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Protect and detect: In the second part of our examination into biometric technology, we look at the applications most likely to drive the market. (Biometrics).
From iris and fingerprint scanning to voice and face recognition, biometric technology is poised to step out of the pages of science fiction and take over the world.
The International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA) has recently doubled its estimates for revenue growth. Its current projection is that the market will be worth $2.2bn ([pounds sterling]1.5bn] worldwide by 2006, solely at the manufacturer and developer level. But the applications which are likely to drive the market are a far cry from the nightmarish Big Brother images that the technology often conjures up.
First and best-known is security. But while the high-profile airport and airline contracts are likely to be sewn up by vendors and the larger integrators, there are plenty of opportunities for mainstream VARs and solution providers.
Claudia Natanson is head of BT Ignite Solutions' Secure Business Service which implemented an iris-recognition system at the company's showcase security centre. She says: "For me, what biometrics is all about is not having to remember 3,000 passwords. It will mean not having to introduce another security system that people don't like and…
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