Face and Voice Biometrics - Global Strategic Business Report

DUBLIN, Ireland, July 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fxj9gz/face_and_voice) has announced the addition of the "Face and Voice Biometrics - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering.

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Face and Voice Biometrics in US$ Thousands by the following Product Segments: Face Biometrics, and Voice Biometrics.

Unlike other technologies such as vein pattern scanning, fingerprint identification or hand geometry, all of which demand individuals to be identified to make some contact with the reader or the system, facial and voice recognition technologies can establish an individual's identity even without any established contact between the person and the system, just by capturing image or voice samples of the person with the help of cameras and voice recorders respectively. The non-intrusive features of these technologies give it an edge over other biometric modalities.

Thanks to several success stories from government and commercial implementations, face and voice biometric technologies are now being well accepted in the field of Information Security. Voice biometrics is especially poised to succeed in this space. Having proven its worth in password reset application for years in enterprise IT help desk and customer care operations, voice recognition systems are evolving into a mainstream commercial user authentication technology, achieving significant adoption in a range of customer-facing applications.

In Europe, biometric technologies in the public sector, until now, have fairly survived the debt crisis largely as a result of most EU governments' regional agenda to implement Biometric IDs for citizens ranging from biometric based passports to biometrics based national IDs. Driving interest in these national agendas is the ability of these programs to strengthen cross border security and control fraud. Cultural and economic development in all countries across the globe depends upon an open border.

The said need is especially pronounced in Europe keeping in view the fact that the continent has one of the largest and most open trade platforms. Trade ranks as one of the most important drivers of employment creation and economic growth and strengthening of trade condition is imperative to ensuring competitiveness of EU in the global market, especially at a time when its economy is undergoing its toughest financial challenge ever.

As Europe turns its focus to international trade, biometrics is poised to play an instrumental role in trade facilitation by enhancing operational security and optimizing trade flows, which is imperative for continuous economic growth and prosperity. Adoption potential of biometric solutions therefore remains high in commercial shipping and international trade.

The emphasis on curbing illegal immigration is now even higher in Europe as a result of the on-going debt crisis, given the magnitude of annual costs incurred by governments in supporting immigrant population. As governments seek to reduce their fiscal loads, unwarranted expenditure incurred on illegal immigrants is coming under the scanner, and biometrics is emerging into a prime beneficiary in the given scenario.

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2010 through 2018. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.

Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

Key Topics Covered

I. Introduction, Methodology & Product Definitions

II. Executive Summary

1. Industry Overview

2. Product Overview

3. Biometrics Standards

4. Product Developments/Launches

5. Recent Industry Activity

6. Focus on Select Global Players

7. Global Market Perspective

III. Market

1. The United States

2. Canada

3. Japan

4. Europe

5. Asia-Pacific

6. The Middle East

7. Latin America

IV. Competitive Landscape

Companies Mentioned 

The report profiles 150 companies including many key and niche players such as

-  3M Cogent
-  AcSys Biometrics
-  Cognitec Systems
-  Eurotech S.P.A
-  Ivrnet
-  Kimaldi Electronics
-  National Security Resources
-  NEC Corporation of America
-  Neurotechnology
-  Nuance Communications
-  PSP Security Co.
-  SAFRAN Group
-  Sensible Vision
-  Sensory
-  Suprema
-  VoiceVault

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