speaker verification is swiftly growing because speech easy to obtain without the addition of dedicated hardware. Improved, robust speech recognition algorithms and PC hardware have also brought this one-time futuristic idea into the present. At Voice Security System Inc., over two decades of research and development has lead us to believe that the explosive speech processing market is here to stay. Our patented FreeKey®/Voice Protect® method of biometric voice authentication is ideally suited for low memory, database independent applications using smart cards or other physical devices such as cell phones. Due to the value of biometric security for use in fraud prevention, and the added convenience of knowing a person is who they claim to be, they believe speaker verification will be widely accepted by the consumer market.