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AGNITIO Successfully Participates in International Biometric Group’s (IBG) Groundbreaking 1: N Voice Biometric Technology Assessment
30/09/2009
Madrid, Spain
AGNITIO is delighted with the announcement of International Biometric Group’s first-ever 1: N voice biometric technology assessment. As reported in IBG Comparative Biometric Testing Round 7, this is the largest 1: N text-independent voice biometric technology evaluation ever conducted, encompassing nearly 2,000 speakers.
“Results from IBG’s evaluation of AGNITIO’s ASIS product illustrate the viability of voice biometrics as a real-world identification technology”, said Michael Thieme, IBG’s Director of Special Projects.
"Overall, we are very pleased to see that the independent tests performed by IBG comprehensively reflects what we have seen in real life: the use of AGNITIO’s 1:N text-independent voice biometric identification technology can be invaluable for creating target lists when the primary evidence available is a voice sample, a challenge that otherwise could not be solved using traditional investigatory techniques" – Emilio Martinez, CEO – AGNITIO
To put the conclusions of these tests into real world terms – when creating five-candidate hot lists from a field of nearly 2,000 voices, the system correctly placed the target in these hot lists 98% of the time with just 15 seconds of audio. These results are aligned with our internal benchmarks as well as what our customers have seen in real world examples.
The evaluation used different real-world conditions, for example: varying the length of the individuals’ voice recordings or imposing cross-channel conditions where microphone and telephone recordings were used. This is traditionally how AGNITIO’s Automatic Speaker Identification System (ASIS) product is deployed in real life law enforcement agency environments. The results show clearly that when varying the conditions from lab-optimal scenarios, the technology easily handles these situations with a minimum of performance impact.
Results from the AGNITIO ASIS evaluation by IBG are available at www.biometricgroup.com/reports/public/reports/CBT7_report.htm
About International Biometric Group (IBG)
International Biometric Group (IBG) is a leading research, consulting and systems integration company addressing the identity management and security needs of both government and commercial clients. IBG designs, engineers and supports solutions across multiple platforms in complex, mission-critical environments. IBG is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Toronto and London. Learn more at www.biometricgroup.com.
For more information contact
Michael Thieme at 212-809-9491 or mthieme@biometricgroup.com
About AGNITIO
Agnitio is a privately owned company with venture capital funding from Nauta Capital and Elaia Partners. It is the worldwide leader in voice biometrics for Homeland Security (HLS).
Agnitio's portfolio of products addresses a wide range of HLS and corporate applications. The company's technology was initially co-developed with some of the world's most reputable police organisations and is currently deployed in over 22 countries.
With its capability of performing text independent voice verification in any language and across different voice channels, Agnitio provides the most advanced voice biometric technology currently available for the government and corporate sectors.
In 2009, Agnitio has been selected as a finalist for the Global Security Challenge 2009. In 2008, it was selected as the market leader for the Speech Security Market at the SpeechTek Awards 2008. In 2007, Agnitio was selected as a winner of the Red Herring 100 2007 Global Award, given to the 100 most promising technological start-ups in the world.
For further information please contact:
Sapna Capoor, Director of Corporate Development and Strategy.
Phone: +44 (0) 7766338089
Email: scapoor@agnitio.es
Web: www.agnitio.es