IBG's Biometric Performance Certification Program Certifies Vein, Iris Recognition Products

Systems from Hitachi, Fujitsu, and IrisGuard certified for usability, accuracy.

(PRWEB) October 9, 2006 -- International Biometric Group (IBG) announces that it has certified three additional biometric products through its Biometric Performance Certification program.

The following products have been certified at Level 3 usability and Level 3 accuracy:

•    Fujitsu PalmSecure (vein recognition)

•    Hitachi UB READER (vein recognition)

•    IrisGuard H100 (iris recognition)

The products were evaluated in Round 6 of IBG's Comparative Biometric Testing.

IBG's updated Biometric Performance Certification List, providing detailed performance data supporting performance certification, is available for download at www.biometricgroup.com/ibgcertification.html.

Biometric Performance Certification is the only program that certifies the performance of end-to-end biometric systems, including capture hardware and matching software.

To date, IBG's Biometric Performance Certification program has certified five biometric products for applications such as access control, border management, network security, and point of sale. Thousands of commercial and government organizations use IBG test results when making deployment and partnership decisions.

For more information on Biometric Performance Certification and IBG testing, contact:

Michael Thieme

mthieme @ biometricgroup.com

212-809-9491

About International Biometric Group

International Biometric Group is the leading independent biometric research, consulting, and integration firm, delivering biometric solutions and expertise to government and commercial clients. IBG tests, specifies, designs, and integrates biometric technologies for ID systems, access control, network security, Internet applications, and point of sale applications. Learn more at www.biometricgroup.com.

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