Britain’s BAE Systems is providing about $2.1 million in support of an 18-month partnership with Britain’s OmniPerception to add lip movement and speech pattern recognition to existing face recognition technology when applied to CCTV footage. The work will build on OmniPerception’s expertise and capabilities in face recognition technology. BAE will also provide project management and engineering support. “The full potential of CCTV as a defensive security measure and as an investigative tool has yet to be realized,” says David McIntosh, CEO of OmniPerception. “One of the keys to it is better automation, faster and more accurate.” OmniPerception’s software is used for secure biometric access control and facial imaging for police custody management and criminal investigations. BAE’s investment here is through its Investment in Innovation program begun last year.