International Biometric Group's Biometrics Market and Industry Report 2006-2010 is the industry's most comprehensive, extensive and authoritative analysis of biometrics technologies, applications, and global markets. The Report provides critical market data and real-world guidance to biometric technology deployers, developers, investors, and researchers.

The Biometrics Market and Industry Report 2006-2010 is researched and authored by biometric technology experts with years of hands-on experience deploying and testing leading biometrics systems. IBG's real-world understanding of biometric solutions, deployment environments, and market drivers provides unparalleled industry insight to Report purchasers.

Highlights include annual revenue projections through 2010 for the leading biometric technologies (as well as multimodal biometrics), applications, and verticals. Each market segment features in-depth analysis of growth drivers and inhibitors, leading vendors and technologies, and trends through 2010.

• 1 Report Introduction .................................. 15
  • 1.1 Defining the Biometric Market and Industry ...........15
  • 1.2 Product and Service Revenues ................................15
  • 1.3 Biometric Technologies, Applications, and Marker Sectors ............................................................17
  • 1.4 Collection and Assessment of Report Data ............18
  • 1.5 Vendor Classifications: Tier Rankings ....................18
• 2 Total Biometric Revenues through .... 19
  • 2.1 Annual Biometric Industry Revenues through ...19
  • 2.2 Growth Drivers and Inhibitors ..................................20
    • 2.2.1 Market-Based Growth Drivers .......................................20
    • 2.2.2 Industry-Based Growth .............................................20
    • 2.2.3 Market-Based Growth Inhibitors ....................................21
    • 2.2.4 Industry-Based Growth .............................................22
• 3 Biometric Technologies through 2010 ... 23
  • 3.1 ...........................................................................23
  • 3.2 Annual Revenues by Technology through .........24
  • 3.3 Revenues by Technology: Biometric Market Maps 24
    • 3.3.1 .24
    • 3.3.2 Components .................................................................24
  • 3.4
    • 3.4.1 .27
    • 3.4.2 Typical ..................................................................28
    • 3.4.3 Industry Landscape ......................................................29
    • 3.4.4 Growth Drivers and .................................................30
    • 3.4.5 Growth .....................................................................31
    • 3.4.6 Sensor ................................................................32
    • 3.4.7 Form Factors ................................................................34
    • 3.4.8 Matching Algorithms ......................................................34
    • 3.4.9 Fingerprint Market .....................................................36
    • 3.4.10 Fingerprint Market and Industry Trends through .......37
  • 3.5 Face .................................................................38
    • 3.5.1 .38
    • 3.5.2 Typical ..................................................................39
    • 3.5.3 Industry Landscape ......................................................40
    • 3.5.4 Growth Drivers and .................................................41
    • 3.5.5 Growth .....................................................................42
    • 3.5.6 2D and 3D Face Recognition Technologies ..................43
    • 3.5.7 Face Recognition Market ..........................................44
    • 3.5.8 Face Recognition Market and Industry Trends through 2010.................................................................45
  • 3.6 Hand .................................................................46
    • 3.6.1 .46
    • 3.6.2 Typical ..................................................................46
    • 3.6.3 Industry Landscape ......................................................47
    • 3.6.4 Growth Drivers and .................................................48
    • 3.6.5 Growth .....................................................................48
    • 3.6.6 Form Factors ................................................................49
    • 3.6.7 Hand Geometry Market Map .........................................50
    • 3.6.8 Hand Geometry Market and Industry Trends through 1
  • 3.7 Middleware / Identity Management Software ..........52
    • 3.7.1 .52
    • 3.7.2 Industry Landscape ......................................................52
    • 3.7.3 Growth Drivers and .................................................54
    • 3.7.4 Growth .....................................................................55
    • 3.7.5 Middleware / Identity Management Software Market 56
    • 3.7.6 Middleware / Identity Management Software Market and Industry Trends to 2010 ................................57
  • 3.8 Iris ....................................................................58
    • 3.8.1 .58
    • 3.8.2 Typical ..................................................................58
    • 3.8.3 Industry Landscape ......................................................59
    • 3.8.4 Growth Drivers and .................................................60
    • 3.8.5 Growth .....................................................................61
