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IDEX Biometrics
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<p>IDEX Biometrics ASA is a <a href="/facts/Norway/wlDRKRTR">Norwegian</a> <a href="/facts/Biometrics/MgTbyA0r">biometrics</a> company, specialising in <a href="/facts/Fingerprint/5WLcd20T">fingerprint</a> imaging and <a href="/facts/Fingerprint_recognition/5WLcd20T">fingerprint recognition</a> technology. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in <a href="/facts/Oslo/PRJtFYUl">Oslo</a>, but its main operation is in the US, with offices in New York and <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a>. The company also has offices in the UK and China. </p><p>IDEX offers fingerprint sensor and biometric software for <a href="/facts/Identity_document/YovHMC8K">identity cards</a>, <a href="/facts/Bank_card/71xqmUps">banking cards</a>, <a href="/facts/Smart_card/K7b9lowS">smart cards</a>, <a href="/facts/Access_control/08zE5Pz8">access control</a>, healthcare, IOT and other security solutions. Fingerprint recognition is one form of <a href="/facts/Biometric_identification/MgTbyA0r">biometric identification</a>, other examples being <a href="/facts/DNA/nB89Iauz">DNA</a>, <a href="/facts/Face_recognition/mtVxaDln">face recognition</a>, <a href="/facts/Iris_recognition/8dt1HS19">iris recognition</a> and <a href="/facts/Retinal_scan/aNKH8sU8">retinal scan</a> as well as identification based on behavioral patterns such as <a href="/facts/Speaker_recognition/9Td6nPY7">speaker recognition</a>, <a href="/facts/Keystroke_dynamics/QxE5x4AS">keystroke dynamics</a> and <a href="/facts/Signature_recognition/9smh9lPl">signature recognition</a>. </p>