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      Biometrics: Technologies and Global Markets


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      LONDON, Sept. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportbuyer.com has added a new market research report:

      Biometrics: Technologies and Global Markets

      https://www.reportbuyer.com/product/341183/Biometrics-Technologies-and-Global-Markets.html

      STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

      This report studies the global as well as regional markets for biometric technologies and devices, with a view to locate newer markets and to expand the present application market for various types of biometric devices. A realistic forecast has been made for the future market for different types of biometric technologies and devices. These biometric technologies and products are studied, with attention to their value globally, as well as in different regions, during the last three years and forecasted for the next five years. The application for each type of biometric technology is discussed in detail with a view to establishing global as well as regional usage. A future forecast has been made for such applications.
      The report also studies the product life cycle and technology life cycle of various types of biometric devices and the methods employed by different manufacturers and users in maintaining ecological balance. Several types of new and recently developed biometric technologies are becoming more popular in various applications. These are also studied. Finally, the report profiles the major manufacturers and suppliers of biometric devices. The mergers and acquisitions in this field are also studied and discussed.

      REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY

      There are constant improvements in the quality of biometric devices and products, as the major manufacturers continue to upgrade their products based on market needs. Also, new products and applications are being developed based on the continuous research and development work being carried out by major manufacturers in order to stay ahead of the competition. Successful operation of any company in a competitive market depends upon the identification of product opportunities with an eye to the company's strengths. For this, it is necessary to understand the size and growth rate of any opportunity and the competitive atmosphere in which the company exists. This report presents the ideal medium for understanding the many exciting and growing opportunities in the field of biometric technologies and devices, and will help any prospective manufacturer, distributor, or even user to succeed in this growing field.

      INTENDED AUDIENCE

      This report is intended for individuals who are responsible for security and protection of infrastructure and related applications. Those who will find this manual helpful include, but are not limited to:
      • Senior executives within biometrics supplier companies.
      • Government and commercial end users.
      • Consultants to the global biometrics industry.
      • Biometrics and security systems integrators.
      • Security managers in private and public sectors.
      • Infrastructure and risk assurance managers.
      • Site security officials.

      SCOPE AND FORMAT

      This report has been prepared in a simple format that can be easily understood, with a number of tables and charts/figures. The scope of the report includes a detailed study of global and regional markets for various types of biometric devices, with the reasons given for variations in the growth of the industry in certain regions. The report examines each type of biometric technology, determines its current market size, and estimates the future markets for each type of biometric technology. The report also analyzes the market from the manufacturers' viewpoint as well as that of the final consumers. A number of technological issues arising out of the utilization of biometric technologies are discussed and solutions indicated. The use of biometric technologies in government and public sector institutions are discussed in detail, along with the markets for these sectors.

      METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

      Both primary and secondary research methods were used in this study. Primary information sources for this market research include individuals within companies, various research organizations, governmental agencies, and trade associations. Secondary research includes extensive literature reviews, including trade journals, seminar proceedings, patent literature, company literature, published reports, and government publications. Additional secondary research sources include databases, trade literature, specialized journals, and government statistics.

      ANALYST CREDENTIALS

      The analyst, Srinivasa Rajaram, is a mechanical engineer with more than 40 years of manufacturing experience. He also was senior vice president of M/S Schenck Avery Ltd., an Indo-German joint venture, and has authored several technology market research reports for BCC Research.

      REPORT HIGHLIGHTS

      The global market for biometric technologies is estimated to be $8.7 billion in 2013. In 2014, the forecasted revenues will likely reach almost $11.2 billion and $27.5 billion by 2019, demonstrating a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19.8%.
      This report provides:
      • An overview of the market for biometric technologies, including fingerprint, face, iris, vein, and voice technologies.
      • Analyses of market trends, with data from 2013, estimates for 2014, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2019.
      • Discussion covering the variations in the growth of the industry in certain regions.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 2

      STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES 2
      REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY 2
      INTENDED AUDIENCE 2
      SCOPE AND FORMAT 3
      METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES 3
      RELATED BCC RESEARCH REPORTS 3
      ANALYST CREDENTIALS 3
      BCC RESEARCH ONLINE SERVICES 4
      DISCLAIMER 4

      CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY 6

      MARKET SUMMARY FOR BIOMETRICS TECHNOLOGIES 7
      SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 7
      SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 7

