Iris recognition technology is primarily deployed in high-security physical access implementations, although Iridian - the technology's sole developer - is dedicated to moving the technology to the desktop. The most prominent deployments of
iris recognition technology have been pilot programs at ATMs in England, Japan, and the U.S.; corrections applications in the U.S. to identify inmates; and employee and passenger authentication at airports in the
U.S., U.K., The Netherlands and Germany.
International Biometric Group
Comprehensive
information on iris recognition technology - the market,
technology and applications - can be found in IBG's
authoritative report on the "State
of Iris Recognition Technology."