The Trail Blazer Award Honors Visionaries in the ID Community
MILAN, November 7, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
ID World 2011, the International Congress on the evolving world of
biometrics, identification and security, has presented its ID People Trail
Blazer Award to Peter Went, Chief Executive Officer of WCC Smart Search &
Match. The award was announced at the 2011 ID World International Congress
Award Ceremony Wednesday, November 2nd by Sophie Boyer de la Giroday. The
Trail Blazer Award honors pioneering researchers and entrepreneurs whose
contributions help the ID community envision what will happen in the coming
generations.
"It's an honor to be recognized by ID World and to receive such an
inspiring validation for our creativity and vision. I'm even more thrilled
to be able to share this award with the rest of my team at WCC," said Peter
Went.
According to ID World, Peter Went has received the award for playing a
pivotal role in commoditizing large identification projects in both
government and private sector markets. "With the introduction of the ELISE
platform in the ID market, WCC revolutionized the ID market in several ways.
Firstly, by integrating multiple modalities, speed and accuracy of biometric
identification has improved substantially," said Sophie Boyer de la Giroday.
"Secondly, by allowing tier-2 vendors to deploy their technology in large
scale systems. As a result, thirdly, competition was able to grow and price
points to come down."
About WCC
WCC is a global leader in smart search and match software, serving both
enterprise and government customers. WCC partners with large systems
integrators to help build solutions that meet government challenges. The
company is headquartered in the Netherlands with offices in Silicon Valley
(Palo Alto) and the Washington DC Area (Reston).
About Peter Went
Peter Went is the Chief Executive Officer of WCC, where his role is to
oversee the company's operations in the Netherlands and the United States.
Mr. Went's experience includes the development of the Person Centric View in
identity matching. Being an internationally recognized expert in Matching
Systems, Mr. Went has partipated in a number of Industry shaping
initiatives, including ID World and Security Symposium.
Source: WCC Smart Search & Match
Press contact: Marco van Hurne, +31-30-750-3200, mhurne@wcc-group.com