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Founded : 1899
One of the longest established technology companies globally , NEC was founded in Japan in 1899 as the Nippon Electric Company . With centuries of experience in the electronics industry , NEC has been researching and innovating authentication technology since the early 1970s . The corporation currently specialises in fingerprint recognition , palm print technology , and facial recognition . However , the NEC biometric division is also exploring iris , voice and ear acoustic recognition software as part of its biometric authentication programme .