Get ready for the next generation of technology that will shape the way we live and how you can generate business.

Business Opportunities
with Biometrics

Want to expand your market share or place a firm foothold in a new marketplace?

Does your product line need a new look?

Then, it might be time for your company to incorporate fingerprint biometrics into your products. Many companies are jockeying for market position in old and new industries in which fingerprint verification is making an impact.

Biometrics is an emerging technology and will pervade every aspect of daily living. Fingerprint scanning and verification is becoming the preferred form of biometrics application as it is reliable, effective and cost-efficient. Fingerprint devices will be installed into many systems in order to provide highly secure personal identification and verification.

The Market

Users of fingerprint devices are to be found in all sectors of the economy and in all areas of government and commerce. Specific areas to benefit from such technologies include:

• government agencies
• enterprise-wide network security infrastructures
• secure electronic banking, online investing and other financial transactions
• retail sales (Point Of Sales)
• airports,  libraries and other public facilities
• law enforcement and immigration control
• health and social services
• educational institutions

Clearly, the market is vast and potential clients are waiting for your fingerprint enabled product to reach them.

Product Integration

Applications for fingerprint scanners range from the obvious to the novel. The fingerprint feature will provide much value-added worth and offer a boost to your marketing arsenal.  Many products and devices can implement fingerprint identification and verification system:

• USB fingerprint scanners, combined mouse and fingerprint device
• information technology equipment and file protection (PC's and notebooks)
• communication devices (PDA's, mobile phones)
• encryption and digital signatures
• smart cards
• retail sales equipment
• automobile access and security
• building access and locking mechanisms (residential & commercial
• toys (electronic, robotic, GameBoy, etc...)

If you are interested in implementing a fingerprint feature in any of these applications, or in any other product that you can dream of, then we can provide proven technology affordably and reliably.

Consultation for
Your Product Design

Shimizu offers OEM fingerprint DSP modular components that can be embedded in just about any electronic device. The patented CMOS and sensor chip functions reliably and is a fraction of the cost of other fingerprint sensor technologies on the market. Shimizu has already produced end-user consumer products, such as USB fingerprint scanners and combo mouse with fingerprint devices.  These devices serve as testament to Shimizu's fingerprint technology.

The product that will offer the greatest business opportunity for your company is Shimizu's DSP module. This component will fingerprint enable your current and future products.  Shimizu consulting, design and engineering teams are waiting to transform your visions into saleable products.

Alternatively, if you intend to develop your own fingerprint application, then you should consider Shimizu's SDK (software development kit).  Shimizu fingerprint components are BAPI compliant and offer a reliable solution for your product development.

Contact Shimizu Business Development.