    • 3.8.6 Form Factors ................................................................62
    • 3.8.7 Iris Recognition Market Map ..........................................63
    • 3.8.8 Iris Recognition Market and Industry Trends through 2010 ....................................................................64
  • 3.9 Voice Recognition ....................................................65
    • 3.9.1 .65
    • 3.9.2 Typical ..................................................................65
    • 3.9.3 Industry Landscape ......................................................66
    • 3.9.4 Growth Drivers and .................................................67
    • 3.9.5 Growth .....................................................................68
    • 3.9.6 Voice Recognition Market .........................................69
    • 3.9.7 Voice Recognition Market and Industry Trends through 2010................................................................70
  • 3.10 Signature Recognition ..............................................71
    • 3.10.1 .71
    • 3.10.2 Typical ..................................................................72
    • 3.10.3 Industry Landscape ......................................................73
    • 3.10.4 Growth Drivers and .................................................73
    • 3.10.5 Growth .....................................................................74
    • 3.10.6 Signature Recognition Market ...................................75
    • 3.10.7 Signature Recognition Market and Industry Trends through 2010..........................................................76
  • 3.11 Multiple .............................................................77
    • 3.11.1 .77
    • 3.11.2 Typical ..................................................................78
    • 3.11.3 Industry Landscape ......................................................79
    • 3.11.4 Growth Drivers and .................................................79
    • 3.11.5 Growth .....................................................................81
    • 3.11.6 Multiple-Biometric Market Map ......................................82
    • 3.11.7 Multiple-Biometric Market and Industry Trends through 2010 ................................................................83
  • 3.12 Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems/Live-Scan ................................................................84
    • 3.12.1 .84
    • 3.12.2 Typical ..................................................................85
    • 3.12.3 Industry Landscape ......................................................87
    • 3.12.4 Growth Drivers and .................................................88
    • 3.12.5 Growth .....................................................................89
    • 3.12.6 AFIS/Live-Scan Market .............................................90
    • 3.12.7 System Costs and .....................................................91
    • 3.12.8 AFIS/Live-Scan Market and Industry Trends through 2
  • 3.13 AFIS Providers and Biometric .......................92
  • 3.14 Emerging Biometric .......................................97
  • 3.15 Non-Commercialized .....................................98
• 4 Biometric Applications through ......... 99
  • 4.1 ...........................................................................99
  • 4.2 Biometric Applications .......................................99
  • 4.3 Biometric Solution Matrix .......................................100
  • 4.4 Annual Revenues by Application through ........103
  • 4.5 Access Control/Attendance through 2010 ............104
    • 4.5.1 04
    • 4.5.2 Typical ................................................................104
    • 4.5.3 Biometric Technologies in Access ..................106
    • 4.5.4 Growth Drivers and ...............................................106
    • 4.5.5 Growth ...................................................................107
    • 4.5.6 Access Control/Attendance: Biometric Solution ......107
    • 4.5.7 Revenue Generation in Access ......................108
  • 4.6 Civil ID through ...................................................109
    • 4.6.1 09
    • 4.6.2 Typical ................................................................110
    • 4.6.3 Biometric Technologies in Civil ID ...............................111
    • 4.6.4 Growth Drivers and ...............................................111
    • 4.6.5 Growth ...................................................................112
    • 4.6.6 Civil ID: Biometric Solution ......................................113
    • 4.6.7 Revenue Generation in Civil ID ...................................114
  • 4.7 Consumer ID ...........................................................115
    • 4.7.1 15
    • 4.7.2 Typical ................................................................115
    • 4.7.3 Biometric Technologies in Consumer ........................117
    • 4.7.4 Growth Drivers and ...............................................117
    • 4.7.5 Growth ...................................................................117
    • 4.7.6 Consumer ID: Biometric Solution Matrix ......................118
    • 4.7.7 Revenue Generation in Consumer ............................119
  • 4.8 Criminal .................................................................121
    • 4.8.1 21
    • 4.8.2 Typical ................................................................121
