BioAPI Consortium

Related Products

The following is a list of products that claim conformance to BioAPI 1.1 or BioAPI 2.0.

PRODUCTS ARE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

Note: The presence of a product in this list is based solely on its vendor's claim that the product is conforming to BioAPI. It must not be interpreted as an endorsement of that claim by the Consortium. The Consortium does not test conformity of products and does not make any statements of conformity of particular products.

To submit your BioAPI compliant product for inclusion on the products list, please send an email to info@bioapi.org with the following information:

123ID, Inc.

123ID, Inc., www.123id.us, has a SDK: Universal Matching System Developer Kit UMS-SDK-bioapi for developers to incorporate biometric solutions for commercial distribution or internal use (Windows O.S.).  The developer kit offers the ability to capture fingerprints from any supported sensor, one sensor operational at a time. UMS-SDK-bioapi uses traditional minutia points and the morphology of the fingerprint pattern defined by it vectors, to deliver a matching tool with effective discriminating capability for One-to-One and One-to-Many biometric comparisons.

A4Vision, Inc.

A4Vision, Inc., www.a4vision.com, has a face application called Vision Access 3D Facial Recognition. A4Vision (Applications for Vision) develops and licenses advanced identification systems and solutions for tracking and targeting camera systems using breakthrough 3D face recognition technology. A4Vision products are designed for broad security applications such as access control, law enforcement and commercial markets for PC and Internet applications. A4Vision's 3D facial biometric and camera tracking systems are based on a combination of patented optical technology, targeting and tracking software, and recognition algorithms. Through innovations in 3D data capturing and processing capabilities, these systems permit industry-leading accuracy in real-time facial recognition and tracking.

Axis Software Private Limited

Axis Software Private Limited, www.axistech.com, has a Biometric Based Attendance Monitoring system called Time N Track, Biometric ATM. The Time N' Track family of products are powerful, microprocessor based, Time & Attendance and Access Control systems, enabled with the latest Biometrics, encryption and smart card technologies. These products are available in both Microsoft as well as Linux platforms. Time N' Track supports a very friendly user interface and advanced policy software, various biometric technologies and sensors. Available in different sizes and features, this family is designed to provide a complete solution to all of your integrated as well as standalone Time & Attendance and Access Control requirements.

BioEnable Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

BioEnable Technologies Pvt. Ltd.,http://www.bioenabletech.com, has an application called TimeScan v1000. TimeScan v1000 is a feature rich standalone, robust, cost effective, fingerprint recognition based Time attendance recorder and Access controller. It is suitable for medium and large offices, branch, factory or site. TimeScan is ready to use, easy to install device. TimeScan support advanced and fast TCP/IP LAN networking and plugs directly into network HUB/Switch. TimeScan has its own IP address and can communicate with central server anywhere in the network. It can be accessed from web also in case Fixed IP address is allocated. It can register, store, match fingerprints and send transaction log records to the central server. In case server is not available it can backup logs in its memory. TimeScan is available in three versions with 1000, 2000 and 4000 fingerprints respectively. It comes with free server software which can manage hundreds of TimeScan units in the network.

BioFirst

BioFirst, www.BioFirst.com, produces the following six applications: BioFirst Web Authenticator is a single window solution for the entire range of security requirements over Intranet/Extranet and Internet. BioFirst LAN Authenticator is a fingerprint-based network authentication system. It helps businesses protect their data over local area networks by restricting access only to authorized personnel. BioFirst iMedics Authenticator is a comprehensive medical security access system for the Healthcare companies. BioFirst Clubmember Authenticator helps health-clubs and fitness centers build a sophisticated membership management system using state-of-the-art biometrics technology. BioFirst Employee Authenticator helps companies to set up a foolproof attendance monitoring system based on the fingerprint identification of each employee and record details such as time of their arrival and departure. BioFirst ChildCare Authenticator is a fingerprint-based authentication system for parental access to children at childcare centers and schools.

BIO-key International, Inc.

BIO-key International, Inc., www.bio-key.com, has a wide variety of biometric authentication tools for verification and large scale identification technologies. This includes full support for the BioAPI Biometric Service Provider. BIO-key specializes in full hardware device independence, large scale one-to-many, and highly accurate solutions.

