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Cross Match CEO elected to IBIA

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Jim Grau, president and CEO of biometrics developer Cross Match Technologies, has been elected to the board of directors for the International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA). The IBIA is a non-profit organization comprised of other industry leaders set on developing public policy for biometrics as well as educating the public on biometrics use in identification verification.

Additional goals for the IBIA include pushing the acceptance of biometric technology world-wide and helping create standards as they are an official registration authority for the International Organization for Standardization. Cross Match has been a member of IBIA since 2006. [end] 

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