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Gold/Mining/Energy : Biometric Security Corp (BMS.V) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: keith schaefer who wrote (151)	2/23/1999 9:33:00 PM
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Biometric adds three more Veriprint distributors Biometric Security Corp BMS Shares issued 20,834,412 Feb 23 close $0.25 Tue 23 Feb 99 News Release Mr. Patrick McCleery reports Biometric has an agreement to acquire 45 per cent of Biometric Identification, Inc. (BII), which creates and applies fingerprint authorization and verification technology. TASK, a new BII distributor in Brazil, will install over 40 of the Veriprint 2100 (V2100) fingerprint units at the University of PUC, Rio Grande de Sur, to provide biometric-based time/attendance and access control. TASK, as well as two other globally recognized distributors, Galaxy Control Systems Incorporated, USA, and Intercol (the Gulf region), have joined BII's growing worldwide distributor network. The V2100 is a self-contained fingerprint identification and verification device that 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, adding enhanced security to existing time/attendance and access control systems. Task was founded in 1984 by a group of computer engineers experienced in software development. Today it has over 150 employees that specialize in custom time/attendance and access control solutions and over 3,000 installations throughout Brazil. Based in Maryland, Galaxy Control Systems entered the access control market in 1984. It offers high-quality integrated access control and security management systems. Established more than 40 years ago, Intercol is a multifaceted organization located in Bahrain, with 18 autonomous divisions. Through its science and industry division, Intercol is the primary distributor in the Gulf region for Motorola, Alcatel and Nokia.