    • 4.8.3 Biometric Technologies in Criminal ...........................122
    • 4.8.4 Growth Drivers and ...............................................122
    • .8.5 Growth ...................................................................123
    • 4.8.6 Criminal ID: Biometric Solution Matrix .........................123
    • 4.8.7 Revenue Generation in Criminal ...............................124
  • 4.9 Device/System Access through 2010 ....................125
    • 4.9.1 25
    • 4.9.2 Typical ................................................................125
    • 4.9.3 Biometric Technologies in Device/System Access ......126
    • 4.9.4 Growth Drivers and ...............................................127
    • 4.9.5 Growth ...................................................................128
    • 4.9.6 Device/System Access: Biometric Solution .............129
    • 4.9.7 Revenue Generation in Device/System Access ..........130
  • 4.10 Surveillance through ..........................................131
    • 4.10.1 31
    • 4.10.2 Typical ................................................................132
    • 4.10.3 Biometric Technologies in Surveillance .......................132
    • 4.10.4 Growth Drivers and ...............................................132
    • 4.10.5 Growth ...................................................................133
    • 4.10.6 Surveillance: Biometric Solution ..............................134
    • 4.10.7 Revenue Generation in Surveillance ...........................135
• 5 Biometric Market Sectors through 2010 36
  • 5.1 .........................................................................136
  • 5.2 Annual Revenues by Market Sector through 2010 37
  • 5.3 Law ...............................................................139
    • 5.3.1 Revenues ...................................................................139
    • 5.3.2 Notable Market ...................................................139
  • 5.4 41
    • 5.4.1 Revenues ...................................................................141
    • 5.4.2 Notable Market ...................................................141
  • 5.5 Municipal and State Government ...........................142
    • 5.5.1 Revenues ...................................................................142
    • 5.5.2 Notable Market ...................................................142
  • 5.6 Other National Government ....................................143
    • 5.6.1 Revenues ...................................................................143
    • 5.6.2 Notable Market ...................................................143
  • 5.7 Financial Services ...................................................144
    • 5.7.1 Revenues ...................................................................144
    • 5.7.2 Notable Market ...................................................144
  • 5.8 Gaming and .....................................................146
    • 5.8.1 Revenues ...................................................................146
    • 5.8.2 Notable Market ...................................................146
  • 5.9 Health ..................................................................147
    • 5.9.1 Revenues ...................................................................147
    • 5.9.2 Notable Market ...................................................147
  • 5.10 High-Tech and .................................................149
    • 5.10.1 Revenues ...................................................................149
    • 5.10.2 Notable Market ...................................................149
  • 5.11 Industrial .....................................................150
    • 5.11.1 Revenues ...................................................................150
    • 5.11.2 Notable Market ...................................................150
  • 5.12 151
    • 5.12.1 Revenues ...................................................................151
    • 5.12.2 Notable Market ...................................................151
  • 5.13 Travel and Transportation ......................................152
    • 5.13.1 Revenues ...................................................................152
    • 5.13.2 Notable Market ...................................................152
• 6 Global Revenues through ................. 155
  • 6.1 .........................................................................155
  • 6.2 Global Biometric Revenue .............................155
  • 6.3 Analysis of Issues Impacting Global ............156
• 7 Investment in Biometric Companies .... 158
• 8 Biometric Vendor Profiles ..................... 159
  ...............160
  • AuthenTec, Inc. .....................................................................162
  • Bioscrypt, Inc. .......................................................................164
  • Cogent
  • Cognitec ........................................................................168
  • Cross Match ..........................................................................170
  • Daon . ..................................................................172
  • DigitalPersona, ...................................................................174
  • Identix, Inc. 6
  • ImageWare Systems .............................................................178
  • Iridian Technologies .............................................................180
  • LG ....182 .............184
  • NEC ..186
  • Nuance .
