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just in: another contract.
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SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1997--Identix Inc.
(ASE:IDX), a leader worldwide in live-scan systems and biometric
identity verification systems, Monday announced that the Bureau of
Criminal Identification and Information (BCII) of the California
Attorney General's Office has ordered 28 TouchPrint-600 live-scan
systems.
The systems will be used both as upgrades, replacing older
TouchPrint-900 units in the BCII network, and at new locations. The
units, which were shipped at the end of September, will be placed at
police and sheriff's departments in 15 counties statewide, as well
as at several juvenile detention centers. Installations are being
scheduled by BCII over the next few months.
According to BCII Assistant Chief Gary Cooper, "Live-scan
enables us to interface electronically with our Automated
Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) database in Sacramento,
process arrest information and respond to the requesting law
enforcement agency with an identification within two hours. The
arrest information is also electronically transmitted to the FBI.
"This process is much faster than the mailing and processing of
hardcopy arrest fingerprint cards," Cooper continued. "The built-in
quality and sequencing checks and data validations in the live-scan
device ensure high quality output."
Identix Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Randall
C. Fowler commented: "Our inclusion years ago on California's
approved vendor list was then a major step in gaining national
recognition of our law enforcement technology. This latest order,
plus the fact that Identix is an integral part of eight other
state-level enforcement agency systems across the country, is one
more indication of our technology's proven performance on the front
lines."
Identix is a leader is designing, developing, manufacturing and
marketing products for the capture and/or comparison of fingerprints
for security, anti-fraud, law enforcement and other applications.
The company's subsidiaries and divisions include ANADAC/Government
Services, a provider of information technology, engineering, systems
integration and consulting services to government and commercial
entities; Identification Services Division, a supplier of contract
services for employee and applicant screening and other personal
identification applications; Biometric Applications & Technology
Inc., which develops and markets biometric and "smart" card software
applications and solutions; and Identix/Fingerscan, an
Australian-based manufacturer and integrator of commercial,
financial and industrial biometric verification systems.
NOTE: The statements in this news release that relate to future
plans, events and performance are forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties, including risks associated with
uncertainties pertaining to customer orders, including those with
the California Department of Justice and/or any government entity,
funding for procurements by government agencies, the governmental
procurement process and other risks identified in the company's SEC
filings.
Actual results, events and performance may differ materially.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
The company undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result
of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be
made to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