Biometix

Biometix, www.biometix.com, has a tool named Biometric Evaluation Kit—software for evaluating different biometric systems, producing ROC curves as well as risk and threat analysis.

Bioscrypt

Bioscrypt's, www.bioscrypt.com, fingerprint products are biometric authentication middleware solutions, including a BioAPI fingerprint BSP that provides fingerprint device interoperability and security functionality.

BNX Systems Corporation

BNX Systems Corporation, www.bnx.com, has an application named BNX Authentication. Designed to replace today's all-too-common insecure password practices, BNX Authentication allows enterprises to deploy centrally-managed authentication to suit any environment, with any level of complexity. BNX Authentication, through tight integration with existing enterprise infrastructures, effectively replaces network and application passwords with an unparalleled choice of biometric, smartcard, proximity, or token authentication technology. BNX Authentication can be combined with BNX Enterprise Single Sign-On to streamline access to all applications.

Cognitec Systems

Cognitec Systems, www.cognitec.com, has a product called FaceVACS-SDK that can be used as a BioAPI face BSP. FaceVACS-SDK allows system integrators to integrate facial recognition into a broad range of applications. Programming interfaces that fit into .Net or C++ environment are provided.

Dermalog GmbH Identification Systems

Dermalog GmbH Identification Systems, www.dermalog.de, produce a range of products based upon fingerprint (Fingerprint BSP).

e-Smart Technologies Inc., e-Smart Korea Inc. & e-Smart International Inc.

e-Smart Technologies Inc., www.e-smart.com, has an e-Smart Fingerprint Matching Engine which is a software kit allowing capture, processing and processing of fingerprint images. As a capture engine, it acquires fingerprint images when connected to e-Smart imaging device. As a verification BSP, it can enroll and verify fingerprints. As a processing engine, it can generate templates out of a fingerprint image and perform a match based on two input templates.

Fingerprint Cards AB

Fingerprint Cards AB, www.fingerprint.se, has two BioAPI compliant BSP products for embedded fingerprint verification: FPC1010 area sensor and the FPC1030 swipe sensor.

Fusion Biometrics India

Fusion Biometrics India, http://www.fusionbiometrics.com, has a fingerprint application called BioAuthorize. BioAuthorizeET is a time and attendance monitoring system aimed at setting up a foolproof system based on the fingerprint identification technology. The system typically records details such as time of their arrival and departure apart from maintaining relevant information regarding the employees and their department, shifts, location, leaves status etc. The user-friendly device and software eliminates paperwork and time spent in tracking employees; BioAuthorizeET can also be used for related personnel administration functions such as payroll. BioAuthorizeET effectively resolves proxy entry problems common to other employee monitoring systems such as swipe cards.

Gens Software Ltd.

Gens Software Ltd., http://www.genssoft.com, produces multiple applications, including BioAPI Enabled X.509 Certificates. This is a demo application that requires installation of Java JNI Wrapper from http://www.bioapi.org/DownloadsPage1.html. The application allows a user to obtain and verify BIR Enabled X.509 Certificates from the Web.

HumanScan AG

HumanScan AG, http://www.humanscan.de, has a tool called BioID SDK, a (multimodal) biometric software development kit that offers flexible modules for single or combined usage of: Face recognition - Voice recognition - Lip movement recognition. The SDK includes a BioAPI 1.1 compatible BSP.

Hyundai Information Technology

Hyundai Information Technology, www.hit.co.kr, has UBF, BioWave, and BSR21 products, which can support heterogenous devices interoperability to integrate easily with legacy systems.

IdentAlink Limited

IdentAlink Limited, http://www.identalink.com, produces the Identity Management solution BioPassport Enterprise Server. The BioPassport Enterprise Server is fully integrated into MS Active Directory Schemata to include Iris and Fingerprint recognition.

Identix

Identix, www.identix.com, has face and fingerprint BSP products. Identix FaceIt Verification SDK provides the capability for BioAPI-compliant applications to use Identix FaceIt technology for face capture from video, template processing, enrollment and verification. Identix BioEngine SDK provides the capability for BioAPI-compliant applications to use Identix BioEngine technology for fingerprint capture, template processing, enrollment and verification.

