Viisage Technology announces next-generation facial-recognition engine

FEBRUARY 1--Viisage Technology Inc. (Littleton, MA;www.viisage.com) has announced the next-generation facial-recognition engine, FXP-21, a more accurate, faster, and powerful device. The accuracy, speed, and scalability of the FXP-21 engine allow Viisage's face-recognition technology to be cost-effectively deployed with any size database. As a result of these field-tested improvements, the FXP-21 engine is already proving to be an effective law-enforcement tool with federal, state, and local government agencies and will play a dramatic role in meeting the nation's need for secure and reliable identification documents.