Precise Biometrics first in the world to introduce multi-biometric - Match-on-Card

Precise Biometrics AB (publ), develops and sells world-leading, user friendly biometric security solutions based on fingerprints and smart cards. The company has initiated a partnership with Iridian Technologies, OmniPerception and Sharp, which has resulted in a multi-biometric Match-on-Card solution on the Sharp's SJCard*).

Based on Precise Match-on-Card(TM), and through the new partnerships with Iridian Technologies, market-leader in biometric iris recognition and OmniPerception, who specialises in face biometry, Precise Biometrics is now able to present as the first company in the world a complete multibiometric Match-on-Card solution. Precise Match-On-Card(TM) technology offers a cost-efficient and secure solution that enables storage and matching of fingerprints, irises and faces directly on a smart card with a common application interface. This provides enhanced security, simplifies scalability and lowers infrastructure costs. Precise Match-on-Card(TM) and Sharp's smart cards, SJCard 211, are particularly suitable for use in ID card and passport projects, as more than one biometry is frequently called for. The partnership with Sharp is a result from the cooperation with silex technology, Precise Biometrics' partner in Japan. "The market demands both multibiometrics and Match-on-Card. By working together with Iridian Technologies and OmniPerception, we are in a position of being the first and only company to offer Match-on-Card with multibiometric support on one and the same card - Precise Match-on-Card(TM). The partnership with Sharp has allowed us to carry out the first implemen- tation on a platform that is very competitive, not just in Japan but in all markets where passports and ID cards that use multibiometrics are to be implemented." says Christer Bergman President & CEO for Precise Biometrics. At CardTech SecurTech April12-14, exhibition stand 215, Mandalay Bay Convention, Las Vegas, USA, Precise Match-on-Card(TM) including Iridian Technologies KnoWho® and OmniPerception Affinityä, will be on display for the first time all integrated on a single card and with a common application interface. "Match-on-Card provides another opportunity to further expand the rapidly accelerating iris deployments around the world," stated Frank Fitzsimmons, CEO for Iridian Technologies, "The Precise Match-on-Card(TM) offering is another example of how Iridian's Iris Recognition Technology continues to drive value in providing increased convenience at decreasing cost". "We are delighted to licence our world-leading face recognition technology alongside the expertise delivered by Iridian Technologies and Sharp to help provide Precise Match-on-Card(TM) with multibiometric support," comments David McIntosh, CEO, OmniPerception. "It is of the utmost importance, given the current concerns over homeland and international security, that robust and forward-thinking security solutions can be found. OmniPerception is delighted to be participating in the creation of such a solution." *) Java Card(TM) 2.1.1 compliance. Java Card(TM) and Java(TM) are trademarks or registered trademarks of sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. For further information, please contact Christer Bergman, President & CEO, Precise Biometrics AB. Telephone +1(0) 703 405 8255, or +46 (0) 730 35 67 26 E-mail christer.bergman@precisebiometrics.com Precise Biometrics AB (publ.) is an innovative security company that supplies world-leading systems for fingerprint and smart card-based authentication. The company's solutions replace keys, PIN codes and passwords and enhance the integrity of ID cards and passports. With its proprietary Precise Match-on-Card(TM) technology, the company is a market leader within smart ID cards. Through its subsidiary Fyrplus Teknik, Precise Biometrics can deliver complete biometrics solutions on the Scandinavian market based, for example on fingerprint, iris and facial recognition. The product line includes systems for access control to buildings, computers and networks and for integration into ID cards and passports. The group headquarters are in Lund, Sweden. It also has offices in Stockholm and a U.S. subsidiary in Washington, DC. The subsidiary Fyrplus Teknik is based in Karlstad and has regional offices in Linköping. Precise Biometrics is listed on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange (symbol: PREC A). For more information, please visit http://www.precisebiometrics.com/