August 08, 2000 15:07
HCI/AND Biometrics Succeeds In Washington With HNet Technology
Facial Recognition
BURLINGTON, ONTARIO--HCI (TSE: HCI) and AND Corporation through their joint venture named AND
Biometrics achieved resounding success on Monday, August 7th in Washington. Their presentation tothe
United States Government, State Department for Immigration andNaturalization Services passport control
was without doubt a breakthrough with some very knowledgeable and skeptical people. "John Sutherland
and I were thrilled with the response that we received from these people", says Jerry Janik, CEO of
HCI/AND Biometrics. "This government agency's acknowledgement of HNet technology facial recognition
as an industry leader bodes well forour presentations to other agencies of the U.S. Government", believes
Jerry.
The technology required for the INS passport control system in thefirst phase will include electronically
digitized visual identification system. The central data-based biometric reference system is robust enough
that it will also house speech recognitionas this comes on stream in the future. Speech and facial
recognition together will elevate security in passport control andvarious other applications to a new level.
The current enabling technology used by federal agencies is the first generation of Biometric technology
and has very quickly become obsolete. HNet (Holographic/Quantum Neural Technology) is the first to
market using the new, more sophisticated, highly advanced and reliable HNet technology. "Our product,
facial recognition using HNet technology, has widened the gap significantly between ourselves and the
current technology", says Jerry. "Our current and future products using HNet will be available as O.E.M.
modules and in due course, as off-the-shelf turnkey finished solutions available through our partner
network. We were delighted to have been invited to present facial recognition, they acknowledged that this
technology will not only meet, but exceeds their requirements for INS passport control system", Janik
adds.
The state department's contracts are designed to establish a high level of security at all access points into
the United States. Thesmart access program, to be used by INS, passport systems, will beacquired from
one or more vendor teams, and will be capable of, atminimum, providing both physical and logical access
control at all entry points both on and off the continental U.S.A.
HNet (Holographic/Quantum Neural Technology) as the next generation of facial recognition is seen as a
significant technological breakthrough. The gap between facial recognition using HNet technology and
other products currently available, willbe very wide and this gap will get wider and will continue for some
time. The State Department was very enthusiastic and wants tobring this technology forward for other
programs, particularly given the advances being made in the biometric field of late.
About HCI
HCI is a diversified, Canadian-controlled company which operates in this new economy through
autonomous subsidiaries and partnerships. AND Biometrics, the leading-edge provider of neural
technology with applications for the financial, manufacturing, security and medical sectors; Heritage
Concepts, branded restaurant environments, the foodservice and franchise sector; Platinum Intermedia,
growth partnerships in the audio communications industry and internet-related businesses and Real
Estate Holdings, real property investments. HCI shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the
stock symbol HCI.
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