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Biometric Technology Today • June 20065
has improved, and we are one step closer tocomplying with Sarbanes-Oxley regulationwhich requires secure access to financial data,especially data that is vulnerable.”
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Europeans anticipatebiometric benefitsResults from a new survey have revealed thatEurope has a positive outlook on biometricsand expects a wide range of benefits fromelectronic identity technologies. The survey,carried out by Vanson Bourne on behalf ofglobal IT services group, LogicaCMG, wasconducted in the UK, the Netherlands,France, Germany, Spain, Portugal and theCzech Republic during April this year.
One of the main findings of the survey is thatconvenience and safety when travelling andmanaging financial transactions are now moreimportant for Europeans than perceived privacyissues. Of the 500 consumers interviewed, 84%of Europeans stated they would be happy to havetheir fingerprint taken and iris scanned whentravelling abroad, as they believe this will speedup and ease the travel procedures. France leadson the acceptance of biometrics with 92% of
respondents happy to have a fingerprint and irisscan when travelling abroad. By comparison theCzech Republic is most reluctant with only 67%.
On the subject of fraud, 88% of Europeansbelieve that biometric technology will reduceidentity theft while 85% believe it will reducefinancial fraud. Portugal leads the anticipation ofa reduction in identity theft and financial fraudwith 95% of people in both cases expectingbiometrics to help cut these crimes. 71% ofrespondents said they would feel more secureusing a fingerprint or biometric identity card topay for goods and services abroad. AgainPortugal leads Europe with 85% whilst in theNetherlands acceptance drops to 46%.
Tim Brew, director of LogicaCMG’s electronicidentity practice explains the reasons for some ofthese national differences: “Portugal currentlyhas five different national cards so the Portugueseare well aware of why their Government has sucha desire to integrate these into one singledocument and what benefits such a programmewill yield. There has always been high publicawareness of biometric technologies and this hasplayed a key role in acceptance.”
Even though there are national differences it isclear that the overall view of biometrics is afavourable one. Contact: Isabell Horvath at LogicaCMG Tel: +44 89 65112136, Email:[email protected]
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• Precise Biometrics is launchingan American National StandardsInstitute 378 (ANSI 378)compliant version of its smartcard solution, Precise Match-On-Card. This US Federalgovernment standard is arequirement in implementingthe US Federal GovernmentHomeland Security PresidentialDirective 12 (HSPD-12) andthe Federal InformationProcessing Standards 201 (FIPS201). The move comes with thedeadline looming for all USGovernment agencies to initiatethe deployment of PIV (PersonalIdentity Verification) cards laterthis year.
• The National Institute ofJustice (NIJ) has awardedInternational Biometric Group(IBG) a US$461,495 researchgrant to study the use of LevelIII fingerprint features forautomated identification. IBG,along with partners Aprilis andthe Crime Scene Services Sectionof the Massachusetts StatePolice, will process and evaluatecard-based and live-scannedfingerprint data at resolutionsfrom 500dpi to 4000dpi. Aprincipal objective of theresearch is to determine howLevel III features from high-resolution fingerprint images canbe used to improve automatedfingerprint identification systemperformance.
• New research released thismonth has shown that there is arapidly growing market for allforms of biometrics. The reportby the Mercator AdvisoryGroup looks at the marketopportunities for biometricauthentication and reviews thevarious biometric technologiesavailable. The report alsopredicts that the global revenuefor biometrics will approachUS$7 billion by 2010. Otherhighlights include an analysis ofmarket size estimates and areview of the roadblocks tobiometrics, including privacyconcerns and the cost ofbiometric deployment.
24-28 July 2006University of California, Los Angeles, USABiometric Identification: Theory, Algorithms,ApplicationsThis course looks at the history, theory, algorithms, applications,and standards of biometric identification, including voice, iris,face, hand, and fingerprint identification. Test protocols, systemdesign, and error rate prediction are discussed, along with theimplications of the technology for personal privacy. The last twodays are devoted to civil and forensic fingerprinting andautomatic fingerprint identification systems.Contact: Short Course Program Office, UCLA,Tel: +1 310 825 3344, Fax: +1 310 206 2815,Web: www.uclaextension.edu
6-8 September 2006Montreal, Canada 2nd ICAO-Standard MRTD SymposiumFollowing on last year’s event, this year’s symposium onMachine Readable Travel Documents (MRTDs) and BiometricEnhancement will also include an exhibition designed tohighlight important products and services related to MRTDs,biometric identification and border inspection systems.Contact: Air Transport Bureau, ICAO,Fax: +1 (514) 954 6408, Email: [email protected]: www.icao.int/mrtd
13-14 September 2006Brussels, BelgiumAPS Europe Air & Port Security Exhibition andConference
APS Europe is dedicated to the airport, port and supply chainindustry. It focuses on passenger, cargo and terminal security.Running at the same time will be an exhibition to showcasea wide variety of technology and services.Contact: Peter Jones at Simply Group,Tel: +44 20 8542 9175, Email:[email protected]
26-27 September 2006London, UKGlobal Identity Infrastructure SummitThis conference and small exhibition will address the topic ofinfrastructure for identity management systems, focusing onbiometric databases, data sharing, interoperability andstandards.Contact: Jane Thomas at London Business Conferences,www.identity-infrastructure.com
18-20 October 2006QEII, London, UKBiometrics 2006This is one of the world’s leading biometric conferences andexhibitions and attracts all the major players in thebiometrics industry, from technology developers and resellersto systems integrators and end users. There were a recordnumber of attendees in 2005 and this year promises evengreater participation with the exhibition expandingsignificantly, and conference retaining its end user focus.Contact: Lyn Aitken, Conference Secretariat,Tel: +44 1367 718 500, Fax: +44 1367 718 300,Email: [email protected], Web:www.biometrics2006.com
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