      CHAPTER 3 OVERVIEW 10

      DEFINITION OF THE INDUSTRY 10
      CONCEPTS IN THE INDUSTRY 10
      IMPORTANCE OF THE INDUSTRY 10
      LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT OF BIOMETRIC DEVICES 10
      TECHNOLOGY LIFE CYCLE 11
      COST ANALYSIS 11
      LIFE-CYCLE COST ANALYSIS 12
      HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 12
      HISTORY OF FINGERPRINTING 13
      HISTORY OF FACE RECOGNITION 14
      HISTORY OF RETINAL SCANNING 14
      HISTORY OF KEYSTROKE DYNAMICS (KD) 15
      FORMATION OF BIOMETRIC ORGANIZATIONS 15
      GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS 15
      PRIVACY PROTECTION THROUGH SELF-REGULATORY CODES 16
      PRIVACY PROTECTION THROUGH LAW 16
      BIOMETRICS STANDARDS 17
      THE IMPORTANCE OF BIOMETRICS STANDARDS 17
      Role of Product Manufacturers 18
      Responsibility of Standard Organizations 18
      BIOMETRICS STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT 19
      ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN BIOMETRICS STANDARDS 19
      BIOMETRICS-ISSUES AND CONCERNS 23
      Safety of Biometrics Devices 23
      Misuse of Personal Information 24
      Loss of Physical Trait 24
      Revelation of Personal Information 24

      CHAPTER 4 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 26

      OVERVIEW 26
      PRESENTLY USED BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 26
      EMERGING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 26
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 27
      TABLE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 28
      FIGURE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, 2012-2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 29
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 29
      TABLE 2 REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 29
      FIGURE 2 REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, 2012-2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 30
      NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES BY
      COUNTRY/REGION 30
      TABLE 3 DISTRIBUTION OF NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC
      TECHNOLOGIES BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 30
      EUROPEAN MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES BY COUNTRY/REGION 31
      TABLE 4 DISTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES BY
      COUNTRY, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 31
      ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES BY
      COUNTRY/REGION 31
      TABLE 5 DISTRIBUTION OF ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES
      BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 32
      REST OF THE WORLD MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES BY
      COUNTRY/REGION 32
      TABLE 6 DISTRIBUTION OF REST OF THE WORLD MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC
      TECHNOLOGIES BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 32
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES 33
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES 33
      TABLE 7 REGIONAL MARKET FOR FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 34
      FIGURE 3 REGIONAL MARKET FOR FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 34
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
      (AFIS)/LIVE SCAN TECHNOLOGIES 34
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION
      SYSTEM (AFIS)/LIVE SCAN TECHNOLOGIES 35
      TABLE 8 REGIONAL MARKET FOR AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION
      SYSTEM (AFIS)/LIVE SCAN TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 35
      FIGURE 4 REGIONAL MARKET FOR AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION
      SYSTEM (AFIS)/LIVE SCAN TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 36
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 36
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR FACE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 37
      TABLE 9 REGIONAL MARKET FOR FACE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 38
      FIGURE 5 REGIONAL MARKET FOR FACE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 38
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR IRIS RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 38
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR IRIS RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 40
      TABLE 10 REGIONAL MARKET FOR IRIS RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 40
      FIGURE 6 REGIONAL MARKET FOR IRIS RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, 2012-2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 40
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR VEIN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 41
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR VEIN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 41
      TABLE 11 REGIONAL MARKET FOR VEIN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 42
      FIGURE 7 REGIONAL MARKET FOR VEIN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, 2012-2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 42
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR VOICE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 42
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR VOICE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 43
      TABLE 12 REGIONAL MARKET FOR VOICE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 44
      FIGURE 8 REGIONAL MARKET FOR VOICE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, 2012-2019
      ($ MILLIONS) 44
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR HAND GEOMETRY TECHNOLOGY 44
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR HAND GEOMETRY TECHNOLOGY 45
      TABLE 13 REGIONAL MARKET FOR HAND GEOMETRY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 46
      FIGURE 9 REGIONAL MARKET FOR HAND GEOMETRY TECHNOLOGY, 2012-2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 46
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR SIGNATURE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 46
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR SIGNATURE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 47
      TABLE 14 REGIONAL MARKET FOR SIGNATURE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 47
      FIGURE 10 REGIONAL MARKET FOR SIGNATURE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY,
      2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 47
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR EMERGING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 48
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR EMERGING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 48
      TABLE 15 REGIONAL MARKET FOR EMERGING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 48
      FIGURE 11 REGIONAL MARKET FOR EMERGING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES,
      2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 48

