Thursday February 7, 9:31 am Eastern Time 
Press Release
SOURCE: International Biometric Group  

IBG Announces Round 4 of Biometric Testing: Microsoft and American Airlines Sponsor 

New York--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2002--International Biometric Group announced today that Round Four of Comparative Biometric Testing will commence on March 29, 2002. New sponsors in 2002 include Microsoft and American Airlines.  IBG's Comparative Biometric Testing is the de facto industry standard for evaluating biometrics. It details the short-term and long-term enrollment and verification capabilities of fingerprint, facial-scan, voice-scan, signature-scan, iris-scan and other biometric solutions. IBG's Testing also assesses user perceptions on ease-of-use, privacy and security. 

``We are very pleased to welcome our new sponsors,'' stated Samir Nanavati, Partner at International Biometric Group. ``IBG's Testing provides an expert and unbiased evaluation of the performance of leading biometric systems. It yields the critical metrics needed to assess exactly how effective the technologies are in real world settings such as airports, banks and hospitals.'' 

For details about Microsoft's (Nasdaq: MSFT - news) involvement: www.biometricgroup.com/pr_2002_msft.html
For details about American Airlines' involvement, please visit: www.biometricgroup.com/pr_2002_aa.html

About Comparative Biometric Testing

Since 1998 IBG has performed extensive testing on leading biometric systems, including: AcSys, Advanced Precision, Ankari, AuthenTec, BES, BioPassword, Cyber-SIGN, Digital Persona, Ethentica, Identix, Iridian, Nuance, Precise Biometrics, Sagem, SecuGen, Sony, T-NETIX, Viisage and Visionics. Any companies or government entities interested in pre-purchasing Round Four and nominating a vendor to be included should contact IBG prior to February 22. Results from previous rounds of Testing are also available for purchase. 

About International Biometric Group 

International Biometric Group is the leading biometric integration and consulting firm, addressing the identification and authentication needs of mid to large size organizations. IBG works on behalf of both private and government clients to evaluate, design, and integrate biometric solutions for Internet applications, public sector programs, network security, point of sale applications, and physical access systems. Learn more at www.biometricgroup.com.

Contact:

International Biometric Group, New York
Samir Nanavati, 212/809-9491 x360
www.biometricgroup.com