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To: Hal who wrote (25617)	3/15/2004 10:54:01 AM
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From Brads yahoo post IBIS Catches "Unknowns" in So. Cal. by: balooga2_2000 Long-Term Sentiment: Strong Buy 03/15/04 10:15 am Msg: 150977 of 150982 All IDNX, Must read report on IDNX's IBIS product. qualcomm.com bg finance.messages.yahoo.com PDF text. Sidebars follow the article Qualcomm Ontario Police Department Case Study The City of Ontario Police Department serves a Southern California community of 165,000 people and 52 square miles. More than 100 years old, the department employs 222 police officers and 110 support staff to protect this suburban community 35 miles inland from Los Angeles. OBJECTIVE The Ontario Police Department had a two-pronged objective in dealing with people in police encounters who were carrying no identification. First, they wanted to save time-intensive trips back to the police station for fingerprinting or photographs to make sure these people were not already under scrutiny or had outstanding warrants. Second, they wanted to minimize the chance that a wanted or dangerous person would simply be let go due to the time and hassle necessary to confirm identification at a police station. Up to 30% of police encounters involve subjects that do not have proper identification. Without identification, it’s impossible to cross-check a person against law enforcement databases to uncover existing issues or charges. Since the average trip back to the police station plus the time for processing takes approximately four hours, it’s not a productive use of officer time. However, letting potential criminals go free to save time is not in the best interests of the citizens of Ontario. The department needed a way to confirm identification on the spot. SOLUTION DESCRIPTION The Ontario Police Department deployed the Integrated Biometric Identification SystemTM (IBIS) from Identix, which integrates the latest in handheld computing, wireless networking, and state of the art biometric identification systems with law enforcement systems and procedures. The hardware is a custom-built HP iPAQ® remote data terminal with a PC card that allows officers to capture two fingerprints and a photo image. Officers can transmit the fingerprints and photos to a central server for processing through the Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) and other law enforcement resources. Thanks to the speed of CDMA2000 1X technology in transmitting the image files, the IBIS system arms officers with a definitive response in a couple of minutes. If they get a “no hit,” the subject walks away without delay. If they get a positive response, they get a name and date of birth for the person—and the knowledge that the trip downtown won’t be a wasted one. “Because the quality of the fingerprint and facial images are important, limited compression can be applied. So a typical transmission is 20 kilobytes of data,” explains Ann Punter, forensics manager for the Ontario Police Department. “Sprint gave us the coverage and speeds that we needed. Now, we send the fingerprints to the automated system and fingerprints come back to the office in two minutes.” RESULTS From the officers’ perspective, the biggest impact of the wireless initiative has been the time saved by eliminating unnecessary four-hour trips to the police station for identification processing. But from the vantage point of the city and the department, those added hours of police coverage and the program’s effectiveness in getting potential criminals off the street is even more valuable. The IBIS system increased fingerprint scans from 5-10 per week when they required a trip downtown to more than 80 per week when they could be done on the street. This provided a much more accurate filter for those unidentified subjects involved in police encounters. During the initial month of implementation, police detained 17 of those in question due to existing records or warrants, many of whom might have simply been released under the old system. Recently, Ontario did more than 500 transactions and made 45 arrests in one month’s time. “Without the aid of mobile identification, many of these subjects may have been left on the street,” explains Punter. “If we can’t ID them, they walk. How do you put a cost on getting somebody like that off the street?” (fineprint) © 2004 QUALCOMM Incorporated. All rights reserved. iPAQ® is a registered trademark of Hewlett Packard. IBISTM is a legal trademark owned by Identix. Aircard® is a registered trademark of Sierra Wireless.CCL0405-10 02/04 (Sidebars) www.ontariopolice.org “Without the aid of mobile identification, many of these subjects may have been left on the street. If we can’t ID them, they walk. How do you put a cost on getting somebody like that off the street?” —Ann Punter, Forensics Manager, Ontario Police Department COMPANY DESCRIPTION • The City of Ontario Police Department serves a Southern California community of 165,000 people and 52 square miles OBJECTIVE • Improve the safety of the community by enabling police officers to identify subjects and verify their identity in the field SOLUTION DESCRIPTION • Custom-built HP iPAQ using Integrated Biometric Identification System software for capturing fingerprints and photos in the field • Wireless connectivity using Sierra Wireless Aircards® and Sprint’s CDMA2000 1X network RESULTS • Saved time for officers and avoided potential false arrests by eliminating all trips from the field back to the police station for identification processing • Increased fingerprint scans from 5-10 per week to more than 80 scans per week, providing a much more accurate filter for identifying unknown people and the use of false names by subjects in police encounters • Detained 6% of subjects in question, many of whom would have simply been released • More than 500 transactions and 45 arrests in one month’s time The Ontario Police Department was the winner of the A-List Innovation Award for the Public Agency category. The 3G cdmA-List Awards program honors leading enterprises, public agencies and non-profits for their successful wireless data applications. To learn more about the A-List, please visit www.qualcomm.com/enterprise. Supporting Partners The A-List also recognizes supporting partners for their enabling role in assisting winners with their respective wireless data deployments. Identix Logo Cogent Systems Logo qualcomm.com steve