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NEC LS21 Workstations selected by California Department of Justice, Three Other Jurisdictions
WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 1998--
Four Different Agencies Choose A Total of 142 NEC LS21 Systems
NEC Technologies Inc., a pioneer and world leader in the development, marketing and implementation of Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) technology for law enforcement, announced the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information (BCII) of the California Department of Justice has ordered more than 90 NEC LS21(TM) Live-scan workstations.
NEC's LS21 systems are fully automated workstations, allowing for the electronic capture, storage and transmission of fingerprints. The units purchased by BCII will be used to electronically transmit fingerprint "cards" for criminal identification and employee background checks from local agencies to the Department of Justice.
The NEC LS21 units will be placed at law enforcement agencies and county offices of education in 47 counties.
"Live-scan creates an electronic interface with our AFIS database in Sacramento, processes arrest information and responds to the requesting law enforcement agency with an identification within two hours," said BCII Assistant Chief Gary Cooper. "The technology has cut our processing time by more than 80 percent."
In addition to the BCII win, NEC was awarded the following three LS21 contracts. The four contracts combined total more than $8.2 million.
-- The Orange County (Calif.) Sheriff's Department purchased 25
NEC LS21 systems for use by county and local law enforcement
officials.
-- The King County (Wash.) Police Department purchased 22
NECLS21 workstations that will electronically transmit data
to the county NEC AFIS and Washington State Patrol NEC AFIS.
-- The Alaska Department of Public Safety purchased five LS21
systems to electronically transfer to the Western Identification
Network (WIN). WIN is the nation's first multi-state AFIS
network and is based on NEC technology.
"Evidenced by our recent contract awards, our engineering efforts have been well received," said William E. Wells, NEC vice president of fingerprint systems. |
