Biometrics firm NEC Corporation has revealed that its fingerprint identification technologies ranked first in the Fingerprint Vendor Technology Evaluation (FpVTE 2012 or FpVTE) conducted by the United States' National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).NEC achieved top ranking in the 10 finger identification tests, producing the best fingerprint matching results among the 18 companies and organizations that took part in the testing.FpVTE 2012 aims to mimic potential operational requirements, such as application with National ID systems and criminal investigations. Tests were carried out with large-scale fingerprint images collected across a wide range of organizations.”NEC is extremely proud of its top ranking in the FpVTE 2012. This is the second consecutive time NEC technology is ranked as the best in large scale 10 finger identification tests conducted by NIST, ” said said Hiroshi Suzuki, General Manager, 2nd Government and Public Solutions Division, NEC Corporation.The last six months have seen NEC crime-fighting solutions selected by police forces across the world, with its multi-modal Integra-ID system proving particularly popular. Since last November, a consortium of western US states, two Californian counties, Las Vegas PD and Surat City Police in Gujarat, India have all chosen NEC products.
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