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Cross Match Technologies Appoints Gerhart Ernst as Managing Director in Germany.


20-Year Industry Veteran to Lead the Global Biometric Leader's International Business Operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets  

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. & JENA, Germany -- Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of high-quality interoperable biometric identity applications and solutions, today announced the appointment of Gerhart S Gerhart can refer to any of the following: As a surname
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. Ernst as Managing Director of the Company's subsidiary Cross Match Technologies GmbH in Jena, Germany. Mr. Ernst will be responsible for the overall management of Cross Match Technologies GmbH, as well as overseeing and growing Cross Match's International business operations, including global initiatives in Europe, Asia Pacific and other key geographies. As a key member of Cross Match's senior management team, Mr. Ernst will play a critical role in executing Cross Match's overall business strategy.

Mr. Ernst joins Cross Match from International Security Consulting Berlin (ISC (1) (Internet Systems Consortium, Redwood City, CA www.isc.org) An organization founded by Paul Vixie, Carl Malamud and Rick Adams in 1994 and later sponsored by UUNET and other Internet companies.  Berlin), a firm which he founded in August, 2005 to provide security consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.)
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 to hospitality, transportation, healthcare and construction companies. Prior to forming ISC Berlin, Mr. Ernst was Managing Director of ASSA ABLOY The ASSA ABLOY Group is a Swedish company. The group is the world's leading manufacturer and supplier of locks. ASSA ABLOY was formed in 1994 when ASSA Ab was detached from Swedish security firm Securitas AB.  Sicherheitstechnik GmbH, formerly IKON AG Germany's market leader in high end locking solutions. At ASSA ABLOY Germany, Mr. Ernst had direct responsibility for the sales and marketing division as well as managing subsidiaries in Holland, Belgium, Austria and Switzerland. During this time, he was also a member of ASSA ABLOY's Central European executive European Executive is an British airline based in Shoreham, United Kingdom. It operates scheduled passenger flights and corporate, pleasure and freight flights. Its main base is Shoreham (Brighton City) Airport.  board. In addition, Mr. Ernst previously held senior positions in sales and marketing for one of Germany's leading utility companies Vattenfall Europe, formerly Vereinigte Energiewerke AG. Earlier in his career, Mr. Ernst held management positions in Europe and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area.  for Joy Holding AG and Herlitz AG.

"I am thrilled to be joining Cross Match at such an exciting time in the company's history, and I look forward to building upon the current success, working alongside a talented and dedicated team," Mr. Ernst said. "Cross Match, with its excellent reputation in providing biometric identity applications and solutions, will play a significant role in assisting countries across the globe to achieve their objectives of enhancing national security and ensuring public safety."

"We are delighted that Gerhart Ernst is joining our international senior management team and we are confident that he will be a strong and innovative leader with his solid business acumen and extensive global management and marketing experience," said James W. Ziglar, president and chief executive officer of Cross Match Technologies, Inc. "Cross Match is committed to investing in international markets and in continuing to strengthen our global presence."

About Cross Match Technologies

Cross Match Technologies Inc. is a leading global provider of high-quality interoperable biometric identity applications and solutions. The company's offerings consist of a range of products, which are used to capture and process the unique physiological characteristics of individuals to establish and verify their identity, such as fingerprint fingerprint, an impression of the underside of the end of a finger or thumb, used for identification because the arrangement of ridges in any fingerprint is thought to be unique and permanent with each person (no two persons having the same prints have ever been  and palm scan devices, document readers and access control systems, proprietary enterprise and application software, and services. Cross Match's products are used to conduct criminal bookings, perform background checks for job applicants, verify identities at borders and other checkpoints, register citizens for driver's license Noun 1. driver's license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle
driver's licence, driving licence, driving license

license, permit, licence - a legal document giving official permission to do something

 and national identification programs, prevent identity fraud in large-scale government and civil identification programs, and control access to office buildings, government facilities and other secure areas. Serving a broad range of vertical markets including national and US federal government, state and local government, law enforcement, transportation, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject.
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, education, healthcare and commercial, Cross Match has more than 5,000 customers worldwide, with application and solution installations in more than 50 countries.

More information on Cross Match can be accessed via the company website at www.crossmatch Crossmatch
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