JPEG 2000 in Aware's Tools for Electronic Passports

Aware, Inc. (NASDAQ:AWRE), a global provider of imaging and biometrics software, today [May 16, 2005] announced that it will demonstrate its comprehensive suite of biometrics software tools in its booth at the Electronic Passport Forum, held May 18-19, 2005 in Berlin, Germany. The software is designed specifically for e-passport enrollment, personalization, and reader systems, providing key functionality such as face and fingerprint image analysis and optimization, image compression, file formatting, and robust file transport. ...

Aware’s PreFace™ software performs facial image analysis and optimization to help ensure compliance with ISO/IEC biometric facial image standards. Aware’s ICAOPack™ provides several tools required for e-passport systems, such as software to read, write, edit, and validate biometric files according to the ICAO LDS e-passport standard and all relevant ISO/IEC biometric data interchange standards, including CBEFF. ICAOPack also includes JPEG2000 and JPEG for facial image compression, and WSQ for fingerprint image compression, as well as Aware’s QualityCheck software for fingerprint image quality scoring.