TOKYO, July 19, 2017
– (JCN Newswire) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) and NEC Telecommunication and
Information Technology, Ltd. announced today that the Turkish Ministry of Youth
and Sports, organizer of the 23rd Summer Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey, selected
NEC’s leading face recognition technology to ensure the security and quality of
experience for this year’s Deaflympic participants. 

This is the first time that face recognition technology has
been used as a key security measure for the Summer Deaflympics. NEC’s face
recognition technology is being implemented among kiosks and security access
control systems, enabling rapid identification, and ensuring that participants
and audiences enjoy a safe and secure experience.
Samsun, a scenic province in the north of Turkey, will host
the 2017 Summer Deaflympics from 18-30 July, featuring more than 5,000
participants from 109 countries across 21 categories.

The secure access control solution was designed, developed,
implemented and tested jointly by NEC Telecommunication Information Technology
and its local partner MIA. The solution includes 30 NEC face recognition
checkpoints that verify the identities of participants and ticket holders, by
referencing a database of photos that are provided in advance of the events.
The solution features immediate response time and the world’s highest matching
accuracy(1).

“NEC’s security and access control solutions have been
successfully implemented for law enforcement agencies and large-scale
facilities throughout the world, including major airports and stadiums,”
said Tomoki Naka, Managing Director, NEC Telecommunication and Information
Technology. 

“Implementing NEC’s face recognition, recognized as the
world’s most accurate, at user-friendly security access control points has
allowed us to provide this event with the fastest and most reliable ID and
verification system of its kind,” said Ali Gokhan Belekin, General
Manager, MIA Technology.

For more information about NEC’s face recognition technology,
please visit:
http://www.nec.com/en/global/

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