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Cognitec wins award

Monday, September 15, 2008

Cognitec, a developer of face recognition technologies, has received the an award for Product Line Strategy of the Year from consulting firm Frost and Sullivan for its FaceVACS kit. The award was given due to the product’s performance and benefits to the end-user.

The collection of FaceVACS capabilities is able to function as a facial search tool, facial scan tool for video surveillance, identification verification for border control, ID card issuance, access control and a kit helping software companies develop new products based on the FaceVACS technology. [end] 

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