Biometric Technology and Market Update panel presentation (LAS VEGAS, Nev., April 15, 2005) — Today's Biometric Technology industry is experiencing a similar transition to what occurred in the early days of the technology sector, according to Steve Campisi, president of Omaha-based Digital Defense™ Group, a developer and supplier of innovative biometric security products.
Addressing this year's CardTech/SecurTech Conference in Las Vegas, Campisi explained, "We saw what happened in the technology industry and how it changed so fast. I can remember when IBM said nobody would buy a PC for $5,000 until MacIntosh introduced their product.
"We're going to see the same type of change in this industry. There is some incredible discussion starting to take place today regarding biometrics. New companies like Digital Defense Group are showing up on the scene introducing new and innovative products. These companies are the future giants of tomorrow."
The following are some excerpts from Campisi's "Biometric Technology and Market Update" panel presentation on April 13:
On privacy issues:
"At Digital Defense Group, we conducted a significant amount of research in both the consumer and commercial industries regarding bioprivacy issues and found conclusively that employees do not want to give up their biometrics. In addition, unions have taken a keen interest in protecting their employee’s biometrics. There are so many bioprivacy issues surrounding theft of biometric data that is stored on smart chips or in databases – it presents a huge problem. That is one of the issues that we have addressed at Digital Defense. Our new Factor4™ biocard does not require any software. Once a user enrolls their fingerprints on the biocard, the unique biometric signature is created and the biometric data is permanently stored – it never leaves the biocard. So, that is the biggest advantage of the Factor4 biocard. It has overcome bioprivacy issues while still providing the highest level of authentication and security available. As this industry group continues to grow and consumers continue to voice their concerns about bioprivacy, Digital Defense Group is going to do quite well moving products into that area."
On the new technology:
"Digital Defense Group has designed the Factor4 biocard to communicate wirelessly to both 13.56 MHz 14443A-4 readers and 125 KHz interface readers. Factor4 biocard is software centric, so it can actually store multiple biometrics. Factor4 biocard provides eight megabytes of on-card memory so users have the option of storing photos or documents on the biocard. So there are a lot of unique characteristics about Factor4 biocard that can be used in many aspects of business.”
On wireless technology:
"Other competitive technologies require software, a computer and some sort of device to collect a user’s biometric data for enrollment. Once the data has been collected, the biometric templates are then downloaded to the card or stored directly on the card or fob with the software. What we do is quite different. Factor4 biocard allows users to enroll and store their biometric data directly onto the biocard itself. After this self-enrollment process, then a one-to-one authentication of that stored value takes place. When that data is transmitted wirelessly, it takes the form of a digital certificate that we actually generate based upon minutiae points of the fingerprint. No database is ever involved."
Digital Defense Group is a developer and supplier of biometric security products located in Omaha, Neb. A subsidiary of Resilent, LLC, Digital Defense began research and product development of a wireless, on-card self-enrolling biometric card in 2001. Out of this emerged two innovative security devices: the Factor4 biocard and the IronGate biocard. Factor4 biocard is used for short-range transmissions, while IronGate biocard will provide an additional transmitter for added range up to 25 feet. For more information, visit http://www.mydigitaldefense.com/ or call (402) 397-CARD.
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