      CHAPTER 5 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS 51

      OVERVIEW OF BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS 51
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS 51
      TABLE 16 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 51
      FIGURE 12 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS, 2012-2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 51
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS 52
      TABLE 17 REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 52
      FIGURE 13 REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS, 2012-2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 52
      BIOMETRICS IN IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS 53
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS 54
      TABLE 18 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 54
      FIGURE 14 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS,
      2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 55
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS 55
      TABLE 19 REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 55
      FIGURE 15 REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 55
      BIOMETRICS IN CIVIL IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS 56
      TYPICAL APPLICATIONS OF BIOMETRICS IN CIVIL IDENTIFICATION 56
      GROWTH DRIVERS FOR BIOMETRICS IN CIVIL IDENTIFICATION
      APPLICATIONS 57
      GROWTH INHIBITORS FOR BIOMETRICS IN CIVIL IDENTIFICATION
      APPLICATIONS 57
      Revenue Generation 58
      Time and Attendance 58
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN CIVIL IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS 59
      TABLE 20 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN CIVIL IDENTIFICATION
      APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 59
      FIGURE 16 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN CIVIL IDENTIFICATION
      APPLICATIONS, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 59
      BIOMETRICS IN CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS 60
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS 60
      TABLE 21 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION
      APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 60
      FIGURE 17 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION
      APPLICATIONS, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 61
      BIOMETRICS IN CONSUMER IDENTIFICATION APPLICATIONS 61
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN CONSUMER IDENTIFICATION
      APPLICATIONS 62
      TABLE 22 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN CONSUMER IDENTIFICATION
      APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 63
      FIGURE 18 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN CONSUMER IDENTIFICATION
      APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 63
      BIOMETRICS IN ACCESS CONTROL APPLICATIONS 63
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN ACCESS CONTROL APPLICATIONS 64
      TABLE 23 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN ACCESS CONTROL APPLICATIONS,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 64
      FIGURE 19 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN ACCESS CONTROL APPLICATIONS,
      2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 65
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN ACCESS CONTROL APPLICATIONS 65
      TABLE 24 REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN ACCESS CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 65
      FIGURE 20 REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN ACCESS CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 65
      LOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL APPLICATIONS 66
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN LOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS 67
      TABLE 25 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN LOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 67
      FIGURE 21 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN LOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 67
      BIOMETRICS IN PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL APPLICATIONS 68
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS 69
      TABLE 26 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 70
      FIGURE 22 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS, 2012 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 70
      BIOMETRICS IN TRANSACTIONAL ACCESS CONTROL APPLICATIONS 71
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN TRANSACTIONAL ACCESS CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS 72
      TABLE 27 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN TRANSACTIONAL ACCESS
      CONTROL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 72
      FIGURE 23 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN TRANSACTIONAL ACCESS
      CONTROL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 72
      BIOMETRICS IN SURVEILLANCE APPLICATIONS 73
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN SURVEILLANCE APPLICATIONS 73
      TABLE 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN SURVEILLANCE APPLICATIONS,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 73
      FIGURE 24 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN SURVEILLANCE APPLICATIONS,
      2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 73
      REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN SURVEILLANCE APPLICATIONS 74
      TABLE 29 REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN SURVEILLANCE APPLICATIONS,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 74
      FIGURE 25 REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN SURVEILLANCE APPLICATIONS,
      2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 74
      BIOMETRICS IN MILITARY AND BORDER CONTROL APPLICATIONS 75
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN MILITARY AND BORDER CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS 76