  • Pay By Touch ........................................................................190
  • Precise ..........................................................................192
  • Recognition Systems, Inc. ....................................................194
  • SAFLINK ..196
  • Sagem MORPHO, Inc. ...........................................................198
  • Viisage Technology, Inc. ......................................................200
• Appendix: Biometric Terms and ............... 202
• International Biometric Group Reports and Research ................................................................. 211

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Annual Biometric Industry Revenues through ........2
• Figure 2: Percentage of Biometric Revenues by Technology, 2006 .......................................................................5
• Figure 3: Percentage of Revenues by Application, 2006 .........11
• Figure 4: Percentage of Revenues by Market Sector, 2006 ....13
• Figure 5: Percentage of Revenues by Global Region, ........14
• Figure 6: Annual Biometric Industry Revenues through ......19
• Figure 7: Sample Biometric Market .....................................25
• Figure 8: Fingerprint Revenue Projections through .............27
• Figure 9: Fingerprint Form Factors ..........................................34
• Figure 10: Fingerprint Market ..............................................36
• Figure 11: Face Recognition Revenue Projections through 38
• Figure 12: 2D and 3D Face Recognition Revenue Projections to 2010................................................................43
• Figure 13: Face Recognition Market Map ................................44
• Figure 14: Hand Geometry Revenues Projections through .46
• Figure 15: Hand Geometry Market ......................................50
• Figure 16: Middleware Revenue Projections through 2010 .....52
• Figure 17: Middleware Market .............................................56
• Figure 18: Iris Recognition Revenue Projections through 2010 8
• Figure 19: Iris Recognition Form ........................................62
• Figure 20: Iris Recognition Market Map ...................................63
• Figure 21: Voice Recognition Revenue Projections through 5
• Figure 22: Voice Recognition Market Map ...............................69
• Figure 23: Signature Recognition Revenue Projections through 2010..................................................................71
• Figure 24: Signature Recognition Market ............................75
• Figure 25: Multiple-Biometric Revenue Projections through 2010 ........................................................................77
• Figure 26: Multiple-Biometric Market ...................................82
• Figure 27: AFIS/Live-Scan Revenue Projections through ...84
• Figure 28: AFIS/Live-Scan Market Map ...................................90
• Figure 29: Biometric Solution Matrix ......................................102
• Figure 30: Percentage of Revenues by Application, 2006 .....103
• Figure 31: Access Control/Attendance Revenues through 104
• Figure 32: Access Control/Attendance -- Biometric Solution Matrix ....................................................................107
• Figure 33: Civil ID Revenue Projections through 2010 ..........109
• Figure 34: Civil ID -- Biometric Solution .............................113
• Figure 35: Consumer ID Revenues through ......................115
• Figure 36: Consumer ID -- Biometric Solution Matrix .............118
• Figure 37: Criminal ID Revenues through .........................121
• Figure 38: Criminal ID -- Biometric Solution .......................123
• Figure 39: Device/System Access Revenues through 2010 ..125
• Figure 40: Device/System Access -- Biometric Solution ....129
• Figure 41: Surveillance Revenues through 2010 ...................131
• Figure 42: Surveillance -- Biometric Solution .....................134
• Figure 43: Percentage of Revenues by Market Sector, 2006 138
• Figure 44: Law Enforcement Projected Revenues through 39
• Figure 45: Military Projected Revenues through 2010 ...........141
• Figure 46: Municipal and State Government Projected Revenues through 2010................................................142
• Figure 47: Other National Government Projected Revenues through 2010........................................................143
• Figure 48: Financial Services Projected Revenues through 4
• Figure 49: Gaming and Hospitality Projected Revenues through 2010...............................................................146
• Figure 50: Health Care Projected Revenues through 2010 ...147
• Figure 51: High-Tech and Telecom Projected Revenues through 2010 .............................................................149
• Figure 52: Industrial Manufacturing Projected Revenues through 2010 .............................................................150
• Figure 53: Retail Projected Revenues through 2010 .............151
• Figure 54: Travel and Transportation Projected Revenues through 2010...........................................................152
