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Frost & Sullivan: Government Regulations Drive Use of Biometrics in
Border Control Applications
(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge)
The increased stringency clamped down on fraudulent activities and
illegal immigration post 9/11 has greatly increased biometrics' usage
in border control applications, reports Frost & Sullivan.
The convenience and user friendliness of biometric solutions such as
e-passports have made biometrics the security solution of choice to
monitor cross-border activities.
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, North American Biometrics in Border
Control Applications Markets, finds that the market earned revenues of
$130.4 million in 2007 and estimates this to reach $729.5 million in
2014.
Although the government initially was reluctant to lend support to
biometrics, a few major successful deployments at the air, land, and
seaports won market vendors the support of the federal government, the
report said.
"Regulatory standards like the Visa Waver program mandated by the
United States has opened up significant revenue that generates
opportunities for biometric vendors," says Frost & Sullivan Research
Analyst Neelima Sagar. "Collaborating and marketing the right
technology for a specific application and educating people regarding
privacy concerns through more trade shows and conferences will help
vendors achieve significant profit margins."
Vendors will exploit any opportunity they can gain, since the
competition continues to escalate. They could strategically position
products early in their life cycle or focus to provide higher,
accurate, and more cost-effective solutions.
"Historically, fingerprint recognition technology has been the most
economical and well-suited technology for documents issuance and
physical access control," notes Sagar. "However, a shift in dynamics is
expected as the price of face recognition and iris recognition systems
declines."
Market participants increasingly invest in research and development to
gain an edge in technological competence and to provide enhanced,
non-invasive security solutions. Iris recognition technology has taken
a great leap with the development of a solution that can measure from
distances more than 20 meters. Iris recognition can identify stationary
as well as mobile objects and because of this will witness remarkable
growth.
In the face recognition segment, the invention of 3-D face recognition
eliminates a number of problems such as feature localization, pose, and
illumination. Market participants can leverage these product benefits
to establish a strong foothold in the market once they sort out the
issues of standardization and the sales cycle.
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((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd -
http://www.m2.com))
((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com))
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