IrisAccess® iCAM TD100 non-contact iris recognition camera will help India UIDAI
Identify 1.2 billion people and improve delivery of benefits to underserved individuals.
Cranbury, NJ, USA – October 12, 2010 – Iris ID Systems Inc., formerly LG Electronics, Iris Technology Division, a leading provider of iris biometric technology, announced today that it has been certified as a Biometric Service Provider to India’s Unique Identification Number (UID) ADHAAR project.
In announcing that the company’s IrisAccess® iCAM TD100 system for the ADHAAR project would be included in the world’s largest electronic ID program, Charles Koo, President and CEO, Iris ID Systems Inc , said, “We are naturally delighted that our platform has been certified for this important application and even more pleased that our technology will be part of an initiative designed to improve the quality of life and the delivery of critical services to millions of people.”
IrisAccess iCAM TD100 is a portable multi modal face/iris image capturing, USB-enabled device that is suitable for bundling with a mobile jump-kit when used at the registration offices and sites. With its proven reliability, accuracy and high-speed image capturing, the device is a very good fit for the UIDAI project. Fully automatic dual iris image capture and quality analysis routines are available as a part of the SDK API set for the field application of the iCAMTD100 from Iris ID website. Iris and face capture are performed by the operator extending their arm to 30 inches for the face capture and 15 inches for the iris capture. The integrated framing function provides feedback for the capture of a properly formatted ISO/ICAO face image.
According to Nandan Nilekeni, Chairman of the UID Authority and founder Infosys Technologies, “This is a project that has significant transformational capabilities. It will allow us to channelize all subsidies efficiently…it can promote financial inclusion; and it can help us provide social security.”
About Iris ID Systems Inc.
Iris ID Systems Inc., formerly a division of LG Electronics USA known as LG IRIS, has been active in iris recognition research, development and production since 1997. Today U.S.-based Iris ID Systems is a proven global leader in the iris recognition market. IrisAccess™ is the world’s most widely deployed iris recognition platform, used in thousands of locations authenticating the identities of millions of people. More people look to IrisAccess™ for iris-based authentication than to all other iris recognition products combined. To find out more about Iris ID, visit www.irisid.com, and to download literature on the versatile TD100, just click on this link iCAM TD100.