Rapid Biometric SDK Integration

Why Should You Avoid a Low Level Fingerprint SDK?

Some biometric SDK providers claim to offer a toolkit for the rapid integration of a client/server biometric software system through ActiveX and COM components. DON'T BE FOOLED. These biometric SDK toolkits still require the development of a robust biometric software matching server as well as a deep understanding of other vital elements such as exception handling and system optimization (see Biometric SDK Comparison tab below).

Additionally, all low level biometric SDKs ultimately require you to tightly embed the biometric software within your application, which creates an immediate disadvantage. When modifications or enhancements are made to either the host application or to the biometric SDK the host software must be recompiled with the biometric SDK setting the stage for significant challenges with ongoing support and maintenance.

Category	Biometric S D K	Bio-Plugin™
Product Structure	DLLs; building blocks to develop a system	Complete system already developed, including high- performance multi-modal biometric identification engine
Development Time	8-12 months	Less than 24 hours
System Dependencies	Host software always dependent on biometric SDK DLLs. Need to constantly recompile code.	No system dependencies
Documentation	May not include needed information for some development environments	M2SYS supports a variety of development environments and can provide sample code. Examples include: C++, VB, .NET, Delphi, PowerBuilder, Java, Clarion, and web applications.
Support	Minimal vendor support, you are responsible for developing and supporting the system on an ongoing basis.	Dedicated M2SYS engineer involvement to ensure successful completion of integration. Proactive ongoing support and system enhancements provided automatically.
Focus	Commitment to developing, maintaining, and supporting the biometric system will distract from concentration on your core product	Remain focused on your core competencies

Still not convinced? Consider the following challenges you will face with a biometric SDK that can significantly hamper development resources and prolong time to market:

Biometric SDK	Bio-Plugin™
Understanding the parameters involved with biometric comparison, how they work, why they are significant, and how data needs to be extracted from an image	No knowledge required
Data type mapping, database management, data synchronization, exception handling	No knowledge required
System optimization to perform 1:N comparison for large databases. Opening a record set from the database and matching one-by-one will not produce fast results.	High performance biometric server performs multi-threaded, memory-based search for every request
Handling poor image quality, bad image acquisition, and unpredictable user input	System already designed to address these issues
Releasing a new version of your core software as you fix bugs in your biometrics module will lead to a serious version management problem and excessive regression testing burden.	Although appearing to your end users as having a seamlessly integrated biometrics module, your core software is completely separate. You can independently release new versions of Bio-Plugin™ and your application.
Investing time and resources in constantly resolving software defects and optimizing system performance to stabilize the biometrics module	System has been continually optimized for the last 7 years. M2SYS has learned from many different installations in various industry verticals how to optimize and stabilize Bio-Plugin™ to handle any unpredictable situation.

• Award-winning Hybrid Biometric Platform™ multi-modal biometrics system supports fingerprint, finger vein, palm vein, and iris recognition
• Supports any SQL compliant database, including MS SQL Server, Access, MySQL, Oracle 9i, DB2, Informix
• Scalable, multi-threaded server to optimize performance for large implementations
• Compression algorithm reduces size of stored records and improves speed
• Enroll fingerprints at 0.2 – 0.4 seconds and match 100,000 per second in an optimized setting***
• Adaptive image filtration eliminates “noise” and allows minutiae extraction from even poor quality prints
• Does not require presence of fingerprint core or delta points
• Fully tolerant to fingerprint translation and rotation
• Unique global feature categorization increases effective matching speed
• Feature generalization improves reliability of enrolled fingerprints
• Encrypted fingerprint template data over network and in database

* Reflects capabilities of one of the algorithms used in the Bio-Plugin™ system. System capabilities are directly dependent on the deployed algorithm.

Product: Bio-Plugin Webserver Client: Top 5 Defense Contractor Use: Web-Based Manufacturing Control Challenge: Minimize number of operational steps in mission-critical weapons manufacturing process passed by unauthorized personnel Create a concrete audit trail to maintain employee accountability throughout the manufacturing cycle Eliminate manual backup process to track employee tasks Solution: Integrate Bio-Plugin Webserver fingerprint recognition system to replace traditional username and password login mechanism and create electronic audit trail Benefits: Prevent access of unauthorized personnel into manufacturing control system Reduce inspection errors and additional production costs Eliminate paper trail of rubber stamps to identify when tasks are performed and whether or not they passed required inspection

• Integrate a complete biometrics system in a few hours
• No system dependencies between host and biometrics software (you do not have to compile your software)
• Avoid burdensome internal development and ongoing support requirements
• Remain focused on core competencies
• Includes biometric verification (1:1) and robust identification (1:N) software
• Interfaces with Hybrid Biometric Platform™
• Supports any SQL compliant database, including MS SQL Server, Access, MySQL, Oracle 9i, DB2, Informix
• Scalable, multi-threaded server to optimize performance for large implementations