XID Technologies Wins 2008 Frost & Sullivan Asia Industrial Technologies Awards

Facial Recognition Innovator Adds to Award Tally by Taking Top Honors in "Technology Innovation in Stand-Off Recognition of Biometrics" Category

XID Technologies, a Redwood City, Calif. and Singapore-based innovative facial recognition company, today announced that the company's facial synthesis technology has earned the top prize in the "Technology Innovation in Stand-Off Recognition of Biometrics" category at Frost & Sullivan's 2008 Asia Pacific Industrial Technologies Awards.

Frost & Sullivan, a world-renowned research and consulting firm that pioneered market consulting and forecast, handed out the award on August 15, 2008 at the Copthorne Waterfront Hotel in Singapore. XID joined other outstanding organizations in attendance including manufacturers and operators in the Industrial Process Control; Electronics and Security; Energy and Power Systems and Chemical, Materials and Food industries.

The prestigious award was accepted by XID's founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Roberto Mariani. According to Dr. Mariani, "XID is honored to receive an award of this caliber from an esteemed institution like Frost & Sullivan. To be recognized for our efforts to develop a breakthrough access control technology in answer to the growing needs of the market is especially gratifying. XID is dedicated to being on the leading edge of technology in the security and media applications arenas, and this award is another proof point that we are well on our way to achieving our goals. "

XID's facial synthesis and recognition technologies are utilized for security applications including access control for devices such as PCs, web cams, mobile phone log-ins, as well as physical access/door control. The company's patented approach to facial recognition using 3D facial synthesis is the only face recognition solution in the world that is able to function in outdoor, uncontrolled, real world environments. For media applications in the advertising, gaming and content provider markets, XID's core technology enables users to easily create 3D content with a user friendly application that offers a range of unique features. XID's facial media and content personalization solutions include video facial replacement and online media personalization solutions such as avatars, and can be delivered across multiple mediums including mobile phones.

XID is a pioneer that is noted for its facial synthesis technology which detects, recognizes and synthesizes the human face. The company has developed and commercialized leading-edge face recognition, face synthesis and face replacement products.

About XID Technologies

XID is a technology company with core expertise in computer vision and computer graphics focused on the development of technologies and solutions related to the human face, targeted to the security and media markets. The company offers SDKs and solutions such as face detection, face recognition, face synthesis (real-time 3D simulation of faces from a single photo), 3D face animation, 3D avatars and automatic 3D face replacement in photos as well as videos for the personalization of content.

Since April 2003, XID technologies has received several awards, media attention and satisfied customers in recognition of its innovative technologies and solutions. With headquarters in Redwood City, California and Singapore, XID Technologies' software and semiconductor products are sold through its direct sales force and international distributors. More information is available at http://www.xidtech.com.