Persay's Biometric Speaker Verification Technology Ranked #1 in Accuracy.TEL AVIV Tel Aviv (tĕl əvēv`), city (1994 pop. 355,200), W central Israel, on the Mediterranean Sea. Oficially named Tel Aviv–Jaffa, it is Israel's commercial, financial, communications, and cultural center and the core of its largest , Israel -- Persay Ltd. (www.persay.com), the leading provider in biometric speaker verification technology, received today the results of the text dependent speaker verification system evaluations performed by the University of Canberra The University of Canberra is an Australian university, located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. It is the second largest university in Canberra. The University was one of nine Australian universities recognised by the Australian government in 2006 for high achievement in in Australia, confirming Persay's VocalPassword(TM) as the world leader in verification accuracy. The text dependent speaker verification evaluations were performed at the National Centre for Biometrics studies at the University of Canberra for the first time in 2005 and are the most competitive and thorough tests ever performed. In the evaluations, Nuance presented Nuance Verifier(TM) and SpeechSecure(TM) and Persay submitted its text dependent speaker verification product, VocalPassword(TM). The round of tests performed in 2006 at the National Centre for Biometric Studies evaluated Persay's most recent release of VocalPassword(TM) as well as an alpha version Software that has just been compiled and ready for its initial test inhouse. See alpha test, beta test and release candidate. of Persay's next release. Both systems were tested using the same set of comprehensive evaluations used in the previous year. Persay's VocalPassword(TM) excelled in these evaluations and ranked #1 in system accuracy. In some cases, the Equal Error Rate was reduced by as much as 50%, compared to the system tested in 2005, exceeding 99% accuracy. Persay's CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. , Dr. Ran Gazit, noted, "The results of this comprehensive set of tests have reassured our confidence in the system's performance, showing excellent verification accuracy under various conditions, including increased robustness to background noise and mobile network environments." Dr. Gazit also added, "This improvement in text-dependent speaker verification accuracy comes together with a significant breakthrough in text-independent accuracy, demonstrated by Persay's FreeSpeech(TM) product, following a successful participation in the NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. 2006 Speaker Recognition Evaluation. Persay's research team will continue to work on improving and updating both text-dependent and text-independent speaker verification engines to meet the most stringent requirements of current and future customers." Please refer to the following link to view the complete 2005 Speaker Verification Evaluation Report by the University of Canberra and the recent 2006 Addendum: http://www.3sh.net/client-evaluations.html. About Persay Persay Ltd. is a leading provider of advanced biometric speaker verification products. Persay's technology relies on the biometric power of voice to verify speakers' identity. Persay's products have been deployed by leading financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , telecom operators, enterprises and law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). worldwide. Persay is a spin-off of Verint Systems Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : VRNT) with headquarters in Tel Aviv and a network of partners and representatives worldwide. |
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