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CBS Evening News Highlights ImageWare Biometric Identity Management Capabilities
SAN DIEGO, CA, April 25, 2006 - ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX: IW),
a leading provider of identity management solutions, today announced that the CBS Evening News highlighted the company’s biometric identity management capabilities as part of a news report, which aired April 23, on the Mexico Government’s SIRLI system, Spanish for "System for Identification and Location of Immigrants system.”
CBS Evening News also interviewed ImageWare CEO Jim Miller. The interview can be viewed at http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/i_video/main500251.shtml?id=1534808n. To view CBS News Video clips featuring SIRLI, please visit http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/23/eveningnews/main1534802.shtml.
Leveraging the IWS™ Biometric Engine® and investigative platforms, ImageWare developed this customized multi-biometric identification system for Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores (SRE), the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The SIRLI system incorporates facial, fingerprint, signature and DNA biometric capabilities and enables SRE to conduct comprehensive biometric and text-based searches to help identify missing and deceased Mexican citizens.
The system permits exhaustive searching capabilities including personal demographic information such as sex, age, height and weight. Additional functionality includes the ability to:
- Capture, store and search personal demographic data and digital images including photos, clothing, and scars, marks and tattoos
- Share data with participating consulate offices
- Conduct Web-based searches of images and text records
- Conduct facial recognition searches for matches to digital photos
For more information on ImageWare’s biometric identity management solutions, please visit www.iwsinc.com or call 800-842-4199.
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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