      TABLE 30 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN MILITARY/BORDER CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 77
      FIGURE 26 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN MILITARY/BORDER CONTROL
      APPLICATIONS, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 77
      BIOMETRICS IN FORENSIC AND LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS 77
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN FORENSIC AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
      APPLICATIONS 79
      TABLE 31 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN FORENSIC AND LAW
      ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 79
      FIGURE 27 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN FORENSIC AND LAW
      ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 80
      BIOMETRICS IN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS 80
      GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL
      APPLICATIONS 81
      TABLE 32 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL
      APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 81
      FIGURE 28 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRICS IN INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL
      APPLICATIONS, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 81
      MARKET SECTORS FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS 82
      TABLE 33 BASIC DIVISION OF MARKET SECTORS FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 83
      FIGURE 29 BASIC DIVISION OF MARKET SECTORS FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS,
      2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 83
      BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN GOVERNMENT SECTOR 83
      BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT SECTOR 83
      BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE MILITARY/BORDER CONTROL SECTOR 84
      BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE POLICE/FORENSIC/LAW ENFORCEMENT
      SECTOR 85
      MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN GOVERNMENT SECTORS 85
      TABLE 34 MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN GOVERNMENT SECTORS,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 86
      FIGURE 30 MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN GOVERNMENT SECTORS,
      2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 86
      BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR 87
      BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE AIRPORT/SEAPORT SERVICES SECTOR 87
      BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE RETAIL SECTOR 88
      BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SECTOR 89
      Biometric Technologies Used 89
      BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR 90
      Fingerprint Scanner 91
      Iris Scanner 91
      BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE GAMING AND HOSPITALITY SECTORS 91
      MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR 92
      TABLE 35 MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 92
      FIGURE 31 MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 92
      MARKET BY SECTORS FOR FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION 93
      TABLE 36 FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 94
      FIGURE 32 FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 94
      MARKET BY SECTORS FOR AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
      (AFIS)/LIVE SCAN TECHNOLOGY 95
      TABLE 37 AFIS/LIVE-SCAN BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 95
      FIGURE 33 AFIS/LIVE-SCAN BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 96
      MARKET BY SECTORS FOR FACE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 96
      TABLE 38 FACE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET DISTRIBUTION,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 97
      FIGURE 34 FACE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 97
      MARKET BY SECTORS FOR IRIS RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 98
      TABLE 39 IRIS RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET DISTRIBUTION,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 98
      FIGURE 35 IRIS RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET DISTRIBUTION,
      2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 99
      MARKET BY SECTORS FOR VEIN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 99
      TABLE 40 VEIN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET DISTRIBUTION,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 99
      FIGURE 36 VEIN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 100
      MARKET BY SECTORS FOR VOICE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 100
      TABLE 41 VOICE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 100
      FIGURE 37 VOICE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 101
      MARKET BY SECTORS FOR HAND GEOMETRY TECHNOLOGY 101
      TABLE 42 HAND GEOMETRY TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET DISTRIBUTION,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 101
      FIGURE 38 HAND GEOMETRY TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET DISTRIBUTION,
      2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 102
      MARKET BY SECTORS FOR SIGNATURE ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY 102
      TABLE 43 SIGNATURE ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 102
      FIGURE 39 SIGNATURE ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGY SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 103
      MARKET BY SECTORS FOR EMERGING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 103
      TABLE 44 EMERGING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 103
      FIGURE 40 EMERGING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR-WISE MARKET
      DISTRIBUTION, 2012-2019 ($ MILLIONS) 104

