California Youth Authority Orders 70 Identix Bio-Sentinel Systems; Order Valued at Approximately $850,000.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1998--Identix Inc. (ASE (Adaptive Server Enterprise) A relational DBMS from Sybase that runs on Windows NT/2000, Linux and a variety of Unix platforms. ASE is a comprehensive and robust data management product with a long history dating back to the late 1980s. :IDX (IDX Systems Corporation, South Burlington, VT, www.idx.com) One of the largest health care information systems companies in the country, acquired in 2006 by GE Healthcare (www.gehealthcare.com), a unit of the General Electric Company. ), a leader worldwide in live-scan systems and biometric identity verification Noun 1. identity verification - the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or systems, Friday announced the receipt of an order from the California Youth Authority (CYA CYA Cover your ass. See Defensive medicine. ) for approximately 70 Identix Bio-Sentinel(TM) Systems, a comprehensive staff-tracking system based on the TouchLock II(TM) single-finger fingerprint verification device and FingerLan III(TM) network operating system An operating system that is designed for network use. Normally, it is a complete operating system with file, task and job management; however, with some earlier products, it was a separate component that ran under the OS; for example, LAN Server required OS/2, and LANtastic required DOS. software. The order is valued at about $850,000. Installation of the systems has begun at 11 CYA facilities throughout California. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the announcement by Identix Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Randall C. Fowler, the Bio-Sentinel System electronically monitors the movement of authorized individuals, including CYA staff and volunteers, into and out of the secured facilities. A precise record is maintained when a person enters the secured zone. An expected time for departure is established and actual departure is recorded. Bio-Sentinel also provides a means for creating employee and visitor ID badges with a digital color photograph and bar code identification number to simplify system access. CYA Project Manager Bill Goff commented: "Recent events have demonstrated the need in our institutions for a system to enhance the safety and security of staff, volunteers or other authorized visitors. Each of our designated entry/exit portal terminals will contain a TouchLock II fingerprint scanner to biometrically verify the identity of all personnel seeking entry or exit, along with the times of that entry to, or exit from, the institution. "At any time our security staff may obtain a printout (PRINTer OUTput) Same as hard copy. to determine who is in the secured area, as well as account for those who have not left the secure zone when expected." Fowler concluded: "This contract is another example of the broad application of our products, and demonstrates the adaptability of our leading biometric technology. The Bio-Sentinel System will greatly enhance the safety and security of authorized entrants to the institutions by constantly monitoring who has entered and exited the CYA institutions. "Security staff will be able to instantly retrieve information on who has entered, who has entered and exited, or who has entered and not yet exited on the expected departure time, preventing an individual from remaining on the grounds past a previously scheduled time In rallying, the Scheduled Time of any crew is the time, calculated at the beginning of the event, that they should arrive at any given control. It is different from Due Time in that Due Time is dynamic, ie it can change throughout the event as competitors drop time; whereas ." Identix is a leader in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing products for the capture and/or comparison of fingerprints for security, anti-fraud, law enforcement and other applications. The statements in this release that relate to future plans, events or performance are 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, including risks associated with uncertainties pertaining per·tain intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains 1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident. 2. to customer orders, orders from and contracts with government entities, availability of government funds, competition, demand for products and services, development of markets for the company's products and services, and other risks as identified in the company's SEC filings. Actual results, events and performance may differ materially. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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