Neven Vision's Facial Recognition, Tracking and Detection Software for TI DSPs Opens the Door to Wireless, Security and Imaging Markets

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2004--Neven Vision, developer of the world's leading facial recognition, tracking and detection software, has joined the Texas Instruments (TI) Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Third Party Network. Neven Vision's software -- which runs on digital imaging hardware such as digital and closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras -- is now available to consumer electronics and security companies whose products run on the TMS320C6000(TM) and TMS320C5000(TM) DSP platforms.

Neven Vision has created facial analysis software compact enough to run on DSP-based portable applications. The company has made a number of new machine vision applications possible, including wireless video messaging services that track a sender's changing expressions and overlay them with special effects. It also enables consumer electronics companies to use facial recognition to lock and unlock computers and camera phones. In security environments, Neven Vision's software can be used to validate passenger identities at airports, or to provide secure physical and information access control.

“TI DSPs power numerous multimedia hardware solutions, and we look forward to helping the company's customers deploy groundbreaking machine vision applications in the consumer electronics and security markets”

"TI DSPs power numerous multimedia hardware solutions, and we look forward to helping the company's customers deploy groundbreaking machine vision applications in the consumer electronics and security markets," said Dr. Hartmut Neven, CEO of Neven Vision.

"Neven Vision's innovative software opens the door to an array of new, revenue-generating products and services in the wireless, security and imaging markets," said Ram Sathappan, biometrics solutions marketing manager, TI. "Neven Vision's innovation combined with the efficacy of TI's DSP is helping to drive the expansion of the facial-recognition market."

About the Texas Instruments Third Party Program

Neven Vision, Inc. is a member of TI's worldwide DSP third party program. There are more than 650 independent companies offering products and services that support TI DSPs. Products and services include a broad range of application software, development hardware and software, and consulting services helping customers increase development efforts and accelerate time-to-market. For more information on the TI third party program, please visit http://www.ti.com/3p.

About Neven Vision, Inc.

Neven Vision is a leading provider of machine vision technology for a variety of markets including the government and private security sectors, consumer electronics and the mobile phone industry. Its facial analysis suite comprises modules for face detection, face recognition and facial feature tracking, and is widely respected as the most comprehensive and accurate solution for visual facial analysis. The software is currently integrated in numerous products ranging from facial biometrics for security and defense to facial feature tracking for new forms of visual communication on mobile phones. Leading research institutions around the world also use Neven Vision's software. A specialty of Neven Vision is embedded machine vision software for low cost microprocessors and digital signal processors. Neven Vision is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and the company has an office in Tokyo. More information is available at www.nevenvision.com.