      CHAPTER 6 BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 106

      OVERVIEW OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 106
      IDENTITY MANAGEMENT USING BIOMETRICS 106
      BASICS OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 106
      BIOMETRIC SYSTEM-KEY ELEMENTS 107
      ENROLLMENT 107
      Pre-enrollment Identity Validation 107
      Identity Source Documents 108
      BIOMETRIC TEMPLATE (REFERENCE) 108
      COMPARISON AND COMPARISON ERRORS 108
      NETWORKING 109
      BIOMETRIC SOFTWARE 109
      ADVANTAGES OF BIOMETRIC SOFTWARE 110
      BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 110
      TABLE 45 LIST OF PRESENT AND EMERGING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 110
      FINGERPRINT SCANNING/RECOGNITION 111
      FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION PROCESS 111
      Image Acquisition 111
      Feature Extraction 112
      Fingerprint Matching 112
      Fingerprint Classification 112
      Fingerprint Image Enhancement 113
      AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IMAGING SYSTEMS (AFIS) 113
      TABLE 46 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IMAGING SYSTEMS
      (AIFS) AND BIOMETRIC FINGERPRINTING SYSTEMS 115
      TYPES OF FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGIES 115
      Optical Technology 115
      Silicon Technology 116
      Ultrasound Technology 116
      TABLE 47 COMPARISON OF FINGERPRINTING TECHNOLOGIES 116
      ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF FINGERPRINTING TECHNOLOGY 116
      TABLE 48 ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF FINGERPRINTING TECHNOLOGY 117
      FINGERPRINT SCANNING DEVICES 117
      FINGERPRINT READER/SCANNER 117
      Features of Fingerprint Reader/Scanner 118
      Applications of Fingerprint Reader/Scanner 118
      Advantages and Shortcomings of Fingerprint Reader/Scanner 119
      TABLE 49 ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF FINGERPRINT READER/SCANNER 119
      Types of Fingerprint Readers/Scanners 119
      Optical Scanner 119
      Ultrasonic Scanner 120
      Capacitance Scanner 120
      Digital Fingerprint Scanner 120
      Thermal Fingerprint Scanner 120
      Fingerprint Analyzer 120
      Other Uses of Fingerprint Scanning 121
      FINGERPRINT DOOR LOCK 121
      FEATURES OF THE FINGERPRINT DOOR LOCK 121
      APPLICATIONS OF FINGERPRINT DOOR LOCKS 122
      ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF FINGERPRINT DOOR LOCKS 122
      TABLE 50 ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF FINGERPRINT LOCKS 122
      FACIAL RECOGNITION BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 123
      PRIMARY FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES 124
      Eigenface 124
      Feature Analysis 124
      Neural Network 124
      Automatic Face Processing (AFP) 124
      Variations 125
      ADVANTAGES OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 125
      LIMITATIONS OF FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 125
      FACIAL RECOGNITION DEVICES 126
      ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF FACIAL RECOGNITION DEVICES 126
      TABLE 51 ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF FACIAL RECOGNITION 126
      IRIS SCANNING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 127
      FEATURES OF THE IRIS SCANNER 128
      ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF IRIS SCANNING 128
      TABLE 52 ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF IRIS SCANNING 128
      RETINAL SCANNING 129
      PROCESS OF RETINAL SCANNING 129
      ADVANTAGES OF RETINAL SCANNING 129
      LIMITATIONS OF RETINAL SCANNING 130
      APPLICATIONS OF RETINAL SCANNING 130
      TABLE 53 ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF RETINAL SCANNING 130
      RETINAL SCANNING DEVICES 131
      BIOMETRIC SIGNATURES 131
      FEATURES OF BIOMETRIC SIGNATURES 131
      ADVANTAGES OF BIOMETRIC SIGNATURES 132
      DYNAMIC SIGNATURE VERIFICATION/SCAN 132
      TECHNOLOGY OF BIOMETRIC SIGNATURE VERIFICATION/SCAN 133
      ADVANTAGES OF BIOMETRIC SIGNATURE VERIFICATION 133
      LIMITATIONS OF BIOMETRIC SIGNATURE VERIFICATION 133
      TABLE 54 ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF SIGNATURE SCANS 134
      HAND GEOMETRY SCANNING 135
      HAND SCANNING DEVICES 135
      ADVANTAGES OF HAND GEOMETRY SCANNING 136
      LIMITATIONS OF HAND GEOMETRY SCANNING 136
      TABLE 55 ADVANTAGES AND SHORTCOMINGS OF HAND GEOMETRY SCANNER 136
      KEYSTROKE DYNAMICS 137
      ADVANTAGES OF KEYSTROKE DYNAMICS 138
