DUBLIN, February 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/s3lv2s/biometrics) has announced the addition of a new report "Biometrics: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts to 2019" to their offering.

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Worldwide markets are poised to achieve significant growth. As people use electronics in their personal life more, protection of individual information becomes a more compelling problem. Biometrics devices protect individual information.

Biometric identity units provide security protection. Units are comprised of integrated biometric capture devices. Biometrics is used to identify anyone in an accurate, repeatable manner. Physiological characteristics used for biometrics commonly include the face, fingerprints, and DNA. Behavioral characteristics include the user's digital signature, his or her voiceprint, and walk.

As law enforcement programs are redesigned to include information from social media and to initiate smarter cities initiatives, biometrics becomes a more compelling technology, both fingerprinting and facial recognition. Technologies. With the worldwide rise in the threat of terror, biometric systems become a more compelling tool in the hands of the authorities charged with keeping populations safe.

A rise in government projects has been seen as terrorists become an increasing threat. This has been accompanied by increasing data security concerns. There is a need for advanced security devices. Security systems implementations drive the market for biometric systems. Biometric data protection is being used to replace photographs, passwords and PIN codes.

Growth of biometric technologies has been in response to global security threats. Terrorist attacks, airport security initiatives, and attempts to lower crime rates have brought an increasing investment in biometric security systems. Government projects include ePassports, eDriving licenses, border management, and national IDs. These initiatives have been implemented in developed countries.

India, Mexico and Russia are driving the extraordinary growth of biometric systems. China has a biometric national ID program that commenced in 2013. Computer storage of important documents has created an increasing need for biometric security systems.

The global biometrics market is at $5.2 billion in 2012 anticipated to reach $16.7 billion by 2019. Market growth is a result of demand for protection of individual information and for the needs of organization to control access to documents and to areas.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Biometrics and Biometric Fingerprint Equipment Market Description and Market Dynamics

2. Wireless Car Chargers Market Shares and Market Forecasts

3. Biometrics Product Description

4. Biometrics Technology

5. Biometrics Company Description

Companies Mentioned:

• 1 Cyber-SIGN Biometric Technology
• 1 Merkatum Target Customers
• 1 Zvetco Biometrics Products
• 7 Avalon Biometrics
• 7 Safron Morpho Revenue
• Amano Japan / Accu-Time Systems
• Apple / AuthenTec
• Aware
• BIO-key
• CSC
• Cognitec Systems
• Communication Intelligence Corporation
• Cross Match / Francisco Partners
• DigitalPersona
• EgisTec
• Fingerprint Cards AB
• Fujitsu
• Gemalto
• Google
• Green Bit
• IBM Facial Recognition
• IdentiPHI
• Interlink Electronics
• IriTech
• Iris ID Systems
• Mereal Biometrics
• Motorola Solutions
• NEC
• NitGen & Company
• Nuance
• Precise Biometrics
• RDSK / Litronic
• STMicroelectronics
• Safran Morphoion
• Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
• SecuGen
• Siemens AG
• SmartMetric
• Smiths Detection
• Steria
• Suprema
• Symantec
• Tyco Integrated Security
• UnionCommunity / Virdi
• Vision-Box
• Witswell Consulting and Services / Cyber-SIGN
• Zvetco Biometrics
• eKey

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