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Biometrics Institute release 2011 industry survey results

Thursday, June 30, 2011

The Biometrics Institute, an independent not-for-profit representing and including members from government, financial services, health care, and biometric technology providers and developers, has released a report detailing the results from its second annual Industry Survey. Among the items detailed in the report are past developments driving the marketplace, potential roadblocks, future applications and future market drivers.

One of the items specified as being a big market driver over the last year is biometric systems designed for border protection with increased public acceptance and comfort with the technology being listed as the expected largest market driver over the next five years.

Among the respondents, a majority of them are working most in facial recognition and fingerprint biometrics and included a higher number of respondents outside of the Australia and New Zealand region compared to the first survey last year. [end] 

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