ADVISORY/Viisage and State of Illinois to Present on the Use of Biometrics in Reducing Identity Theft and Fraud at 2004 Biometrics Summit.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Monday (Feb. 23) LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2004 Joint presentation details the success of leveraging face recognition in the Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. state drivers' license program Viisage (Nasdaq: VISG VISG Visually Impaired Support Group ), a leading provider of advanced technology identity solutions, announced today that it will team with the State of Illinois to discuss the success of using biometrics The biological identification of a person. Examples are face, iris and retinal patterns, hand geometry and voice. Increasingly built into laptop computers, fingerprint readers have become popular as a secure method for identification. in the state's drivers' license program on February 23 as part of the 2004 Biometrics Summit, being held in Miami, Florida “Miami” redirects here. For the Native American tribe, see Miami tribe. Miami is a major city in southeastern Florida, in the United States. It is the county seat of Miami-Dade County. Miami is a gamma world city with an estimated population of 404,048. . Beth Langen, administrator of policy and programs for the secretary of state of Illinois The Secretary of State of Illinois is the keeper of the official records, laws, and Great Seal of the U.S. state of Illinois. These duties have remained unchanged since Illinois became a state in 1818. , joins Viisage Vice President of Marketing, John Dorr, in outlining the state's use of the technology since 1999. The presentation addresses the implementation of a complete identity solution, including mission critical components, how the system is used to combat identity theft and fraud, and lessons learned during the deployment process. The state's system, which was implemented by Viisage and contains more than 13 million digital images, offered an identity fraud detection capability where none existed before. Several cases of identity theft and fraud have been found in the process and many cases will be highlighted during the presentation. For more information about Viisage, please contact Ken Peters at 978-474-1900 or viisage@pancomm.com.
What: Presentation on the use of biometrics in state drivers'
license program
When: Monday, February 23, 3:20 p.m. EST
Where: 2004 Biometrics Summit, Miami, FL
Who: Beth Langen, Director of Policy and Programs, Secretary of
State, State of Illinois and John Dorr, VP of Marketing,
Viisage
About Viisage Viisage (NASDAQ: VISG) delivers advanced technology identity solutions for governments, law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). and businesses concerned with enhancing security, reducing identity theft, providing access control, and protecting personal privacy. Viisage creates solutions using secure document and face recognition technologies that quickly, reliably, and accurately identify individuals. With over 2,000 installations worldwide, Viisage's identity solutions stand out as a result of the Company's industry-leading technology and unique understanding of customer needs. This news release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this document and those made from time to time by the Company through its senior management are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Forward-looking statements concerning future plans or results are necessarily only estimates and actual results could differ materially from expectations. Certain factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, among other things, changing interpretations of generally accepted accounting principles The standard accounting rules, regulations, and procedures used by companies in maintaining their financial records. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) provide companies and accountants with a consistent set of guidelines that cover both broad accounting , outcomes of government reviews, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, the size and timing of award and performance on contracts, dependence on large contracts and a limited number of customers, lengthy sales and implementation cycles, availability and cost of key components, market acceptance of new or enhanced products and services, proprietary technology and changing competitive conditions, system performance, management of growth, dependence on key personnel, ability to complete proposed transactions, ability to obtain project financing Project financing A form of asset-based financing in which a firm finances a discrete set of assets on a stand-alone basis. , general economic and political conditions and other factors affecting spending by customers, the unpredictable nature of working with government agencies and other risks, uncertainties and factors including those described from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, the company's Form 10K for the year ending December 31, 2002 and its quarterly reports on Form 10Q. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. |
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