WCC Smart Search and Match Names Rudie Lion - Product Marketi...( RESTON Virginia December 12 /- WCC ...)

RESTON, Virginia, December 12 /PRNewswire/ -- WCC Smart Search & Match, the leading provider of high-performance search and match software, today announced that Rudie Lion has joined the company as Product Marketing Manager.

Rudie Lion brings more than 15 years of product and marketing management experience to the company, having led successful market introduction efforts for many high-tech products and solutions worldwide. He has deep experience with various identity verification technologies; including biometrics, document authentication, ePassports, and identity management.

"We are delighted to have Mr. Lion join WCC's marketing team", said David Krathwohl, Senior Vice President Marketing at WCC. "Mr. Lion's mission is to drive the product positioning and definition process for our current markets. In addition, he will identify and develop new market opportunities to expand WCC's leadership position in search and matching software."

Rudie Lion previously held product management positions at Getronics, Polaroid and, Imaging Automation (now L1), and Collis. He has also been a frequent and respected contributor to Keesing Journal of Documents & Identity. He is based out of WCC's US offices.

About WCC Smart Search & Match

Founded in 1996, WCC Smart Search & Match develops a vendor-neutral multi-modal fusion platform. Its flagship product, ELISE, is search and matching system delivers the best possible identity matching results using multiple biometrics and/or biographic criteria. Accuracy and speed-of-search means customers have far less anxiety over security-related issues.

The company is headquartered in Utrecht, The Netherlands, and has offices in Palo Alto, California and Reston, Virginia. For more information, please visit: http://www.wcc-group.com