google Glass

NameTag is currently available on Glass for Beta testers and expects its website and app to launch in Q1 2014 and hopes it can be officially available to Google Glass users as well.

"Making Real-Time Facial Recognition work on Glass hasn't been easy, but we did it. Now, the question isn't if we will support Glass; it's will Google support us?" said Tussy.

Demonstration videos can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwBXr_nU9Q and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbnqmBqBVIU.

Video with caption: "NameTag - Google Glass Facial Recognition Beta App Demonstration." Video available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwBXr_nU9Q

Contact: Jordan McGee
jordan@fierrocommunications.com
Office: (702) 385-7300
Cell: (702) 538-6117

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FacialNetwork.com Announces Beta Release Of "NameTag" The First Real-Time Facial Recognition App For Google Glass

NameTag is currently available on Glass for Beta testers and expects its website and app to launch in Q1 2014 and hopes it can be officially available to Google Glass users as well.

"Making Real-Time Facial Recognition work on Glass hasn't been easy, but we did it. Now, the question isn't if we will support Glass; it's will Google support us?" said Tussy.

Demonstration videos can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwBXr_nU9Q and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbnqmBqBVIU.

Video with caption: "NameTag - Google Glass Facial Recognition Beta App Demonstration." Video available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVwBXr_nU9Q

Contact: Jordan McGee
jordan@fierrocommunications.com
Office: (702) 385-7300
Cell: (702) 538-6117

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DigitalPersona FingerJet Recognition Engine Top Performer in Recent MINEX Testing

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Dec. 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DigitalPersona, Inc., a trusted partner for biometric identity verification solutions, today announced that the DigitalPersona® FingerJet® Recognition Engine matching elements have been certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the MINEX (Minutia Exchange) testing program to meet the United States Government's Personal Identity Verification (PIV) standards. The DigitalPersona FingerJet Recognition Engine feature extractor had been certified by NIST in earlier testing. These two certifications assure that fingerprint templates obtained by the DigitalPersona FingerJet Recognition Engine are interoperable across other certified extraction and matching engines.

Ensuring interoperability of fingerprint technology components has become essential as the use of fingerprints for strong authentication and identity is more widespread. The MINEX test confirms matching performance of standards-based (INCITS 378) fingerprint templates when tested across vendors and validates performance of fingerprint engines using tens of thousands of fingerprint images in government databases.

As of December 2013, 68 vendors have submitted fingerprint feature extraction and/or matching engines for testing. The result of testing has confirmed that the DigitalPersona FingerJet Recognition Engine is in the top 10% of all tested engines, both for absolute performance and mean and median accuracy when interoperating with other compliant engines.

"A unique property of our engine is its use in low-cost, embedded processors without compromise in accuracy or responsiveness," said Vance Bjorn, CTO and vice president of corporate development at DigitalPersona. "This has enabled DigitalPersona's engine to be one of the most widely deployed engines for fingerprint authentication. More than 200M people rely on DigitalPersona's fingerprint technology and products in commercial authentication applications."

The MINEX results can be found here.

About DigitalPersona

DigitalPersona offers the world's broadest portfolio of biometrics-based identity verification solutions. Applications range from highly secure banking environments and complex government identity programs to point-of-sale retail systems. Our solutions verify the identity of more than 200 million authorized users worldwide and significantly reduce the risk of fraud, theft and unauthorized access. Offerings for end-users and system integrators include industry-specific software applications, complete SDKs and a full range of optical, silicon, touch, swipe and embedded readers. For more information call +1 650.474.4000, send an email to pr@digitalpersona.com or visit www.digitalpersona.com.

© 2013 DigitalPersona, Inc. All rights reserved. DigitalPersona and FingerJet are trademarks of DigitalPersona, Inc. registered in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. This information should not be relied upon as legal advice. This information does not constitute an offer to sell or a commitment of present or future availability of any products or features. Availability of any DigitalPersona products is subject to change at DigitalPersona's sole discretion. DigitalPersona specifically disclaims all warranties of any kind, express or implied. Users must take full responsibility for their application of any products or compliance with any national, state or local legal or regulatory requirements of any kind.

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Global Facial Recognition Market Report, 2016: 3M Cogent, Cognitec Systems, NEC & Safran Dominate the Industry

DUBLIN, December 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lshjw8/global_facial) has announced the addition of the "Global Facial Recognition Market Report, 2016" report to their offering.

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The analysts forecast the Global Facial Recognition market to grow at a CAGR of 24.5 percent over the period 2012-2016.

One of the drivers in this market is the growing need for high-level security in the Government sector. Government departments such as Intelligence, Defense, Finance, and Military are the major adopters and users of facial recognition technology. In recent years, the Government sector has been the major revenue contributor to the market.

The Global Facial Recognition market is witnessing an increasing number of mergers and acquisitions, and this trend is expected to continue during the forecast period. The existing vendors and new entrants are taking the acquisitive route to either enter the market or broaden their portfolio of offerings. For instance, the French defense company Safran Group completed the acquisition of biometric solution provider L-1 Identity Solutions in July 2011 for US$1.09 billion. The acquisition helped Safran become a leading player in the Global Facial Recognition market. Similarly, 3M completed the acquisition of Cogent Inc. in December 2010 for US$943 million. In addition, Google acquired Ukrainian augmented and facial recognition start-up Viewdle for approximately US$30 million in 2012.

Further, the report states that one of the major challenges in this market is the lack of accuracy in facial recognition systems. Sometimes, facial recognition systems may show errors in the identification process due to factors such as aging, plastic surgery, and the non-permanent makeup of the persons whose images are previously stored in the database.

The key vendors dominating this space include are:

3M Cogent, Inc.Cognitec SystemsNEC Corp.Safran Group.Key Topics Covered:

1. Executive Summary
2. List of Abbreviations
3. Introduction
4. Market Research Methodology
5. Scope of the Report
6. Market Landscape
7. Geographical Segmentation
8. Key Leading Countries
9. Vendor Landscape
10. Buying Criteria
11. Market Growth Drivers
12. Drivers and their Impact
13. Market Challenges
14. Impact of Drivers and Challenges
15. Market Trends
16. Key Vendor Analysis

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lshjw8/global_facial.

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