The Global Biometrics Market

Home >
Information Technology and Media >
Hardware and Electronic Equipment >
Security Systems >
The Global Biometrics Market

Report price : $ 4 850
Publication date : December 2007

This report contains: Descriptions of various types of biometrics technologies including fingerprint, face recognition and hand geometry, with their current and potential applications; The current global market status of biometrics, trends and forecasts for growth over the next 5 years; Technological issues, including the latest developments and a patent analysis; A discussion of the biometrics industry on a worldwide basis from the standpoint of both manufacturing and consumption, along with profiles of leading companies; An examination of government initiatives related to biometrics, including regulations, standards and issues such as individual privacy.

INTRODUCTION STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES REASONS FOR DOING THIS STUDY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY AND FOR WHOM SCOPE AND FORMAT METHODOLOGY INFORMATION SOURCES RELATED BCC RESEARCH REPORTS ANALYST CREDENTIALS BCC RESEARCH ONLINE SERVICES DISCLAIMER

SUMMARY

SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL BIOMETRIC REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET PROJECTIONS BY TECHNOLOGY, 2005-2012 ($ MILLIONS)

GLOBAL BIOMETRICS MARKET BIOMETRIC PROCESS DATA ACQUISITION EXTRACTION AND IMAGE PROCESSING TEMPLATE GENERATION TEMPLATE MATCHING ADVANTAGES OF BIOMETRICS OVER TRADITIONAL METHODS INCREASED SECURITY INCREASED CONVENIENCE INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY IDENTIFICATION AND VERIFICATION FACTORS CONSIDERED IN SELECTING A FEATURE FOR BIOMETRIC APPLICATION

TABLE 1 NECESSARY BIOMETRIC FEATURES

TYPES OF BIOMETRICS

TABLE 2 BIOMETRICS BY TYPE

BIOMETRICS COMMONLY USED FOR IDENTIFICATION,

VERIFICATION, AND ACCESS APPLICATIONS

FINGERPRINTS

Fingerprinting System Technologies

Optical Technology

Silicon Technology

Ultrasound Technology

Strengths and Weaknesses of Fingerprint Biometrics

TABLE 3 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF BIOMETRIC FINGERPRINTING

FACIAL RECOGNITION

Facial Scanner Components

Facial Recognition Technologies

Eigenface

Feature Analysis

Neural Network

Automatic Face Processing

Strengths and Weaknesses of Facial Recognition

TABLE 4 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF BIOMETRIC FACIAL RECOGNITION

IRIS RECOGNITION

Iris Scanner Components

Strengths and Weaknesses of Iris Recognition

TABLE 5 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF IRIS RECOGNITION

HAND GEOMETRY

Components of Hand Geometry Systems

Strengths and Weaknesses of Hand Geometry

TABLE 6 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF HAND GEOMETRY

RETINAL SCANS

Components of a Retinal Scan System

Strengths and Weaknesses of Retinal Scans

TABLE 7 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF RETINAL SCANS

VOICE RECOGNITION

Components of a Voice Recognition System

Strengths and Weaknesses of Voice Recognition

TABLE 8 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF VOICE RECOGNITION

DYNAMIC SIGNATURE VERIFICATION

Components of a Signature Biometric System

Strengths and Weaknesses of Signature Scans

TABLE 9 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF SIGNATURE SCANS

BIOMETRIC MIDDLEWARE

Strengths and Weaknesses of Biometric Middleware

TABLE 10 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF BIOMETRIC MIDDLEWARE

MULTIMODAL BIOMETRICS

Strengths and Weaknesses of Multimodal Biometrics

TABLE 11 STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF MULTIMODAL BIOMETRICS

TABLE 12 COMPARISON OF BIOMETRIC USE

TABLE 13 MARKET DRIVERS AND INHIBITORS OF BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES

TABLE 13 (CONTINUED)

BIOMETRIC VERTICAL MARKETS

MILITARY

FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS

LAW ENFORCEMENT

AVIATION TRANSPORT

Aviation Transport (Continued)

FINANCIAL SERVICES

HEALTHCARE

RETAIL

GAMING

OTHER COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS

EMERGING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGIES

NAIL BED

PALM PRINT

VEIN PATTERN

FACIAL THERMOGRAPHY

DNA

SWEAT PORE ANALYSIS

BODY ODOR

GAIT RECOGNITION

EAR SHAPE RECOGNITION

BODY SALINITY

GRIP RECOGNITION

SKIN LUMINANCE

EEG

BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS

TABLE 14 BIOMETRIC APPLICATIONS

TABLE 14 (CONTINUED)

