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New Biometric Solutions for Criminal Booking, Background Checks, Watch Lists, ICAO-Compliant Travel Documents and Border Control SAN DIEGO, CA, March 9, 2004 - ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX: IW), a leading global provider of digital imaging, secure credential and biometric solutions, today announced the launch of Omni Biometric Engine™ (Omni) to specifically address mission-critical security applications for government, public safety and private enterprises. Omni enables organizations to manage population databases of all sizes and conduct multi-modal, comparative biometric searches including exhaustive (1:n), specific (1:1) or investigative (x:n). “ImageWare’s Omni Biometric Engine could not have been launched at a better time as government organizations are turning to biometric technologies to support a number of initiatives such as the US VISIT program, ICAO-compliant travel documents, AAMVA driver licenses, access control and national ID cards,” said Bill Willis, SVP of technology and business development. “Omni is uniquely positioned with our current product lines in secure credentials and law enforcement to provide the solutions that governments and standards bodies require.” Omni supports the capture, search and verification of all types of biometrics including, but not limited to, face, finger, iris and signature. It is also vendor neutral and upholds any biometric hardware or algorithm either directly or through a BioAPI interface. Omni additionally manages and stores biometric images and templates that are enrolled in real-time or electronically scanned or imported. Furthermore, OMNI can be easily integrated with existing applications or enable users to create a wide range of biometrically-enabled applications such criminal booking, civil or criminal background checks, watch list, visa/passport, and border control (air, land and sea). “It is apparent that there is a high interest in leveraging biometric technologies to address today’s security challenges,” said Jim Miller, ImageWare’s chairman and CEO. “Building on our strong foundation in identification, law enforcement and digital imaging technologies, we continue to aggressively develop new solutions as well as incorporate core technology components such as biometrics into our current offerings to further our position in the global markets we serve.” ImageWare has recently added livescan capabilities into its Crime Capture SystemÒ (CCS), a digital booking, identification and investigative solution that enables law enforcement organizations to capture, store and retrieve digital photos and related data. With livescan capabilities, CCS users can now capture single to ten prints and palm to further improve the booking, investigative and identification procedures. By adding livescan capabilities, law enforcement organizations further enhances the investigative process by providing additional identifiers to identify suspects involved in a crime. In addition, officers no longer need to travel to multiple booking stations to capture fingerprints and mug shots. All booking information including images will be located at a central designation and can be routed to the FBI’s criminal history record repository.
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