      LIMITATIONS OF KEYSTROKE DYNAMICS 138
      VEIN PATTERN RECOGNITION BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 138
      PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION 139
      ADVANTAGES OF VEIN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 139
      Accuracy 139
      Uniqueness and Constancy 140
      Consistency 140
      Speed 140
      Ease of Use 140
      LIMITATIONS OF VEIN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 141
      APPLICATIONS OF VEIN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY 141
      VOICE RECOGNITION BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 141
      FEATURES OF VOICE RECOGNITION 141
      APPLICATIONS OF VOICE RECOGNITION 142
      ADVANTAGES OF VOICE RECOGNITION 142
      MULTIMODAL BIOMETRICS 142
      ADVANTAGES OF MULTIMODAL BIOMETRICS 143
      LIMITATIONS OF MULTIMODAL BIOMETRICS 143
      APPLICATIONS OF MULTIMODAL BIOMETRICS 143
      EMERGING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 143
      GAIT RECOGNITION BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 144
      Principle of Operation 144
      Limitations 145
      Advantages 145
      Applications 145
      PALM-PRINT RECOGNITION BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 145
      Advantages 146
      Limitations 146
      Applications 146
      SKIN SPECTROSCOPY BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 146
      Principle of Operation 147
      Advantages 147
      Limitations 147
      Variations and Applications 148
      DNA RECOGNITION BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 148
      Advantages 148
      Limitations 148
      OLFACTORY RECOGNITION (ODOR ANALYSIS) BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 149
      Principle of Operation 149
      Limitations 150
      SPEAKER VERIFICATION BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 150
      Principle of Operation 150
      Variations 151
      Advantages 151
      Limitations 151
      Applications 151
      EAR SHAPE BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 152
      Principle of Operation 152
      Limitations 152
      FACIAL THERMOGRAPHY BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 153
      Advantages 153
      Limitations 153
      Applications 154
      BODY SALINITY BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 154
      FINGER GEOMETRY BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 154
      GRIP RECOGNITION BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 154
      NAIL BED BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 155
      LIP BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 155
      SWEAT PORE ANALYSIS BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 156
      SKIN LUMINANCE BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 156
      ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPH (EEG) BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 157
      FINGERNAIL PATTERNS BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 157
      SKULL RESONANCE BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY 157
      OTHER BIOMETRIC PRODUCTS/DEVICES 157
      BIOMETRIC MOUSE 158
      Features of the Biometric Mouse 158
      Applications of the Biometric Mouse 158
      Advantages of the Biometric Mouse 159
      BIOMETRIC SENSOR 159
      Features of the Biometric Sensor 159
      Applications of the Biometric Sensor 160
      Advantages of the Biometric Sensor 160
      BIOMETRIC 2-D BARCODE SCANNER 160
      Features of 2-D Barcode Scanner 161
      Applications of 2-D Barcode Scanner 161
      Advantages of 2-D Barcode Scanner 161
      SMART CARD READER 162
      Features of Smart Card Reader 163
      Applications of Smart Card Reader 164
      Advantages of Smart Card Reader 164
      FUTURE OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVICES 165
      IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY 165
      IMPROVED PROCESSING 165
      MINIATURIZATION 165
      PRICES 166
      ALGORITHMS 166
      BIOMETRICS AT A DISTANCE 166
      WIRELESS BIOMETRICS 166
      NANOTECHNOLOGY 167
      PATENT ANALYSIS 167
      TABLE 56 U.S. PATENTS BY COUNTRY FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES/DEVICES
      (UNITS) 168
      TABLE 57 U.S. PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODS FOR BIOMETRICS
      (UNITS) 169
      TABLE 58 U.S. PATENTS BY YEAR OF ISSUE FOR BIOMETRIC
      TECHNOLOGIES/DEVICES, 2013-2008 (UNITS) 169
      TABLE 59 U.S. PATENTS BY COMPANIES FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES/DEVICES
      (UNITS) 170

