Belgium National Police Selects Viisage for Border Management Solution; Initiative Taken to Increase Homeland Security and Identify Individuals Attempting to Use Falsified Identity Documents.BILLERICA, Mass. -- Viisage (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : VISGE), a leading provider of advanced technology identity solutions, today announced that the Belgium National Police is deploying the Viisage iA-thenticate(R) solution at all major border control points to validate travel documents for all individuals entering the country. I.R.I.S., a market leader in Optical Character Recognition optical character recognition (OCR), method for the machine-reading of typeset, typed, and, in some cases, hand-printed letters, numbers, and symbols using optical sensing and a computer. (OCR OCR in full optical character recognition Scanning and comparison technique intended to identify printed text or numerical data. It avoids the need to retype already printed material for data entry. ) and an existing solution provider to the Belgium National Police, teamed with Viisage to provide a total solution that leverages I.R.I.S.' digital image solution with Viisage's identification document verification technology. The initial implementation was completed on January 21, 2005, with delivery to 66 sites. Each year, more than 30 million people pass through Belgium's border for purposes of travel, trade, and commerce. As part of its effort to create a greater level of security while remaining open to the international community, the Belgian National Police will use the Viisage iA-thenticate system in an effort to significantly improve the document inspection process. The Viisage iA-thenticate solution provides automatic document authentication and logging of border crossing activities enabling the inspection officer to further scrutinize travel documents and make timely decisions on an individual's right to enter or exit the country. Belgian Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. has noted that given today's socio-political atmosphere, the organization is taking these preventative measures to keep Belgium and its citizens safe while continuing to promote tourism and trade to help the country thrive. "The ease of obtaining falsified or counterfeit identity documents is a worldwide problem. Establishing the authenticity of identity documents is critical for all border management initiatives. The Belgium National Police recognizes the value in automating document authentication thereby improving their existing border management process," said Bernard Bailey, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Viisage. "Belgium's use of this technology is exemplary and we are proud to be part of this important program. Further, I.R.I.S.'s track record for successful projects with the Belgian National Police Force makes I.R.I.S. an ideal local partner for Viisage's products." Jean-Pierre Delva, Business Development Manager of I.R.I.S., said, "The outstanding and highly security focused integration capacity of I.R.I.S. has been appreciated by the Federal Police for years. Various substantial security projects have indeed been handled for them." About I.R.I.S. I.R.I.S. (Image Recognition Integrated Systems), a Belgian company created in 1987 and listed on Euronext Brussels (IRI Iri (ē`rē`), former city, North Jeolla (Cholla) prov., SW South Korea. An agricultural center and transportation hub, it was absorbed into Iksan. ), is the market leader in the "Document to Knowledge" segment, providing very high quality solutions for converting paper documents into electronic formats to archive, store, manage and share digital information. In 2003 the I.R.I.S. Group achieved turnover of EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 46,695,918. It employs more than 250 people at its sites at Louvain-la-Neuve and Brussels (Belgium), Orly (France), Luxembourg and Delray Beach Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. (USA). For further information visit our web site: http://www.irislink.com.
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Journalists are invited to register on the I.R.I.S. extranet. They will be given a personal login and password enabling them to access public information (company, product and financial information, etc.) http://www.irislink.com/group/press I.R.I.S. was awarded the "Enterprise of the Year 2002" prize and its projects have won the "ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. Award 2003" and "BeLAIIM Award 2003" prizes. About Viisage Viisage (NASDAQ: VISGE) 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, and protecting personal privacy. Viisage solutions include secure credentials such as passports and drivers' licenses, biometric technologies for uniquely linking individuals to those credentials, and credential authentication technologies to ensure the documents are valid before individuals are allowed to cross borders, gain access to finances, or granted other privileges. With over 3,000 installations worldwide, Viisage's identity solutions stand out as a result of the Company's industry-leading technology and unique understanding of customer needs. Viisage's product suite includes FaceTOOLS(R) SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). , Viisage PROOF(TM), FaceEXPLORER(R), iA-thenticate(R), BorderGuard(R), FacePASS(TM) and FaceFINDER(R). This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this document and those made from time to time by Viisage 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. 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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, the size and timing of contract awards, performance on contracts, availability and cost of key components, unanticipated results from audits of the financial results of the Company and acquired companies, 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, dependence on large contracts and a limited number of customers, lengthy sales and implementation cycles, 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 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 Viisage's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, Viisage's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended December 31, 2003 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . Viisage expressly disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. |
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