Press Release
German biometric software for fingerprint
recognition gains top position in test
The fingerprint recognition algorithm of
a Munich biometric company gets first place in the recently released study
BioFingerI initiated by the german federal office for security for information
technology (BSI)
Bonn / Munich, 30th July
2004 – The BSI initiated the project BioFinger I to evaluate
the performance of several biometric systems with respect to integrating
fingerprints in german identification documents. Testing of seven recognition
algorithms was done using fingerprint images generated by eleven different
fingerprint sensors. To determine the performance level each algorithm
was tested with each and every sensor.
As a result of these tests the product
from Bromba GmbH, Munich achieved the top place as the most effective biometric
software for fingerprint recognition. Compared to the lowest ranked product
the Bromba algorithm performed three times better.
“Of course we are proud of this result.
Especially if one considers that we were in competition with algorithms
which previously won similar studies done in the USA”, said Manfred Bromba,
CEO of Bromba GmbH. His company was founded no more than a year ago with
former biometric specialists from Siemens AG. It was at Siemens, more precisely
at the department for program and system development in Graz, Austria,
where the program was initially developed. Today Bromba's team continues
to develop and distribute this software.
Amongst Bromba's customers is the Deutsche
Börse
Group, whose employees are already using the fingerprint recognition system
when logging into the company network with their notebook whilst off premises.
About the project BioFinger I:
The BSI initiated and financed this study.
It was carried out by the Fraunhofer Institut für Graphische Datenverarbeitung
(IGD) between December 2002 and May 2004 adhering to requirements developed
by the BSI in cooperation with the german federal police department (BKA).
Further information about the study BioFinger
I (the Bromba/Siemens-algorithm is listed as A4) can be found at: "http://www.bsi.bund.de/literat/studien/BioFinger/index.htm"
About Bromba GmbH:
The company is specialized in biometrics
and offers consulting services as well as software components for industrial
customers and governmental institutions. The employees of Bromba GmbH mostly
come from the business unit Biometrics of Siemens AG and have more than
6 years of experience in the areas of general biometrics, the development
of fingerprint sensors, fingerprint-sensor devices, fingerprint algorithms,
biometric application software, as well as the evaluation of biometric
components and complete systems.
Further information:
Bromba GmbH
Frankfurter Ring 193a
D-80807 München
Tel. +49(0)89 326 68 930
http://www.bromba.com/contace.htm
http://www.bromba.com
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