Novetta Solutions acquires biometric firm

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Novetta Solutions LLC, a provider of technology to the U.S. national security community, has acquired International Biometric Group LLC of New York.

Terms of the transaction weren't disclosed.

IBG, within the biometric identity area, specializes in areas such as fingerprint, face and iris recognition, as well as counter-spoofing and non-cooperative collection.

"In welcoming IBG to the Novetta family, we gain a new set of strategically significant capabilities and technical solutions in the emerging field of identity intelligence, the nexus of biometrics and virtual identity management," said Novetta Chief Executive Officer Peter B. LaMontagne.

"And for our employees we can now offer career opportunities that span the full spectrum of cutting edge technical challenges, from Big Data and cybersecurity to social media and gaming, all in a national security context."

Added IBG co-founder and partner Raj Nanavati: "Over the past 15 years IBG has pioneered the field of identity intelligence. We look forward to continuing this groundbreaking work by combining our expertise with Novetta's capabilities in data analytics and identity resolution to enable high speed solutions that link attributes, actions and actors across multiple domains and missions on an Internet-level data scale."

Novetta Solutions is a portfolio company of Arlington Capital Partners.