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Iritech, Inc. is a U.S. corporation founded
in March 2000. With its headquarters in Herndon,
Virginia and regional offices in Seoul, Korea
and Hayward, California, it has grown to be a
world class leader in Iris Identification and related Iris and Pupil
Imaging Technology
Biometric Market and Industry Report 2004-2008 by
International-Biometric-Groups says about IriTech that:
"To date, the only firm to have emerged with what
could be considered a competing iris recognition solution is IriTech,
a firm with a strong theoretical understanding of iris
characteristics and measurement ..."
IriTech offers a portfolio of
biometric-based hardware and software products that give government
and private industry users advanced solutions for identity assurance,
information security, and drug abuse detection. The company creates
solutions using two core technologies: iris recognition and pupil
reaction analysis.
IriTech's premier iris recognition solution based on its own
patented algorithm corrects many of the problems that have challenged
early iris recognition applications. Identification failures caused
by watery eyes, long eyelashes, and incorrect positioning of the eye
in front of the camera which captures the iris image are reduced by
the IriTech system.
IriTech bundles its unique iris recognition algorithm with its
own bi-camera, stereo facial recognition system. This multi-modal
biometric approach adds an additional layer of identification
insurance while the dual camera for iris identification maps both
eyes in contrast to the previous generation of imaging technologies
that relied on information from one eye only. IriTech is the only
company to date that offers both iris and facial recognition with its
own internally developed and patented technologies. The benefit for
the government or industry user is a fully functional and integrated
biometric identity solution without compatibility problems, system
integration delays, or added costs.
On the drug testing front, IriTech's technology requires no bodily
fluids, lacks reagents, provides faster results and is more
sensitive, cost effective and tamper resistant than traditional
techniques such as urine testing. Additionally, in contrast to other
pupil analysis players, the IriTech solution does not require a
baseline test, tests both eyes and evaluates over 40 parameters.
IriTech was established in San Jose, California in 2000 but is now headquartered in Herndon, Virginia
- at the heart of US public/private efforts to harness the benefits
of biometric technology for greater domestic and international
security. In 2001 the company was issued US patents for its iris identification
algorithm and pupil reaction drug pre-screening system. A patent is
pending for its camera system for iris identification with stereo
face recognition.
As an industry pioneer in iris recognition, the company is an active
member of the INCITS (International Committee for International
Technology Standards) Task Group on Biometric Data Interchange
Formats. IriTech's iris recognition technologies are fully compatible
with INCITS 379.
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