Fingerprint technology is used by hundreds of thousands of people daily to
access networks and PCs, enter restricted areas, and to authorize
transactions. The technology is used broadly in a range of vertical markets
and within a range of horizontal applications, primarily PC/Network Access
and Physical Security/Time and Attendance. Most deployments are 1:1, though
there are a number of "one-to-few" deployments in which individuals are
matched against modest databases, typically of 10-50 users. Large-scale 1:N
applications, in which a user is identified from a large fingerprint
database, are classified as AFIS.
International Biometric Group
The
most comprehensive and up-to-date information on finger-scan
technology - the market, technology and applications -
can be found in IBG's authoritative report on the "State
of Fingerprint Technology."