IriTech, Inc Company Overview

COMPANY OVERVIEW

IriTech, Inc. is a U.S corporation founded in 2000 and headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia. IriTech has grown to be world leader in iris recognition by producing a host of breakthrough software and camera products based on an original, unique algorithm. Over the years, IriTech has fostered iris biometric technology through its leadership role in developing standards for iris recognition technology, especially US [ANSI] and international [ISO] standards.

Technology Overview

The foundation of IriTech's technology is its patented variable multi-sector iris recognition algorithm, which outperformed all others for accuracy and interoperability in independent testing by the US government (NIST IREX I). This algorithm is embodied in the lowest-cost iris cameras on the market. Together with IriTech's software development kits, these cameras are easily integrated with any host system and enable customers to develop their own end solutions. Enterprise software, with its hierarchical indexing and smart-search algorithm, enables the scalability required to support massive biometric databases. IriTech's end-to-end solution guarantees a completely secure and economical iris recognition systems with cloud-based servers and ultra-compact, cost-effective cameras. IriTech's newest camera, IriShield performs all critical iris recognition functions (image capture, template generation, and matching) on-board and uses a PKI-based security infrastructure for data encryption. IriShield can be sold as a chip and camera set to allow customers with advanced manufacturing capabilities to design and produce their own devices at the lowest possible cost.

Success Stories

IriTech provides a full range of technology to government agencies, biometric device manufacturers, system integrators and OEM product developers. IriTech's top-notch technology and collaborative spirit have made it the de facto key enabling company in the iris biometrics business.

• Pioneer in introducing top quality and low cost iris cameras
• Best performance proven by NIST IREX
• Unique original algorithm inventor with other fifty patents
• End-to-end solution provider
• Strategic partnerships with Lockheed Martin and Texas Instruments
• Successful implementation of IriTech's software in a US-VISIT pilot program
• Selected as one of the biometrics solution providers for India's UID Project, the largest national ID project in the world
• Past and current participate in a number of national ID and government projects with foreseeable expansion to private industries, including commerce and banking

Core Technology

• The patented variable multi-sector method underlies IriTech's highly acclaimed iris recognition algorithm, which outperformed the world best iris recognition algorithms in rigorous US government testing (NIST IREX I)
• The variable multi-sector-based template generation and the sophisticated forking matching algorithm make IriTech's templates safe from hill-climbing-based reverse engineering
• Image quality assessment algorithm achieved the best results with operational images in IREX II and was reaffirmed as the top with the million-sized image set in IREX II
• Patented liveness detection techniques further strengthen countermeasures against reverse engineering

Enterprise Software

• Fault-tolerant: based on clustered deployment model to provide continuous availability for applications regardless of hardware or software failure
• Highly scalable for easy adaptation to database growth requirements
• Supports various image formats (BMP, JPG, JP2, etc.) and ISO image types (K1, K2, K3, and K7)
• Supports multi-threading to significantly improve matching speed
• Built on standard web service architecture enabling fast and flexiblle integration with customers' existing applications and services, and supporting multiple client interfaces, including Java, .NET, and C++
• Supports various operating systems, including Windows and Linux

Camera Technology

• The most cost-effective iris cameras in the market
• Auto-capture cameras with superior image quality assessment yield quality iris images
• Secure on-board processing (image capture, template generation, and matching)
• PKI-based security infrastructure (2048-bit RSA key)
• Ultra-compact form factor
• Low power consumption
• ISO-compliant: Ability to produce K1, K2, K3, and K7 image types
• Newest camera, IriShield: packaged with IriTech's advanced iris recognition algorithms embedded in DSP processors
• STQC certified in India for UIDAI project (IriMagic)

End-to-End Solution

• An IriTech's iris camera (e.g., iriShield, IriMagic and IriHerald) combined with IriTech's server on the cloud to provide ubiquitous iris recognition
• Fully secured iris recognition system to proctect data against various attacks
• Fault-tolerant using redundant configurations to assure high availability
• Highly scalable for easy adaptation to database growth requirements
• User-friendly and cost-effective system based on flexible pricing model