BIOMETRIC ACCURACY

FALSE MATCH RATE (FMR)

FALSE NONMATCH RATE (FNMR)

FAILURE TO ENROLL RATE (FTE)

GLOBAL BIOMETRICS MARKET ANALYSIS KEY MARKET DRIVERS GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES ARE GIVING A MUCH NEEDED BOOST TO THE BIOMETRICS MARKET RENEWED FOCUS ON BIOMETRIC SECURITY SINCE 9/11 IMPROVEMENTS IN BIOMETRIC STANDARDS ARE LEADING TO HIGHER LEVELS OF INTEROPERABILITY NEW AREAS OF APPLICATION AND TECHNOLOGY ARE EXPANDING THE BIOMETRICS MARKET KEY MARKET INHIBITORS PERFORMANCE RELATED ISSUES USER PRIVACY CONCERNS LACK OF A LONG PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS LONG-TERM ROI RESTRAINS PURCHASING KEY MARKET CHALLENGES HIGH COST OF INVESTMENT DEPENDENCE ON GOVERNMENT BUSINESS UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS CHOICE OF TECHNOLOGY RESPONSIBILITIES IN SECURING DATA AND PROTECTING PRIVACY LACK OF WIDELY ACCEPTED STANDARDS USER RESISTANCE TO CHANGE TECHNICAL IMPROVEMENTS MARKET ANALYSIS GLOBAL BIOMETRICS MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY

TABLE 15 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 1 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2012

Fingerprinting

Face Recognition

Hand Geometry

Iris Recognition

Voice Verification

Signature Verification

Multimodality

Middleware

Others

TABLE 16 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY TECHNOLOGY, 2007 AND 2012 (%)

FIGURE 2 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARES BY TECHNOLOGY, 2007 (%)

FIGURE 3 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY TECHNOLOGY, 2012 (%)

FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY MARKET BY VERTICAL

TABLE 17 GLOBAL FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 18 GLOBAL FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, 2007 AND 2012 (%)

FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY MARKET BY APPLICATION

TABLE 19 GLOBAL FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 20 GLOBAL FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, 2007 AND 2012 (%)

FACE RECOGNITION MARKET BY VERTICAL

TABLE 21 GLOBAL FACIAL RECOGNITION REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 22 GLOBAL FACIAL RECOGNITION MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, 2007 AND 2012 (%)

TABLE 23 GLOBAL FACIAL RECOGNITION REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 24 GLOBAL FACIAL RECOGNITION MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, 2007 AND 2012 (%)

HAND RECOGNITION MARKET BY VERTICAL

TABLE 25 GLOBAL HAND RECOGNITION REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 26 GLOBAL HAND RECOGNITION MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, THROUGH 2012 (%)

HAND RECOGNITION MARKET BY APPLICATION

TABLE 27 GLOBAL HAND RECOGNITION REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 28 GLOBAL HAND RECOGNITION MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 (%)

IRIS RECOGNITION MARKET BY VERTICAL

TABLE 29 GLOBAL IRIS RECOGNITION REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 30 GLOBAL IRIS RECOGNITION REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 31 GLOBAL IRIS RECOGNITION MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, THROUGH 2012 (%)

TABLE 32 GLOBAL IRIS RECOGNITION REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 33 GLOBAL IRIS RECOGNITION MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 (%)

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARES

TABLE 34 GLOBAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARES BY TECHNOLOGY, 2007 (%)

GLOBAL BIOMETRICS MARKET BY VERTICAL

TABLE 35 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 4 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, 2005-2012 ($ MILLIONS)

Global Biometrics Market … (Continued)

TABLE 36 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, 2007 AND 2012 (%)

FIGURE 5 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, 2007 (%)

FIGURE 6 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY VERTICAL, 2012 (%)

GLOBAL BIOMETRICS MARKET BY APPLICATION

TABLE 37 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 7 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, 2005-2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 38 KEY BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS

TABLE 39 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, 2007 AND 2012 (%)

FIGURE 8 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARES BY APPLICATION, 2007 (%)

