ADVISORY/Visionics' CEO Dr. Joseph Atick Invited to Testify At Florida State Legislature Hearing On Security: Thursday, December 13 At 9:30AM EST.

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ADVISORY...for Thursday (Dec. 13)

TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2001

Summary:

Dr. Joseph Atick has been invited by the Florida

Legislature Select Committees on Security to testify at a

hearing on local governments' response to the crisis

situation. He will discuss the role that facial

recognition systems can play in the campaign against

terrorism. Specifically, Dr. Atick will address the use of

FaceIt(R)technology in the Ybor City district of Tampa as

well as its implementation in airports as an investigative

and crime prevention tool.

Visionics Corporation (Nasdaq:VSNX), the worldwide leader

in identification technologies and systems. Through its

respective business lines, the company delivers enabling

technology, platforms, products and systems for biometric

identification.

What:

Joint Hearing of the Florida House Select Committee on

Security and Senate Select Committee on Public Security

and Crisis Management, "Local Governments' Response to a

Crisis Situation"

Where:

University of South Florida Research Park

TECO Energy Technology Resource Center

3650 Spectrum Boulevard

Tampa, Florida 

When:

Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 9:30 EST 

Who:

Dr. Joseph J. Atick, Chairman and CEO, Visionics

Corporation.

Other speakers to include Tampa Mayor Dick Greco,

Hillsborough County Sheriff Cal Henderson and Tampa Police

Chief Bennie Holder.

Contacts:

Meir Kahtan, 212/699-6065 or Frances Zelazny, 917/862-1373