Press Release
Warwick Warp achieves Highest Rank in Fingerprint Recognition Study
3 September 2009
Warwick Warp Ltd, a UK-based developer of novel fingerprint recognition technology is pleased to announce that it has achieved the highest rank in terms of matching accuracy in an independent benchmarking survey against leading global suppliers of fingerprint recognition products conducted by the National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK.
The purpose of the evaluation was to benchmark the verification performance and make comparisons against algorithms of leading fingerprint vendors. The technology evaluation was conducted using two fingerprint databases and compared Warwick Warp’s technology with that of leading commercial fingerprint recognition providers such as Cogent, Motorola, NEC and Sagem.
Andrew Waterfall, CEO of Warwick Warp commented “We are delighted that our system has performed so well in this study, particularly as we faced strong competition from leading fingerprint vendors. The recognition it provides us will be extremely valuable as our groundbreaking technology enters the next commercial phase. Our vision is to be the fingerprint recognition vendor of choice for both civil and criminal applications”.
“This result is indicative of the significant advances that Warwick Warp has made in the exciting field of fingerprint recognition”, stated Dr Li Wang, CTO of Warwick Warp. “Our technology has a number of distinguishing features that offers superior performance in identifying individuals above that of competing systems. We pride ourselves on the ability of our technology to cope with prints of low quality and it is this unique approach in dealing with low quality prints that has led to the overall improvement in accuracy. Our algorithm has the capability to not only improve matching accuracy but also the speed of the fingerprint recognition process”.
Terry Swainbank, Investment Director for Synergis Technologies, part of the Porton Capital group added “We invested in Warwick Warp to enable the Company to rapidly commercialise its highly innovative fingerprint recognition system. The results of this study serve to strengthen our belief in Warwick Warp as a pioneer in the field of biometrics”.
Warwick Warp Ltd, a spinout company from the University of Warwick, has developed a novel fingerprint recognition technology based on the shortcomings of current systems such as their inability to deal with poor quality fingerprints.
Warwick Warp’s algorithms overcome these shortcomings by applying an adaptive mathematical model to model the ridge structures as well as allowing for both linear and non-linear deformation in the measurement. Furthermore, the technology can robustly detect and incorporate what are known as third level features into the measurement such as sweat pores which have the potential to further increase accuracy in the match.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/newsandevents/pressreleases/british_fingerprint_technology/
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For further information on Synergis Technologies Ltd, please contact:
Dr Dinali de Silva, Associate
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For further information on Warwick Warp Ltd. and all other media enquiries,
please contact:
Dr Li Wang
Tel: + 44 (0) 2476 696869
Email: li.wang@warwickwarp.com
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NOTES TO EDITORS
Synergis Technologies Ltd. is a privately-owned early-stage
investment firm based in London providing seed capital to technology
commercialisation ventures principally originating from the UK’s
leading public sector research establishments and research-focused
universities. Synergis, part of the Porton Capital Group identifies
exciting opportunities underpinned by strong IP from spin-out companies
to drive commercial exploitation and build strong management teams
to execute deliverable market strategies.
Synergis seeks to take these opportunities from the laboratory to the
marketplace with speed and continuity of capital, generating substantial
investment returns by becoming involved very early as a proactive investor
and partner. Synergis has established valuable access to this highly prized
public research base and is dedicated to finding and funding a compelling
pipeline of cutting-edge technologies.