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MorphoTrak algorithm ranked first by NIST

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

MorphoTrak, a developer of biometric technology, has announced their algorithm for matching used in biometric systems provided by Sagem Securite earned the top ranking form the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) following a test for latent fingerprint accuracy by the organization.

The test compared searches for features such as minutiae and extended feature sets that were manually marked by examiners. [end] 

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