Iridian Technologies'

Iridian Technologies', www.iridiantech.com, iris recognition BSP supports image capture, enrollment and verification and is compatible with all Proof Positive™ certified iris cameras.

Janus Associates

Janus Associates, www.janusassociates.com, developed BIO*GATE, a biometric authentication middleware product that is both BioAPI and CDSA compliant. With BIO*GATE, it is possible to manage multiple biometrics, along with smart cards and legacy password systems.

Mantra Technologies India

Mantra Technologies India, www.mantratec.com, has a product called FVS SDK — a Biometric fingerprint Software Development Kit based on superior fingerprint algorithms. It is compliant with all BioAPI standards and functions like BioAPI_Enroll, BioAPI_Identify, etc. Various products like TimeTrak (Time and Attendance), BioAccess (Access Control), and Fingerprint Terminal (Standalone + RS232 + TCP IP) support this BioAPI compliant algorithm.

Neurotechnology

Neurotechnology, www.neurotechnology.com, has a product called MegaMatcher 2.1 SDK. MegaMatcher is intended for the development of AFIS or multi-biometric face-fingerprint identification products. The MegaMatcher multi-biometrical technology ensures high reliability and speed of biometrical identification even when using large databases. High productivity and efficiency are supported by a fused algorithm that contains fingerprint and facial recognition engines. Integrators can use the fused algorithm for better identification results or any of these engines separately. MegaMatcher fingerprint engine has received NIST MINEX Certification.

MegaMatcher 2.1 includes server-side software and a set of modules for developing client-side applications. .NET components are included for rapid development of client-side software. MegaMatcher 2.1 supports BioAPI 2.0. To ensure system compatibility with other software, WSQ library is included, as well as modules for conversion between MegaMatcher template and biometrical standards (ISO/IEC 19794-2, ISO/IEC 19794-4, ISO/IEC 19794-5, ANSI INCITS 381-2004, ANSI INCITS 385-2004, ANSI/NIST ITL-1-2000 and ANSI/INCITS 378-2004).

MegaMatcher 2.1 is suitable not only for developing civil AFIS, but also for forensic AFIS applications, as it includes an API for latent fingerprint template editing. Latent fingerprint template editing is necessary in order to submit a latent fingerprint (for example, one taken from a crime scene) for the identification into AFIS. Also MegaMatcher is able to match rolled and flat fingerprints between themselves.

Neven Vision

Neven Vision, www.nevenvision.com, has a BSP product called Facial Recognition. Neven Vision's facial analysis BS is widely respected as the industry's most comprehensive and accurate solution for visual facial analysis. The fR™ face recognition BSP has been integrated in numerous products, ranging from access control identification solutions to mobile phone applications.

NITGEN

NITGEN, http://www.nitgen.com/New_site/eng/index.asp, has the NITGEN BioAPI SDK, a fingerprint BSP (Biometric Service Provider) supporting assorted OS and development languages.

n-Trance Security Ltd.

n-Trance Security Ltd., http://www.n-trance.biz, produces multiple applications, including n-Logon, a Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003 logon using biometric or other input instead or in addition to username/password. Application can use virtually any BSP.

Oki Electric Industry

Oki Electric Industry, www.oki.com, has Iris Recognition products called IRISPASS-WG and IRISPASS-h. These BSPs support image capture, enrollment, verification and identification.

OMNIKEY AG

OMNIKEY AG, www.omnikey.com, has a BSP product called CardMan 7120, a compound device for Smartcard reader and fingerprint recognition with area silicon sensor. BSP is BioAPI 1.1 compliant.

OSS Nokalva

OSS Nokalva, www.oss.com, has two BioAPI compliant BSP products: BioAPI framework implementation BioFoundry® BioAPI, and the BioAPI compliant BSP Builder toolkit BioFoundry® BSP Builder.

OSS Nokalva has announced the first release of the OSS BioFoundry� BioAPI 2.0 Reference Implementation www.biofoundry.com/products/bioapi20_RI.html is immediately available, shortly before the expected publication of the new standard by ISO later this year. This ensures that early adopters of BioAPI 2.0 will be able to start developing applications and BSPs conforming to the new standard without delay, once the standard is finally approved. In order to facilitate the adoption of the new standard, OSS BioFoundry� has developed a BioAPI 2.0/1.1 adapter which enables newly written BioAPI 2.0 applications to use BioAPI 1.1 BSPs. The adapter is provided separately from the Reference Implementation.