FIGURE 9 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY APPLICATION, 2012 (%)

GLOBAL BIOMETRICS MARKET BY REGION

TABLE 40 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY REGION, THROUGH 2012 ($ MILLIONS)

FIGURE 10 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC REVENUE PROJECTIONS BY REGION, 2005-2012 ($ MILLIONS)

TABLE 41 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY REGION, THROUGH 2012 (%)

FIGURE 11 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARES BY REGION, 2007 (%)

FIGURE 12 GLOBAL BIOMETRIC MARKET SHARE PROJECTIONS BY REGION, 2012 (%)

KEY REGIONAL BIOMETRIC INITIATIVES

North America

United States

United States (Continued)

Canada

Europe

Europe (Continued)

Asia

Rest of the World

SWOT ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL BIOMETRICS MARKET

FIGURE 13 SWOT ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL BIOMETRICS MARKET

STRENGTHS

OPPORTUNITIES

WEAKNESSES

THREATS

PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE

FIGURE 14 PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE

COMPETITIVE STRUCTURE

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

TABLE 42 MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS ($ MILLIONS)

END-USER GROUPS

TABLE 43 BIOMETRIC END USERS BY VERTICAL AND USE

DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE

COMPETITIVE FACTORS

Price

Technology

Product Branding

Performance Metrics

Adherence to Standards

Speed of Matching

Customization

Customer Service

KEY PLAYERS BY TECHNOLOGY AREA

FINGERPRINT

FACE RECOGNITION

IRIS RECOGNITION

VOICE RECOGNITION

BIOMETRIC COMPANIES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY OFFERED

TABLE 44 BIOMETRIC COMPANIES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY OFFERED

TABLE 44 (CONTINUED)

BIOMETRIC COMPANIES BY INDUSTRY SERVED

TABLE 45 BIOMETRIC COMPANIES BY APPLICATION AREAS SERVED

STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS AND STANDARDS, REGULATIONS, AND ISSUES STANDARDS ORGANIZATIONS BIOMETRIC STANDARDS TYPES Biometric Technical Interfaces Biometric Data Interchange Formats Biometric Application Profiles Testing Standards Data Quality Standards Biometric Performance Testing and Reporting Multi-biometric Fusion Methods Cross-Jurisdictional and Societal Issues INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS (INCITS) M1 Biometrics M1.2 Task Group on Biometric Technical Interfaces M1.3 Task Group on Biometric Data Interchange Formats M1.3 Ad-Hoc Group on Data Quality M1.4 Task Group on Biometric Profiles M1.4 Ad-Hoc Group on Biometrics and E-Authentication (AHGBEA) M1.5 Task Group on Biometric Performance Testing and Reporting M1.6 Task Group on Cross Jurisdictional and Societal Issues BSI BRITISH STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) JTC 1/SC 37

TABLE 46 SC37 WORKING GROUPS

ORGANIZATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF STRUCTURED INFORMATION STANDARDS (OASIS)

BIOAPI CONSORTIUM

JAPANESE INDUSTRIAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE (JISC)

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST)

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE (ANSI)

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO)

SIGNIFICANT BIOMETRIC STANDARDS

Common Biometric Exchange Formats Framework

(CBEFF)

XML Common Biometric Format (XCBF)

Biometric Application Programming Interface (BAPI)

Human Authentication API (HA-API)

IBM’s AIS API

ANSI BioAPI 1.1

Common Data Security Architecture/Human Recognition

Service (CDSA/HRS)

Intel Human Recognition Services (HRS)

Speaker Verification API (SVAPI)

X.509

TABLE 47 RECENTLY APPROVED BIOMETRIC STANDARDS

TABLE 47 (CONTINUED)

SECURITY AND PRIVACY CONCERNS

SECURITY AND PRIVACY CONCERNS (CONTINUED)

ADEQUACY OF PRIVACY LAWS

SECURITY CONTROLS

Data Encryption

Enhance Security of Computers Hosting the Service or

the Database

Audits

System Certification

Ensure Training and Proper Education

FORMS OF ATTACK ON BIOMETRICS

TABLE 48 FORMS OF ATTACK ON BIOMETRICS

TABLE 48 (CONTINUED)