      CHAPTER 7 INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS 172

      OVERVIEW OF BIOMETRIC INDUSTRY 172
      ANALYSIS OF COMPETITION WITHIN THE BIOMETRIC INDUSTRY 173
      DRIVING FORCES IN THE BIOMETRIC INDUSTRY 173
      IMPORTANT ISSUES TO BE SOLVED IN THE INDUSTRY 174
      PRESENT STATUS OF THE BIOMETRIC INDUSTRY 174
      COMPETITION IN THE BIOMETRIC INDUSTRY 175
      THE FUTURE OF THE BIOMETRICS INDUSTRY 175
      Advanced Practical Biometrics 176
      Shift from Security to Identity Protection 177
      Integrated Advanced Identification 177
      Multimodal Biometrics 177
      BIOMETRIC MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD 178
      BIOMETRIC MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA 178
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN THE U.S. 179
      Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) 179
      U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT)
      Program 179
      Registered Traveler (RT) Program 179
      Electronic Passport 180
      Biometrics in the National Transportation System 180
      REAL ID 180
      Biometric Use by the FBI 180
      Biometrics in iPads and iPhones 180
      Biometrics for Computer Access 181
      Biometrics in Law Enforcement 181
      Biometrics in Border Patrol 181
      Biometrics in Driver's License Issue 181
      Biometrics in Criminal Investigation 181
      Biometrics Used by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) 182
      Biometrics in Airports 182
      Biometrics in Police Departments 182
      Biometric Wallet 182
      Biometrics Used in Detection of Alcohol Level 183
      Biometrics in Rhode Island 183
      Biometrics in Vending Machines 183
      Biometric Renewal of Driver's License 183
      Biometrics for Healthcare Providers 183
      Biometrics in Facebook Program 184
      Biometrics on College Campuses 184
      Biometrics in Blood Banks 184
      Biometrics in Advertising 184
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN CANADA 185
      Real-time Identification (RTID) Program 185
      Canadian Passenger Accelerated Service System (CANPASS) Air 185
      NEXUS 185
      Electronic Passport (e-Passport) 186
      Temporary Residents Biometrics Project (TRBP) 186
      Public Security Technical Program (PSTP) 186
      Biometrics in Casinos 186
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN MEXICO 187
      Biometrics in ATMs 187
      Voter Identification Cards 187
      BIOMETRIC MARKET IN EUROPEAN REGION 187
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN EUROPEAN UNION 188
      European Union Electronic Passport 188
      European Union Electronic Passport 188
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN GERMANY 189
      Electronic Identification Card and E-passports 189
      Biometric e-Gates 189
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN FRANCE 190
      Biometric Cards in Air France 190
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN POLAND 190
      Palm-Print Live Scanners in Poland 190
      Biometrics in Churches 190
      Biometrics in ATMs 190
      Biometrics in Banks 191
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN THE U.K. 191
      e-Passport: 191
      National Identity Card 191
      Iris Recognition Immigration System (IRIS) 191
      Entry for Tier 2 Foreign Nationals 191
      Biometrics in Airports 192
      Biometrics in Children's Nurseries 192
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN OTHER EUROPEAN
      COUNTRIES 192
      Biometric Citizen Card in Portugal 192
      Biometrics in Finland's Payment Systems 192
      Biometrics in Russian Airports 192
      Biometric Border Solutions in Norway 193
      Biometric Passports in Azerbaijan 193
      Citizenship and Migration Affairs Project in Lithuania 193
      Issue of New Passports in Republic of Kosovo 193
      BIOMETRIC MARKET IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION 193
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC REGION 194
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN JAPAN 195
      Biometrics in Advertising in Japan 195
      Biometrics in Japanese Banks 195
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN CHINA 195
      e-Passport and e-ID Program in China 196
      Biometrics in Chinese Banks 196
      Biometric Device for Chinese Military 196
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN INDIA 196
      Biometrics in Unique Identification (UID) Project 196
      Biometrics in Distribution of Grains 197
      Biometrics in Banks 197
      Biometrics in Homeland Security 197
      Biometrics in Health Care 197
      Biometrics in Special-Purpose Identification 197
      Biometrics in Airports 197
      Biometric Attendance System in Indian Schools 198
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN AUSTRALIA 198
      Biometric Solution in Immigration System 198
      Biometric Collection of Nigerian Visa Applications 198
      Biometric System for Welfare Agency 198
      Biometrics in National Australia Bank 198
      Biometrics in Other Australian Banks 199
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN NEW ZEALAND 199
      Biometric Airport Systems in New Zealand 199
      Biometric Border Checks in New Zealand 199
      Biometric Checks at Customs in New Zealand 199
      STATUS OF BIOMETRICS IMPLEMENTATION IN OTHER ASIA-PACIFIC
      COUNTRIES 199
      Biometric Immigration Clearance in South Korea 199
      e-Passport in Philippines 200
      Biometric Identification for Children in Pakistan 200
      Biometric Smart Cards in Pakistan 200
      Biometric Identification Cards in Indonesia 200
      Biometric Smart Identification Card in Mauritius 200
      Biometric Database for Garment Workers in Bangladesh 201
      BIOMETRIC MARKET IN REST OF THE WORLD REGION 201
      SOUTH AFRICA 201
      Biometrics in South Africa's Department of Home Affairs 201
      Biometrics in South African Parliament 201
      Biometrics in Schools in South Africa 201
      Biometrics in Workforce Management in South Africa 202
      Biometric National Identification Card in Brazil 202
      Biometrics in Banks in Brazil 202
      Biometric Systems in Banks in Israel 202
      Biometric Database for Israeli Citizens 202
      Biometrics in Nigerian Police 203
      Biometrics in Banks in Nigeria 203
      Biometric Passport in Libya 203
      Biometric Identification in the Dominican Republic 203
      Biometric Banking in Ghana 203
      Biometrics in Health Insurance in Ghana 203
      Biometric ATM in Kenya 204
      Biometrics in the Middle East 204
      CARIPASS in Caribbean Countries 204
      Biometric Voter Registration in Solomon Islands 204
      MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN THE BIOMETRIC INDUSTRY 204
      TABLE 60 LIST OF MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN THE BIOMETRIC INDUSTRY 205

      CHAPTER 8 PROFILES OF BIOMETRIC EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS 209