• Figure 55: Percentage of Revenues by Global Region, 2006 156
• Figure 56: Biometric Sample Types .......................................208

Tables

• Table 1: Annual Revenues by Technology through 2010 ..........4
• Table 2: AFIS/Live-Scan Industry Snapshot ..............................6
• Table 3: Face Recognition Industry Snapshot ...........................6
• Table 4: Fingerprint Industry Snapshot ......................................7
• Table 5: Hand Geometry Industry Snapshot ..............................7
• Table 6: Iris Recognition Industry .......................................8
• Table 7: Middleware Industry .............................................8
• Table 8: Multiple-Biometric Industry ...................................9
• Table 9: Signature Recognition Industry Snapshot ....................9
• Table 10: Voice Recognition Industry Snapshot ........................9
• Table 11: Biometric Application .........................................10
• Table 12: Annual Revenues by Application through 2010 .......10
• Table 13: Annual Revenues by Market Sector through .......12
• Table 14: Annual Revenues by Global Region through 2010 ..14
• Table 15: Annual Revenues by Technology through 2010 ......24
• Table 16: Primary and Secondary Paths in Sample Biometric Market Map..........................................................26
• Table 17: Fingerprint Revenues by ...................................28
• Table 18: Fingerprint Revenues by Application (%) .................28
• Table 19: Tier 1 Core Fingerprint ......................................29
• Table 20: Tier 2 Core Fingerprint ......................................29
• Table 21: Tier 3 Core Fingerprint ......................................30
• Table 22: Face Recognition Revenues by ........................39
• Table 23: Face Recognition Revenues by Application (%) ......39
• Table 24: Tier 1 Face Recognition ....................................40
• Table 25: Tier 2 Face Recognition ....................................40
• Table 26: Tier 3 Face Recognition ....................................40
• Table 27: Hand Geometry Revenues by Application ...............47
• Table 28: Hand Geometry Revenues by Application ............47
• Table 29: Middleware Revenues by Application ......................53
• Table 30: Middleware Revenues by Application ...................53
• Table 31: Iris Recognition Revenues by ...........................59
• Table 32: Iris Recognition Revenues by Application (%) .........59
• Table 33: Voice Recognition Revenues by .......................66
• Table 34: Voice Recognition Revenues by Application (%) .....66
• Table 35: Tier 1 Voice Recognition ...................................66
• Table 36: Tier 2 Voice Recognition ...................................67
• Table 37: Tier 3 Voice Recognition ...................................67
• Table 38: Signature Recognition Revenues by Application .....72
• Table 39: Signature Recognition Revenues by Application (%) 2
• Table 40: Tier 1 Signature Recognition Vendors .....................73
• Table 41: Tier 2 Signature Recognition Vendors .....................73
• Table 42: Multiple-Biometric Revenues by Application ............78
• Table 43: Multiple-Biometric Revenues by Application .........78
• Table 44: AFIS/Live-Scan Revenues by ...........................86
• Table 45: AFIS/Live-Scan Revenues by Application (%) .........86
• Table 46: AFIS Matching Companies Outside of the "Big ......87
• Table 47: Live-Scan Imaging Companies ................................87
• Table 48: Emerging Biometric ........................................97
• Table 49: Non-Commercialized Technologies .........................98
• Table 50: Biometric Application .......................................100
• Table 51: Annual Revenues by Application through 2010 .....103
• Table 52: Biometric Technologies in Access ............106
• Table 53: Access Control/Attendance -- Biometric Solution Matrix Notes ...........................................................108
• Table 54: Biometric Technologies in Civil ............................111
• Table 55: Civil ID Biometric Solution Matrix ......................114
• Table 56: Biometric Technologies in Consumer ..................117
• Table 57: Consumer ID -- Biometric Solution Matrix Notes ....119
• Table 58: Biometric Technologies in Criminal ID ...................122
• Table 59: Criminal ID -- Biometric Solution Matrix Notes .......124 .............................................................126
• Table 61: Device/System Access -- Biometric Solution Matrix Notes..................................................................130
• Table 62: Biometric Technologies in ..............................132
• Table 63: Surveillance -- Biometric Solution Matrix ...........135
• Table 64: Annual Revenues by Market Sector through .....137
• Table 65: Annual Revenues by Global Region through 2010 155
• Table 66: Selected Investments in Biometric Companies, 2004-2005................................................................158