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Cross Match Technologies Recognized With AeA Abacus Award.


Award Presented To Cross Match for its Community Involvement and Contribution to the Advancement of Technology in Florida

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- Cross Match Technologies, Inc., a leading global provider of high-quality interoperable The ability for one system to communicate or work with another. See interoperability.  biometric bi·o·met·rics  
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 identity applications and solutions, today announced that the AeA, a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents the technology industry, has awarded Cross Match its highest honor, the Abacus Award.

The 13th Annual Abacus Award was presented by the Florida Council of AeA to honor high-tech executives and companies who have taken steps to advance the business of technology in Florida. Cross Match was recognized for its role teaching "Live Scan 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  Certification" at Palm Beach Community College Locations
Palm Beach Community College's main campus is located in Lake Worth, Florida. In addition to the Lake Worth campus, the largest (114-acre/51 building complex) and longest established campus (1956), PBCC also serves students at full-service locations in Belle Glade
, which included student lectures, demonstrations and hands-on use of live scan biometric equipment.

The introductory seminar presented by Cross Match was designed for law enforcement, emergency first responders first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency  and medical personnel, and provided a broad overview of forensic evidence awareness, as well as evidence collection techniques currently used in the field of crime scene investigation Crime scene investigation may refer to:
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. Students in this course learned basic fingerprint patterns and interpretations and transmission of digital fingerprint images for security and identification purposes. Offered in spring of 2006, the course will be part of the curriculum at Palm Beach Community College in the spring of 2007.

"We are pleased to receive this award as it represents one of the highest recognitions for technology companies in Florida," said Marcey Jordan Taylor, senior vice president of global marketing and sales for Cross Match. "Cross Match is honored to be recognized alongside other technology leaders and will continue to promote the advancement of technology in Florida and beyond."

The AeA Florida Council Executive Committee held a dinner and awards reception on January 30, 2007 at The Diplomat Country Club and Spa to honor the winners of this award. For additional information on the AeA Florida Council Executive Committee, please visit http://www.aeanet.org/events/fljs_abacus013007.asp.

About AeA

Founded in 1943, the AeA (formerly the American Electronics Association The American Electronics Association (now known as AeA) is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry in the United States. ) is a nationwide non-profit trade association that represents all segments of the technology industry and is dedicated solely to helping members' top and bottom line. We do this in partnership with our small, medium, and large member companies by lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels; providing access to capital and business opportunities; and offering select business services and networking programs. The AeA is the largest association of high-tech companies in 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.  with about 2,500 companies, representing all segments of the industry and 1.8 million employees. For additional information on the AeA, please visit http://www.aeanet.org/events/fljs_abacus013007.asp.

About Cross Match Technologies

Cross Match Technologies, Inc. is a leading global provider of high-quality interoperable biometric identity management applications and solutions. The company's offerings consist of a wide range of biometric products and solutions which are used to capture and process the unique physiological characteristics of individuals to establish and verify their identity, such as fingerprint, palm scan and facial recognition systems A facial recognition system is a computer application for automatically identifying or verifying a person from a digital image or a video frame from a video source. One of the ways to do this is by comparing selected facial features from the image and a facial database.  and solutions, enterprise and application software (including enterprise matching software), document readers, access control systems, and related services. Cross Match products are used around the world 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
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 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, state and local governments, national and local 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 other commercial enterprises, Cross Match has more than 5,000 customers worldwide, with systems and solutions installed 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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