Buzz is building around biometric security with Deloitte Consulting recently tapping biometrics as a top trend for 2007 and a number of gadgets being introduced at CES with biometric capabilities. These include Fujitsu’s PalmSecure authentication device and Microsoft’s new gaming keyboard.

In spite of recent recognition, voice biometric-based authentication, identification and verification remains an under-appreciated phenomenon. That’s why Opus Research is organizing a new event with a focus on voice biometrics as a cost-effective and efficacious candidate for strong authentication deployments. It’s time for the primary stakeholders on the enterprise side — ranging from enterprise IT, security specialists and customer care executives — to meet the companies that are constructing voice biometric-based solutions.

The event is called Voice Biometrics Conference 2007 (VBC2007) — a two-day event (May 1-2, Washington, D.C.) bringing together the experts, technology providers and practitioners that are defining the most cost-effective applications and approaches for voice biometric-based authentication and identification.

VBC2007 will provide you the opportunity to learn from real-world deployments and established best practices. More importantly, from our point of view, it is the classic networking opportunity, bringing together innovative technology providers with decision-makers from the industries that are poised to benefit from deployment of voice biometrics-based solutions. This in-depth, educational and networking speaker verification event will start with a “Biometric Bootcamp” where Opus Research analysts will be joined by researchers and developers from the leading labs around the world.

On the following day, sessions will cover:

“Making Government Accessible”
Government access has unique security requirements. Here we highlight two government deployments of voice biometrics — one as a means to clean-up existing fraud and another to prevent future breaches — as each discuss the tactics, decisions and challenges faced for implementation and rollout.

“Securing Financial Resources”
Pressure is mounting on financial institutions to develop multi-factor authentication. While complying with the FFIEC guidelines has prompted some financial services companies to look into phone-based security, the business benefits of customer satisfaction and stronger security are the real reasons banks are turning to voice biometrics.

“In the Contact Center”
Your contact center agents and their handling of essential identification information represent a huge liability for your business. Be prepared: improve customer satisfaction, lower risk and avoid fraud by deploying speaker verification to front-end agent handling.

There will also be panel discussions with spokespeople from major security technology vendors to give attendees a realistic context for voice biometrics fit among the pantheon of authentication and security modalities. For more information: www.voicebiocon.com.

Sessions will be tailored to meet the information needs of a multiplicity of enterprise decision-makers. Whether you’re an enterprise IT security executive or specialist, CIO, CTO, IT director, customer care or contact center manager, this exclusive event will be the one opportunity to meet face-to-face with leaders and experts shaping the voice biometrics industry.

Be sure to check out the conference Web site for more information, including venue, speaker and registration updates.

We look forward building awareness and educating the market about the emerging possibilities — and challenges — for voice biometrics.

Please feel free to contact the Opus Research team for more information:

Pete Headrick (pheadrick@opusresearch.net)
Dan Miller (dmiller@opusresearch.net)
Derek Top (dtop@opusresearch.net)
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www.opusresearch.net

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