ImageWare Systems Expands Biometric Engine Solution Suite
Company Gives Inside Look at IWS™ Biometric Engine® Solution Suite at 2006 Biometric Consortium & Technology Expo, booth #316
SAN DIEGO, CA, September 13, 2006 -
ImageWare® Systems, Inc. (AMEX: IW), a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, today announced the launch of an expanded suite of application solutions based on the award-winning IWS™ Biometric Engine®, a biometric identity management platform for multi-biometric searching and matching that is scalable, technology agnostic and allows organizations to manage population databases of unlimited sizes.
The IWS™ Biometric Engine® has previously been available as a Software Development Kit (SDK), as well as a platform for custom configurations developed to meet specific customer requirements. The added suite of products provide government, law enforcement, border management and enterprise businesses, a wide variety of application-specific solutions that address specific government mandates and technology standards. It also provides the ability to integrate into existing legacy systems and expand based upon specific customer requirements. The new application suite of products include complete packaged solutions for:
- HSPD-12 Personal Identity Verification (PIV)
- Border Management
- ePassport & eVisa
- Applicant Identity Vetting
- Mobile Acquisition
- Disaster Management
- Physical Access Control
- Single-Sign-On and Logical Access Control
“ImageWare is committed to developing technologies that are open architected, interoperable, vendor neutral and based on industry standards,” said Jim Miller, ImageWare’s chairman and CEO. “We are very pleased to launch our expanded suite of solutions based on our award-winning IWS™ Biometric Engine® and already experiencing a high demand for our expertise by large systems integrators, partners and government organizations that require a complete solution or components to help meet compliance.”
Most recent examples of ImageWare’s unique and strategic technology approach include its partnerships with ActivIdentity and Unisys Corporation. ActivIdentity has integrated a key component of ImageWare’s PIV solution, IWS™ EPI™ Builder, as part of its FIPS 201 PIV solutions, providing all aspects of ID functionality from image and biometric capture to the enrollment, issuance and management of PIV cards. (For more information visit http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060912/sftu158.html?.v=1)
ImageWare has been selected by Unisys Canada Inc. to support the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) biometrics field trial to test the operational impact of using multiple biometrics in the CIC immigration program. ImageWare will provide its IWS™ Biometric Engine® Border Management solution which includes facial and fingerprint biometric capabilities for identification and verification purposes at designated ports in Canada including U.S./Canada border stations in B.C., Vancouver International Airport, a refugee processing center in Etobicoke, Ont., and Canadian immigration offices in Seattle and Hong Kong. (For more information visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/press/notice/notice-biometrics.html)
About IWS™ Biometric Engine®
The IWS™ Biometric Engine® is a biometric identity management platform for multi-biometric searching and matching. It’s multi-biometric enrollment, management and authentication platform allows users to biometrically search and match populations of unlimited sizes for identity confirmation. Searches can be 1:1 (Verification), 1:N (Identification), X:N (Investigative) and N:N (Population Management). IWS™ Biometric Engine® is technology agnostic, enabling users to employ biometric devices and algorithms from virtually any vendor, as well as support the combination of the following biometric types, including: single fingerprint, Livescan fingerprint, 2D face, 3D face, iris, palm scan, finger vein, palm vein, hand geometry, palm, DNA, signature, voice, and retina. The IWS™ Biometric Engine® currently supports more than 100 devices and methods of biometric acquisition and 70 biometric algorithms.
About ImageWare Systems, Inc.
ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW), is a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, providing biometric, secure credential, law enforcement and digital imaging technologies. Scalable for worldwide deployment, the Company's biometric product line includes a multi-biometric engine that is hardware and algorithm independent, enabling the enrollment and management of unlimited population sizes. ImageWare's identification products are used to manage and issue secure credentials including national IDs, passports, driver licenses, smart cards and access control credentials. ImageWare's digital booking products provide law enforcement with integrated mug shot, fingerprint Livescan and investigative capabilities. The Company also provides comprehensive digital workflow solutions for the professional photography industry. ImageWare is headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Washington DC and Canada. For more information visit www.iwsinc.com.
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