Today's press release outlining Westinghouse's decision to have Biometric Identification (BII) as the chosen Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for their NexSentry fingerprint identification product line. In addition, the release outlines Biometric Security Corp's investment in BII to date.
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PRESS RELEASE
March 10, 1999
Trading Symbol: BMS (VSE)
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Westinghouse Security Electronics Selects Biometric Identification's Fingerprint Verification System
Advanced Biometric Access Control Solution, now available as part of Westinghouse's Secure Door Controller Product Line, will be on Display at the ISC Show in Las Vegas, March 10-12
ISC Show Biometric Identification Booth # 2466
Las Vegas, NV
VANCOUVER, B.C. (March 10, 1999) – Biometric Security Corp. (BMS-VSE), (www.fingerprintid.com) has an agreement to acquire 45% of Biometric Identification, Inc. (BII) (www.biometricid.com) and currently has made payments for debentures convertible into 32% of the company. BII is a leading innovator in creating and applying fingerprint authorization and verification technology.
BII has announced that WSE, formerly Westinghouse Security Electronics, Inc. (www.wse.com), has chosen to use BII's fingerprint verification systems. A global supplier of electronic access control systems and peripheral equipment, WSE has integrated BII's advanced biometric access control solution in its secure door controller product line. The new Biometric ID-based solutions will be on display in the WSE booth (#841) at the ISC Show in Las Vegas, March 10 – 12.
WSE is using BII's fingerprint technology in its NexSentry Controller 4100 series of access controllers. These access control devices feature an innovative modular design, one that allows maximum versatility for tailoring secure and dependable Access Control and Security Management solutions for any facility, regardless of size.
BII's self-contained fingerprint identification and verification device includes BII's patented high-performance ridge recognition algorithm coupled with a fully programmable microprocessor. The high capacity device stores extensive transaction logs and many thousands of fingerprints, making it an ideal solution for adding enhanced security to existing access control systems. The fingerprint device, which can replace or interface with magnetic stripe cards and proximity readers, verifies an individual's identity in less than one second.
"By integrating Biometric Identification's fingerprint authorization and verification system into our state-of-the-art NexSentry Controller, our users get heightened security and greater convenience without the expense and hassle of installing and administering a separate Biometric system," said WSE Director of Product Development George Sousa. "Biometric Identification's fingerprint verification devices provide one of the best and most cost-effective options for bringing enhanced biometric security solutions to our customers."
BII's full-finger, patented Ridge Pattern Recognition fingerprint verification software system images the entire two-dimensional ridge pattern of the fingerprint, providing several times more accuracy than other Biometric-based systems at one-quarter the size and half the cost. The BII system that is integrated into WSE's NexSentry Controller also features a compact, 4" x 5" fingerprint reader that enrols a user in less than five seconds and verifies identity in less than one second.
"We're very pleased that WSE, one of the world's leading electronic security systems companies, has chosen to integrate our verification and authorization technology," said Bob Kamm, President and CEO of Biometric Identification Inc. "WSE's customers will experience even higher security with greater convenience, an achievement for which both companies can be very proud."
For more information, contact Biometric Security Corp. by phone at 604-687-4144, or visit the company's Internet Web-site at www.fingerprintid.com.
About Biometric Identification Inc. (BII) and Biometric Security Corp. (BMS)
BII is headquartered in Sherman Oaks, California. The company is an innovator in developing and integrating fingerprint authorization and verification technology. BMS, a listed company located in Vancouver, British Columbia, has invested a total of US$ 2.875 million in BII to date.
About WSE
WSE (www.wse.com), located in Fremont, CA., is a single-source, ISO 9001-certified manufacturer of complete electronic access control systems and peripherals for commercial use. WSE has more than two dozen offices in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Its systems are distributed, installed and serviced by a network of more than 350 authorized system integrator partners with 800 service locations world-wide. Currently, there are more than 50,000 WSE system installations in 76 countries. WSE is a Honeywell Company.
On Behalf of the Board of Directors of
BIOMETRIC SECURITY CORP.
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Patrick W. McCleery, President
The Vancouver Stock Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of the content of this release.
Cautionary Notice: This release contains forward-looking statements reflecting the Company's expectations or beliefs concerning future events which could materially affect Company performance in the future. The Company cautions that these and similar statements involve risk and uncertainties and are qualified by important factors, including competitive pressures, unfavourable changes in regulatory structures, and general risks associated with business, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking statement. Forward-looking statements are made in the context of information available as of the date stated. The Company undertakes no obligations to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur.
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