      3M-AIT 209
      3M COGENT INC. 209
      4G IDENTITY SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LTD. (4GID) 210
      A4VISION 211
      ACUITY SYSTEMS INC. 211
      ACCU-TIME SYSTEMS 212
      ACSYS BIOMETRICS CORP. 212
      AUTHENTEC INC. 213
      AXIS COMMUNICATIONS AB 214
      BIO-GATE AG 214
      BIO-KEY INTERNATIONAL INC. 215
      BIOMETRIC SECURITY LTD. 216
      BIOMETRONIX GMBH 217
      BIOSCRYPT INC. 217
      BRICKCOM CORP. 218
      CANON EUROPE LTD. 218
      COGNITEC SYSTEMS GMBH 219
      COMMUNICATION INTELLIGENCE CORP. (CIC) 220
      CROSS MATCH TECHNOLOGIES 220
      DAON INC. 221
      DERMALOG IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS GMBH 222
      DIAPHONICS INC. 223
      DIGITALPERSONA INC. 223
      EKEY BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS GMBH 224
      EVERFOCUS ELECTRONICS CORP. 224
      FACEBANX 224
      FINGERPRINT CARDS AB 225
      FUJITSU 226
      FULCRUM BIOMETRICS LLC 226
      GALLAGHER SECURITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 227
      GREEN BIT BIOMETRIC SYSTEMS S.P.A 228
      HIRSCH ELECTRONICS CORP. 229
      HITACHI SECURITY SOLUTIONS 229
      HONEYWELL VIDEO SYSTEMS 230
      IDENTIMETRICS INC. 230
      IMAGEWARE SYSTEMS INC. 231
      IMPRIVATA INC. 232
      INTELLIGENT BIOMETRIC SOLUTIONS (IQBIO) 233
      IRIS ID SYSTEMS INC. 233
      IRITECH INC. 234
      L-1 IDENTITY SOLUTIONS 234
      LISKA BIOMETRY INC. 235
      LUMIDIGM INC. 236
      M2SYS LLC 237
      MORPHOTRAK 238
      NEC CORPORATION OF AMERICA 238
      NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS INC. 239
      OSS NOKALVA INC. 240
      PRECISE BIOMETRICS AB 240
      SAGEM MORPHO 241
      SECUGEN CORP. 242
      SECURIMETRICS INC. 243
      SENSORY INC. 244
      SIEMENS IT SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES 244
      SUPREMA INC. 246
      TECHNOIMAGIA CO. LTD. 247
      TUTIS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 247
      UNION COMMUNITY CO. LTD (VIRDI) 248
      UPEK INC. 248
      VERIDICOM INTERNATIONAL INC. 249
      VERINT SYSTEMS INC. 250
      VICON INDUSTRIES 250
      VISIPHOR CORP. 251
      VOICEVAULT INC. 252
      ZKS GROUP (SHANGHAI) 252
      ZKTECO 253
      ZVETCO BIOMETRICS LLC 254

      CHAPTER 9 APPENDIX 256

      TABLE 61 LIST OF SAMPLE BIOMETRIC PATENTS 256
      TABLE 62 LIST OF MANUFACTURERS OF BIOMETRIC EQUIPMENT 270
      TABLE 63 BIOMETRICS – GLOSSARY 290
      TABLE 64 LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS INVOLVED IN BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES 296
      TABLE 65 BIOMETRIC RESOURCES 299

      LIST OF TABLES

      SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2019
      ($ MILLIONS) 7
      TABLE 1 GLOBAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 28
      TABLE 2 REGIONAL MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2019 ($
      MILLIONS) 29
      TABLE 3 DISTRIBUTION OF NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC
      TECHNOLOGIES BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 30
      TABLE 4 DISTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES BY
      COUNTRY, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 31
      TABLE 5 DISTRIBUTION OF ASIA-PACIFIC MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES
      BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 32
      TABLE 6 DISTRIBUTION OF REST OF THE WORLD MARKET FOR BIOMETRIC
      TECHNOLOGIES BY COUNTRY, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 32
      TABLE 7 REGIONAL MARKET FOR FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY,
      THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 34
      TABLE 8 REGIONAL MARKET FOR AUTOMATED FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION
      SYSTEM (AFIS)/LIVE SCAN TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2019 ($ MILLIONS) 35
      TABLE 9 REGIONAL MARKET FOR FACE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 38
      TABLE 10 REGIONAL MARKET FOR IRIS RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 40
      TABLE 11 REGIONAL MARKET FOR VEIN RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 42
      TABLE 12 REGIONAL MARKET FOR VOICE RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH
      2019 ($ MILLIONS) 44
      TABLE 13 REGIONAL MARKET FOR HAND GEOMETRY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2019
      ($ MILLIONS) 46
      TABLE 14 REGIONAL MARKET FOR SIGN

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