NEC's ability to deal with the challenges of multiple environments and varying lighting conditions,
combined with its rapid setup, allows it to meet a wide range of market requirements
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - September 26, 2016 - Based on its recent analysis of face recognition technology for the government and public sectors, Frost & Sullivan
recognizes NEC Corporation of America (NEC) with the 2016 North America Face Recognition Technology for Government and Public Sectors Company of the
Year Award.
NEC has consistently outperformed the competition by offering customized solutions for customers' specific requirements. Its newly launched
NeoFace� portfolio is a testament to its deep technological expertise and understanding of customer needs, as it maximizes output according
to the operational needs of diverse projects and use case. Its superior technology and core algorithms, including the capability to identify
facial areas and unique facial features, have eliminated the challenges caused by poor illumination or image quality.
"Acknowledging the importance of timely detection and shorter engagement times for improved safety, security, and convenience, NEC has increased
the speed of match processing in data bases to up to 3.02 million images every second. This is almost twice the average processing speed of its
competitors," said Frost & Sullivan Senior Research Analyst Nandini Bhattacharya. "Furthermore, NeoFace guarantees customers 28% greater accuracy
than the industry average."
NEC has demonstrated its commitment to extensive product R&D by establishing nine laboratories-three in Japan, two in the United States, and one each
in Germany, Britain, Singapore, and China. Additionally, NEC established a National Technical Assistance Center (NTAC), which delivers end-to-end
assistance in staging, configuring, maintaining, and upgrading its solutions.
The benefits afforded by the NeoFace solution make it the face recognition technology of choice for government and public safety agencies, large
enterprises, and corporations. Its applications include the following:
Border Control - The solution matches the images of travelers with their electronic images in ePassports, empowering Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to identify visitors unlawfully seeking access into the country. The solution does not slow down the check-in or check-out process,
which is a common issue with other biometric security systems such as fingerprint and palm print scanners or even retina/iris authentication.
Express Access Control - It uniquely enables rapid access (nearly 1800 per hour) to secure locations, opening up numerous applications in
border control, critical infrastructure, theme parks, stadia, and venues.
Departments of Transportation and Motor Vehicles - It reduces fraud by preventing issuance of multiple driver's licenses to the same individual.
Retail - For customers that already have video management software (VMS) and surveillance in their locations, NEC integrates its packages with leading
VMS providers. This gives it a foothold in airports, malls, and other public areas already served by VMS.
Authentication - The novel scope of implementation in the device authentication segment has helped do away with the traditional one-time password (OTP)
authentication method.
Overall, NEC's superior knowledge of the environments in which the facial recognition applications are used, implementation of best practices, comprehensive
purchase models, price-performance, and customer purchase and support experience make it a leading brand in the North American market.
"NEC is also a leading implementer of best practices, which enables its solution to be deployed at all times of the day, in diverse environments. Importantly,
it is camera type-lens-, and position-agnostic," noted Bhattacharya. "The company has comprehensive business models, ranging from CAPEX-to-OPEX, on-site or
remote, and cloud support. Moreover, its recent announcements of partnerships with leading data center providers possessing mandatory Federal security
certifications for data hosting gives it a competitive edge in its hosted offerings."
"NEC is very pleased to be awarded such a high profile honor," said Raffie Beroukhim, senior vice president, Biometrics Solutions Division, NEC Corporation of
America. "The award validates the visionary innovation of our NeoFace facial recognition portfolio and solutions, in addition to the impact and value
it has brought to our government and public sector clients. Furthermore, the Company of the Year Award from Frost and Sullivan recognizes the team who
have worked hard to deliver consistently accurate and extraordinary solutions making NEC a prime vendor of choice for government and enterprise markets."
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to a company that has demonstrated superiority in devising a strong growth strategy and implementing it. The
recipient has shown strength in terms of innovation in products and technologies, leadership in customer value, as well as speed in response to market
needs. In short, the award looks at the emerging market players in the industry and recognizes their best practices that position them for future growth.
Frost & Sullivan Best Practices awards recognize companies in a variety of regional and global markets for demonstrating outstanding achievement and superior
performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Industry analysts compare market participants
and measure performance through in-depth interviews, analysis, and extensive secondary research to identify best practices in the industry.
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