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Lockheed Martin hosts biometrics forum

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Lockheed Martin hosted four industry leaders in vascular, voice and signature recognition at its Biometric Experimentation and Advanced Concepts (BEACON) in West Virginia, a space intent on collaborating between industry, government and academia in the field of biometrics. The four companies invited were Identica, PerSay, Speech Technology Center and Noninvasive Medical Technologies.

The intent behind the forum of industry leaders, called Biometrics on the Edge, was a combination of demonstrating new technologies while speaking of their applications in fields such as law enforcement and national defense. Additionally, the four companies representatives attended a presentation from West Virginia University on the future of biometrics. [end] 

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