The seventh paragraph has been corrected on our wire and now reads:
And ABI Research says overall revenues for the biometrics market are expected to hit $13.8 billion in 2015. The majority of revenues in most biometric recognition technologies are still coming from governmental entities, ABI notes. But due to increased consumer acceptance of biometric tools, consumer and enterprise segments are predicted to catch up with governmental spending in late 2017, becoming the dominant portion of the market.
CSO staff