"Our match-on-card algorithms not only exceed the MOC requirements for programs like PIV and TWIC, but also surpass the performance of most PIV compliant match on device solutions," said Consuelo Bangs, FIPS 201 program manager at SMI. "SMI's MOC algorithms were more than twice as accurate as the other submissions, while providing unrivalled interoperability."

The results of two months of rigorous NIST MINEX II testing clearly illustrate the superior accuracy, speed and interoperability of the Sagem fingerprint match-on-card algorithms. Sagem algorithms already exhibited first-rate interoperability and performance in the MINEX I (match on device) test of 2004. The full NIST MINEX I and II reports are available at http://fingerprint.nist.gov/minex04/ and http://fingerprint.nist.gov/minexII/minex_report.pdf respectively.

As testament to the high interoperability, SMI's MOC algorithms achieved very low error rates. Regardless of which of the 19 approved manufacturers created the reference template, the Sagem MOC matcher was able to successfully perform the match with a 1 percent or less error rate. Sagem's algorithms, submitted on a Sagem Orga card for testing, are even more impressive in that they can be implemented on any provider's card.