END-USER TRENDS

CONVENIENT TO USE

MAIN AREA OF USE OF BIOMETRICS

EASY TRAINING WITH FEWER EFFORTS

SYSTEM COMPATIBILITY

FAST DELIVERY AND INSTALLATION

SYSTEMS INTEROPERABILITY

PATENT ANALYSIS PATENT ANALYSIS BY YEAR

TABLE 49 NUMBER OF U.S. BIOMETRIC PATENTS ISSUED PER YEAR, 2000-2007

FIGURE 15 NUMBER OF U.S. BIOMETRIC PATENTS ISSUED PER YEAR, 2000-2007

PATENT ANALYSIS BY TECHNOLOGY

TABLE 50 NUMBER OF U.S BIOMETRIC PATENTS ISSUED BY TECHNOLOGY, 2000-2007

FIGURE 16 U.S BIOMETRIC PATENT SHARES BY TECHNOLOGY, 2000-2007 (%)

PATENT ANALYSIS BY ASSIGNEE COMPANY

TABLE 51 U.S. BIOMETRIC PATENTS ISSUED TO ASSIGNEE COMPANIES, 2000-2007

CONCLUSION OF THE ANALYSIS

SIGNIFICANT BIOMETRIC PATENTS WITH ABSTRACTS

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DNA RECOGNITION

BIOMETRICS ON A FOB

SECURING MECHANISMS FOR PREVENTING ACCESS TO A FIREARM BY UNAUTHORIZED USERS, AND SAFETY

HOUSINGS FOR USE THEREWITH

MULTISPECTRAL BIOMETRIC SENSOR

SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING BIOMETRIC DATA

ENHANCED IDENTIFICATION APPLIANCE

MOBILE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING FUNCTION OF VERIFYING A USER BY BIOMETRIC INFORMATION

MULTIMODAL BIOMETRY

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FAST BIOMETRIC DATABASE

SEARCHING USING DIGITAL CERTIFICATES

FINGERPRINT-BASED SMART CARD

NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES

TABLE 52 2007 PRODUCT LAUNCHES SOME LAWS AND SECURITY PROGRAMS

U.S. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AND BIOMETRIC AND MACHINE-READABLE PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS

U.S.-VISIT AND VWP VISITORS

Machine- Readable and Biometric Passport Deadlines

Machine-Readable Passports

Biometrically Enabled Passports

HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE/HSPD-12

Homeland Security Presidential…(Continued)

PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION (PIV) OF FEDERAL

EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS

INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO)

TABLE 53 COUNTRIES WITH E-PASSPORTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ICAO STANDARDS

THE REAL ID ACT OF 2005

USA PATRIOT ACT

USA Patriot Act (Continued)

COMPANY PROFILES AUTHENTEC BIOMETRIKA BIOSCRYPT, INC

TABLE 54 BIOSCRYPT’S BIOMETRIC PRODUCTS

COGENT SYSTEMS

TABLE 55 COGENT SYSTEMS’ BIOMETRIC PRODUCTS

COGNITEC SYSTEMS GMBH

CROSS MATCH TECHNOLOGIES

TABLE 56 CROSS MATCH TECHNOLOGIES’ BIOMETRIC PRODUCTS

DAON

DIGITALPERSONA

FUJITSU

IMAGEWARE SYSTEMS, INC

TABLE 57 IMAGEWARE SYSTEMS’ BIOMETRIC PRODUCTS

L-1 IDENTITY SOLUTIONS, INC.

TABLE 58 L-1 IDENTITY SOLUTIONS’ BIOMETRIC PRODUCTS

LUMIDIGM

MOTOROLA

TABLE 59 MOTOROLA’S BIOMETRIC PRODUCTS

NEC

TABLE 60 NEC’S BIOMETRIC PRODUCTS

NITGEN CO.

NUANCE

PAY BY TOUCH

PAY BY TOUCH (CONTINUED)

PRECISE BIOMETRICS AB

TABLE 61 PRECISE BIOMETRICS PRODUCT LIST

SAFLINK CORP.

SAGEM MORPHO

TABLE 62 SAGEM MORPHO PRODUCT LIST

UNISYS CORP

UPEK, INC

APPENDIX

TABLE 63 ACRONYMS

TABLE 63 (CONTINUED)

TABLE 64 KEY REGULATORY AND INFORMATION WEBSITES

TABLE 65 KEY INDUSTRY WEBSITES

LIST OF TABLES