Frost & Sullivan Commends NEC for Taking Facial Recognition Biometrics to the Mainstream Market

Frost & Sullivan Commends NEC forFrost & Sullivan Commends NEC for Taking Facial Recognition Biometrics to the Mainstream Market PR Newswire MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Jan. 14, 2014 -- NEC's NeoFace was proven to have the most robust algorithm among facial recognition biometrics Based on its recent analysis of the strong authentication market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes NEC with the 2014 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Customer Value Leadership. NEC has made the most of the demand for strong and user-friendly methods for user authentication to introduce facial recognition biometrics in mainstream commercial applications. NEC's NeoFace product offering includes NEC's core facial recognition capabilities, such as image processing, face detection, quality assessment, template encoding, and matching. It is available as either a "SDK" or "Appliance" for integration in facial recognition solutions. The proliferation of mobile devices with front-facing cameras and powerful processors, along with organizations' open standards approach, has given a boost to the adoption of NEC's facial recognition authentication solutions. NEC has leveraged its 40 years of accrued expertise and proven facial recognition core technology to develop solutions for a number of investigation, mobility, and surveillance applications.