XID Technologies Wins 2008 Frost & Sullivan Asia Industrial Technologies Awards

REDWOOD CITY, CA and SINGAPORE, Sep 05 (MARKET WIRE)
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XID Technologies, a Redwood City, Calif. and Singapore-based innovative
facial recognition company, today announced that the company's facial
synthesis technology has earned the top prize in the "Technology
Innovation in Stand-Off Recognition of Biometrics" category at Frost &
Sullivan's 2008 Asia Pacific Industrial Technologies Awards.

Frost & Sullivan, a world-renowned research and consulting firm that
pioneered market consulting and forecast, handed out the award on August
15, 2008 at the Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore. XID joined other
outstanding organizations in attendance including manufacturers and
operators in the Industrial Process Control; Electronics and Security;
Energy and Power Systems and Chemical, Materials and Food industries.

The prestigious award was accepted by XID's founder and Chief Technology
Officer Dr. Roberto Mariani. According to Dr. Mariani, "XID is honored to
receive an award of this caliber from an esteemed institution like Frost &
Sullivan. To be recognized for our efforts to develop a breakthrough
access control technology in answer to the growing needs of the market is
especially gratifying. XID is dedicated to being on the leading edge of
technology in the security and media applications arenas, and this award
is another proof point that we are well on our way to achieving our
goals. "

XID's facial synthesis and recognition technologies are utilized for
security applications including access control for devices such as PCs,
web cams, mobile phone log-ins, as well as physical access/door control.
The company's patented approach to facial recognition using 3D facial
synthesis is the only face recognition solution in the world that is able
to function in outdoor, uncontrolled, real world environments. For media
applications in the advertising, gaming and content provider markets,
XID's core technology enables users to easily create 3D content with a
user friendly application that offers a range of unique features. XID's
facial media and content personalization solutions include video facial
replacement and online media personalization solutions such as avatars,
and can be delivered across multiple mediums including mobile phones.

XID is a pioneer that is noted for its facial synthesis technology which
detects, recognizes and synthesizes the human face. The company has
developed and commercialized leading-edge face recognition, face
synthesis and face replacement products.

About XID Technologies

XID is a technology company with core expertise in computer vision and
computer graphics focused on the development of technologies and solutions
related to the human face, targeted to the security and media markets.
The company offers SDKs and solutions such as face detection, face
recognition, face synthesis (real-time 3D simulation of faces from a
single photo), 3D face animation, 3D avatars and automatic 3D face
replacement in photos as well as videos for the personalization of
content.

Since April 2003, XID technologies has received several awards, media
attention and satisfied customers in recognition of its innovative
technologies and solutions. With headquarters in Redwood City, California
and Singapore, XID Technologies' software and semiconductor products are
sold through its direct sales force and international distributors. More
information is available at http://www.xidtech.com.

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