Dispute settled.Northrop Grununan Corp. will pay biometric equipment maker Cogent COGENT - COmpiler and GENeralized Translator Inc. $25 million to settle a two-year-old lawsuit over its usage of automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. 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 identification technology. The Los Angeles-based defense contractor Noun 1. defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; will also pay an additional $15 million for a non-exclusive license to use the automated fingerprint identification software developed and owned by the Pasadenabased Cogent. The companies also inked a five-year deal under which Northrop will pay Cogent $20 million for products and services. |
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