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To: steve who wrote (25393)	12/23/2003 9:06:40 AM
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Identix Awarded State-Wide Blanket Purchase Agreement to Provide Live Scan Fingerprint Technology to Pennsylvania Tuesday December 23, 6:10 am ET MINNETONKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 2003--Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq:IDNX - News), the world's leading multi-biometrics security technology company, announced today that it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) from the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association (PCPA) to provide Identix' line of TouchPrint® 3000 ten-print live scan systems - including the live scan industry's only full hand scanner - to replace, upgrade and add to the more than 100 live scan systems currently deployed throughout Pennsylvania. The BPA is for a one-year period, with two one-year options that may be exercised by mutual agreement of Identix and PCPA. Additional terms of the BPA were not disclosed. Identix said that it has received an initial purchase order under the BPA valued in excess of $500,000 to begin supplying TouchPrint 3800XCH live scan systems, which incorporate the biometric industry's only full-hand scanner. Identix expects to ship and install the majority of the live scan systems in the Company's fiscal 2004 third quarter. According to PCPA Technology Coordinator Chris Braun, PCPA is also preliminarily contemplating the possibility of procuring additional biometric technology from Identix to help enable State-wide biometric data-sharing through Pennsylvania's integrated law enforcement networks. According to Braun, additional procurements under preliminary consideration by the PCPA include the potential procurement of Identix' Integrated Biometric Identification System (IBIS), for initial deployment in Philadelphia and Cumberland County of Identix' backend IBIS infrastructure to enable submission and transmission of mobile, rapid real-time identification from the field. Chairman of the Offender Identification Committee of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Eric J. Radnovich said, "The use and deployment of Identix' industry-leading technology is a crucial element for keeping Pennsylvania's law enforcement programs on the cutting edge. Key to our selection of Identix was the Company's ability to provide a broad range of multi-biometric technologies that were able to exceed every one of our requirements and enable State-wide biometric data sharing. Integral to the development and the broad applicability and availability of our law enforcement networks is the ability to not only provide high-quality, rapid capture and transmission of biometric data, but also the ability to provide a robust, rapid and highly scaleable means to store and search this data. We look forward to fully integrating Identix technology into our networks and to further expanding the breadth of the world-leading technology tools we are able to offer our law enforcement officers throughout the State." Identix President & CEO Dr. Joseph J. Atick commented, "We are extremely proud to have been selected to play such an important role in Pennsylvania's state-wide law enforcement programs. The live scan BPA award, coming on top of our recent wins with the State of Colorado Sheriff's Office and Saudi Aramco, are further illustrations of our leadership in the biometrics industry and help Identix to continue to grow backlog. "Through their integrated enforcement network and the use and application of our latest live scan - and potentially our IBIS technology - the State of Pennsylvania remains at the forefront of technological adoption and is helping to pave the way for states across the Nation for the capture and data-mining biometric information for law enforcement purposes," Atick said. "One of the greatest benefits Pennsylvania's integrated network provides for law enforcement throughout the State is that the one-time entry of information enables the user to query a number of databases simultaneously. This cooperation not only makes identification and tracking of subjects easier and cost savings for officers and law enforcement agencies everywhere." About Identix Incorporated Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq:IDNX - News) is the world's leading multi-biometric security technology company. The Company's broad range of fingerprint and facial recognition technology offerings empower the identification of individuals who wish to gain access to information or facilities, conduct transactions and obtain IDs. Additionally, the Company's products and solution offerings can help identify those who perpetrate fraud and otherwise pose a threat to public safety. Identix' products serve a broad range of industries and market segments - most notably, government and law enforcement, aviation, financial, healthcare and corporate enterprise. In addition, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Identix Public Sector, Inc. provides project management and facilities engineering services to the government sector. Identix, TouchPrint, and IBIS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Identix Incorporated in the United States and other countries. More information on Identix can be accessed via the Company web site at identix.com. Statements in this release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements reflecting management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. All forward-looking statements are made in reliance on the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Identix cautions investors that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those related to: the ability of the Company to prevail in the DHS BPA protest, maintain the DHS BPA award, and achieve or exceed targeted proceed levels from the DHS BPA; the availability of funding from government and commercial customers; the development of the marketplace for biometrics solutions; the ability of the Company to successfully compete for and be awarded certain major domestic and/or international government contracts that are or will be the subject of targeted RFP's and RFQ's; demand for Identix' products and services; the ability of Identix to complete product development on a successful and timely basis; increasing levels of competition; and other risks identified in the Company's SEC filings. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Contact: Identix Incorporated, Minnetonka Media: Frances Zelazny, 201-332-9213 frances.zelazny@identix.com or Meir Kahtan, 212-699-6065 mkahtan@rcn.com or Investor: Damon Wright, 952-979-8485 damon.wright@identix.com biz.yahoo.com steve