From: believer@telepath.com Subject: IP: Digital Biometrics Awarded Rhode Island State Contract Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1998 12:00:41 -0500 To: believer@telepath.com Source: PR Newswire http://www.prnewswire.com Digital Biometrics Awarded Rhode Island State Contract DBI Tenprinter 1133S Systems Selected For Rhode Island's Live-Scan Fingerprinting MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Digital Biometrics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DBII) a leader in biometric identification systems integration company, today announced the award of the Rhode Island State contract for an initial order of six TENPRINTER 1133S live-scan fingerprinting systems. These systems will enable police agencies to eliminate the need for the traditional ink method of taking fingerprints, and significantly speed fingerprint processing of criminal and suspected criminal fingerprints with a higher degree of accuracy. Live-scan systems such as the 1133S are special-purpose computer-based systems which capture, digitize and transmit fingerprint images, and provide a significant improvement in image quality and ease-of-use compared to the traditional ink-based method of taking fingerprints. Live-scan systems are used in law enforcement and increasingly in non-law enforcement applications such as employment screening, new employee enrollment, firearms registration, and security screening. James C. Granger, President and Chief Executive Officer of Digital Biometrics commented, "We are very pleased that Rhode Island has chosen DBI for their fingerprinting network. Rhode Island joins the growing list of states that have chosen our live-scan technology." Rhode Island joins Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Oregon, Nevada, Alabama, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Tennessee, Colorado, California and Virginia as recent U.S. purchasers of Digital Biometrics TENPRINTER Series live-scan fingerprinting systems. Digital Biometrics also supplies live-scan systems to the Scottish Criminal Records Office and has recently won an OEM agreement with TRW for England and Wales. Digital Biometrics is a provider of biometric identification systems and systems integration services. DBI is a leading supplier of computer systems-based products and services for fingerprint capture for law enforcement and commercial applications. In addition, its Integrated Identification Solutions Division delivers total solutions through customized applications and product integration to solve complex information systems problems, including identification problems, in commercial and government markets. SOURCE Digital Biometrics, Inc. ©1998 PR Newswire. ----------------------- NOTE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ----------------------- ********************************************** To subscribe or unsubscribe, email: majordomo@majordomo.pobox.com with the message: (un)subscribe ignition-point email@address ********************************************** www.telepath.com/believer **********************************************