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To: Westergaard who wrote (7173)	3/17/1998 7:50:00 AM
From: g.w. barnard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 26039

we got some news: gw News Alert from BusinessWire via Quote.com Topic: (AMEX:IDX) Identix Inc, Quote.com News Item #5786303 Headline: Siemens Employs Identix Technology for Biometric System to Assist Vote Tallies, Prevent Fraud in Turkish Parliament; First National Legislative Body to Adopt Biometric Verification ====================================================================== SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1998--Identix Inc. (ASE:IDX), a leader worldwide in live-scan identification and biometric identification verification systems, reported Tuesday that its Identix International subsidiary provided TouchSafe II technology, under a contract valued at about $750,000, to Siemens AG/Vienna as the biometric verification component of a Siemens-designed integrated conferencing and voting system now operational at the Turkish Parliament. The system is believed to be the world's first such biometric-based attendance and vote verification system for a national legislative body. The Ankara-based system services 568 elected Parliament deputies. Principal systems integration was performed by a Siemens subsidiary, Siemens AG/Karlsruhe, as part of a major refurbishment of the Parliament building and its facilities to reflect the latest technologies. According to a Siemens AG/Karlsruhe spokesperson, the Identix components were chosen because of Siemens' "prior positive experiences with the Identix technology used in security systems we installed, primarily for building access control, throughout Germany and in other European countries. "The Siemens reputation for first-class technology, equipment and performance," he said, "is now the foundation for a first-ever system that both substantially speeds vote tallies and protects members from possible outside fraud. It was important that the biometric verification component would ensure optimal results." Identix's TouchSafe II optical scanners are built into the deputies' desks, together with video screens that offer instructions for attendance verification -- which can be taken at any time at the Chairman's discretion -- and voting options by simply touching the screens. After an individual personal identification number is entered on the touchscreen, the scanner optically reads the deputy's forefingerprint, with instant verification achieved by matching what is read with an electronic template previously recorded in a main Identix Process Board. All 568 desks are networked by Identix's Lan III software. The system not only verifies individual attendance by desk location, but also signals requests for delegate speaking times and verifies each vote at each desk, again by the touch of a finger on the TouchSafe scanner. "Thus, not only can the Siemens system save considerable time in counting votes -- with corresponding complete accuracy -- but there can be an irrefutable vote audit trail and no chance of fraud," the Siemens spokesperson commented. He added that representatives of other countries have already expressed interest in the Turkish Parliament system and are monitoring overall performance. Identix is a leader in 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, joint ventures and divisions include ANADAC/Government Services, a provider of information technology, engineering, systems integration and consulting services to government and commercial entities; Sylvan/Identix Fingerprinting Centers, LLC, a supplier of contract services for employee and applicant screening and other personal verification applications; Biometric Applications & Technology; and Identix International, which includes international selling offices in Europe, Asia, North and South America and Australia. 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 any government entity, funding for the procurements by government agencies, the governmental procurement process, adoption of the company's technology 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 results of any revisions in 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. CONTACT: Allen & Caron Inc. 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