National ID Projects and E-passport Programs to Increasingly Implement Biometric...

National ID Projects and E-passport Programs to Increasingly Implement Biometric Identification Methods in the Asia Pacific Markets

DUBLIN, Ireland--(Business Wire)--
Research and Markets
(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c90651) has announced the
addition of "Strategic Assessment of Key Comparisons Among the Various
Biometric Identification Methods in the Asia Pacific Markets" to their
offering.

This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Strategic Assessment
of Key Comparisons among the various Biometric Identification Methods
in the Asia Pacific Markets provides an overview of the different
types of biometric identification technologies used in Asia. Each
application has been found to be advantageous for particular
applications; the same has been discussed in this research service.

Market Overview

Although it is early days yet for biometrics technology in Asia
Pacific, governments have shown considerable interest in the
technology and have already started implementing it in several
projects. National ID projects for citizen identification and the
e-passport program, wherein fingerprint and facial biometrics are
integrated with the smart card, have tremendous potential.

"National ID projects such as the Mykad of Malaysia already have
biometrics implemented on the card," says the analyst of this
research. "Future projects including the Indian and Chinese national
IDs and the Japanese card are also preparing for the deployment of
biometric-enabled national ID cards."

While National ID and e-passport are expected to be the mainstay
applications of the biometrics market, fingerprint identification will
continue to be the dominant mode of biometric identification in most
markets. However, there will be more coverage and wider use of other
biometric methods as well - even for individual applications. "This is
partly because certain biometric methods such as fingerprint
identification are often associated with criminal detection," notes
the analyst. "As a result, markets such as Japan and South Korea are
averse toward the use of fingerprint biometrics and increasingly
adopting non-intrusive methods of user identification in spite of
their higher costs."

The expansion and large-scale implementation of a number of
biometric projects will compel manufacturers to focus on
standardization. Once this technology becomes ubiquitous, users will
become more comfortable with the biometrics system.

Market Sectors

Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following
market sectors in this research:

-Biometric readers and scanners

-National ID cards

-e-passports

Technologies

The following technologies are covered in this research:

-Smart cards

-Biometrics

Breakdown:

-1. Synopsis

--1. The Market

---1. Introduction

-2. Biometric Technology

--1. Analysis

---1. Introduction

-3. Comparison of Technologies

--1. Physiological Biometric Recognition Methods

---1. Analysis

---2. Next Level of Authentication

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