Renewed interest in biometric security is heating up the cell phone industry in Asia. Industry watchers report that advanced security devices using biometrics are already popular in technology hungry countries in Asia and Europe. However, new biometric products already available to businesses and consumers are lagging behind in the U.S. marketplace. That will not change until American enterprise IT managers and consumers learn enough about the benefits of biometrics to demand the new products.
Biometric Cell Phones on Slow Track to US Market
Posted by: Jack M. Germain December 25, 2004 01:30 AMRenewed interest in biometric security is heating up the cell phone industry in Asia. Industry watchers report that advanced security devices using biometrics are already popular in technology hungry countries in Asia and Europe. However, new biometric products already available to businesses and consumers are lagging behind in the U.S. marketplace. That will not change until American enterprise IT managers and consumers learn enough about the benefits of biometrics to demand the new products.