Precise Biometrics

Precise Biometrics, www.precisebiometrics.com, has fingerprint BSP products.Precise BioMatch™ Standard Toolkit offers application providers the ability to integrate the Precise fingerprint-matching algorithm, Precise BioMatch™, into any application that requires secure and convenient authentication. To ensure full interoperability, the toolkit is compliant with the widely accepted biometric standard BioAPI.

RaviRaj Technologies

RaviRaj Technologies Services provides a broad spectrum of information security and biometric services. Whether you need an end-to-end enterprise-wide biometric security solution, assistance with a project or application-specific solution, help engineering a particular biometric solution, or individual consulting services, we provide the experience and expertise to address your security requirements. Products include Nitgen, Secugen and Bioenable.

Recognition Systems'

Recognition Systems', www.handreader.com, Hand Geometry products, including HandKey and HandPunch, support BioAPI.

Research Lab

Research Lab, www.research-lab.com, has a voice application called Windentify. Windentify is a state-of-the-art User Identification system that prevents any sort of unauthorized access to your PC. Secure, reliable, and with the unique facility to restrict access to systems and files to just a single user's voiceprint, this is the best in voice-based security applications. Protect your personal data, sensitive documents and even restrict unauthorized access to your PC in your office.

RIMCO XXI

RIMCO XXI, http://www.rimco.ru, produces an application called encrypted e-passport. The new encrypted e-passport (Application Patent RU # 200511804, 2005120793) contains three main components: contactless smart-card chip at 13,56 MHz, read/write crypto contactless chip at 125 kHz and metal-transponder using both nuclear magnetic resonance in magnetically ordered materials.

RiTech International Ltd.

RiTech International Ltd., www.bioslimdisk.com, have launched the latest development, namely BioSlimDisk iCool which combines data security functionality with access control feature and is also BioAPI compatible. This all-in-one concept allows users to use the uniqueness of fingerprint to gain access to either stored data or personal computers.

SAFLINK

SAFLINK, www.saflink.com, has two BioAPI compliant multi-biometric applications: SAFsolution Enterprise Edition and SAFsolution Workstation Edition. These provide Windows 2000/XP login and currently support a number of fingerprint, face, voice, and iris recognition technologies.

SecuGen Corporation

SecuGen Corporation, www.secugen.com, has the SecuGen BioAPI BSP which supports all SecuGen fingerprint peripherals including USB and Parallel mice and hamsters.

SIRIUS Co., Ltd

SIRIUS Co., Ltd, www.sirius.co.kr, has a Biometric Identification System — security product using Fingerprint, Iris and Face Image recognition technology.

SMARTACCESS

SMARTACCESS, www.smartaccess.es, has a BioAPI 1.1 product called LogicalID IDOne www.logicalid.com. LogicalID IDOne is a multi-credential windows logon authentication using combinations of biometric, smartcards, RFID and X509 certificates. Open architecture and highly scalable. Integrates with Active Directory for central management. Supports match-on-device and match-on-card features. Includes: BSP for crypto and memory smartcards, BSP for X509 certificates with OCSP support and BSP for Sagem MSO fingerprint sensors.

SoftPro GmbH & Co. KG,

SoftPro GmbH & Co. KG, www.softpro.de, produces SignPlus which is a signature BSP.

Titanium Technology Ltd.

Titanium Technology Ltd., http://www.titanium-tech.com, has a product called Ti-Face SDK (facial recognition), which is a Software Development Kit and a BSP (Biometric Service Provider) that makes it possible for application providers to integrate human face recognition technology into business applications in any platforms.

United Linkers

United Linkers (Singapore/India), http://www.automobile-security.com, has a fingerprint application called Identisafe-09. This product provides biometrics for car security. Secure and start your car with your fingerprint. Memory for 10 fingerprint storage allows only an authorized person to drive the car. 100% theft proof technology and patent approved product.

UPEK

UPEK, http://www.upek.com/products/index.asp, provides the TouchChip® and TouchStrip™ silicon-based fingerprint sensors.

Wondernet

Wondernet's, www.wondernet.co.il, product is PenFlow™, a signature authentication system.