ImageWare Systems Announces Third Quarter 2006 Results.Third Quarter Core Segments Revenue up 18% Compared to Last Year's Quarter SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- ImageWare[R] Systems, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : IW), a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, today reported financial results for the quarter and nine months ended Sept. 30, 2006. "We generated increased revenue in our core market segments of Identification and Law Enforcement in the third quarter of 2006," stated Jim Miller Jim Miller may refer to any of the following individuals:
Total net revenues for the third quarter were $2.3 million, consisting solely of product and maintenance revenue. For the same quarter in 2005, revenue was $2.5 million, which included $2.0 million from product and maintenance revenue and $500,000 from a one-time patent licensing fee. Identification revenue in the third quarter of 2006 was $1.4 million, up 27 percent compared to the prior year's quarter. Law enforcement revenue was $746,000, up 4 percent compared to the prior year's quarter. Miller continued, "Our sales and marketing efforts are focused on partnering with major system integrators on large scale opportunities, and in the third quarter we saw success, as both Honeywell and GE Security selected ImageWare for partnerships to develop key products that comply with the Homeland Security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Presidential Directive Noun 1. Presidential Directive - a directive issued by the President of the United States; usually addressed to all heads of departments and agencies directive - a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity; "the boss loves to send us directives" 12 (HSPD-12), a directive mandating a common identification standard for all Federal government employees and contractors. Although we negotiated these agreements in the third quarter, due to timing, we expect revenue recognition to begin in the fourth quarter. At the end of the third quarter, we demonstrated our latest biometric identity management solutions at the ASIS International ASIS International (each letter pronounced separately), previously known as American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) is an international organization for security professionals. Founded in 1955, it has more than 34,000 members in 204 chapters worldwide. 52nd Annual Seminar and we believe we are well-positioned to benefit as spending to comply with HSPD-12 ramps." Operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. totaled $3.2 million in the third quarter compared to $3.1 million in 2005. Included in the 2006 third quarter operating expenses were $140,000 in charges for incentive options to employees with no comparable charge in 2005 as the company adopted SFAS SFAS Statement of Financial Accounting Standards SFAS Special Forces Assessment and Selection SFAS Student Financial Aid Services SFAS Sport Fishing Association of Singapore SFAS Safety Features Actuation System SFAS Statewide Fixed Assets System 123R on January 1, 2006. The company strategically increased research and development spending to develop Unix based Refers to a Unix operating system. The operating system may comply with the UNIX specifications governed by The Open Group, such as Sun's Solaris, or it may be an operating system based on the architecture and principles of Unix, such as Linux. Solaris and RedHat Linux platforms for its IWS See iPlanet Web Server. Biometric Engine[TM] technology and to ensure the company's credentialing products kept current with the changing HSPD-12 requirements. Net loss for the third quarter totaled $1.8 million, compared to a net loss of $1.4 million in the third quarter of 2005. Net loss was $0.13 per diluted share for the third quarter, compared to a net loss of $0.10 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2005. For the first nine months of 2006, total net revenues were $8.0 million, compared to $7.3 million for the first nine months of 2005. The net loss for the first nine months of 2006 was $4.4 million, compared to a net loss of $4.2 million for the prior year's first nine months. The net loss for the first nine months of 2006 was $0.33 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.34 per diluted share in the first nine months of 2005. As of Sept. 30, 2006, ImageWare Systems had cash of $276,000. On Nov. 17th, the company closed a private placement of Convertible Preferred Stock Convertible Preferred Stock Preferred stock that includes an option for the holder to convert the preferred shares into a fixed number of common shares, usually anytime after a predetermined date. Also known as "convertible preferred shares". that generated net proceeds Net Proceeds The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security. Notes: In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions). of approximately $2.1 million. Recent Corporate Highlights November * Announced a joint marketing and strategic reseller agreement with Foray Technologies, a provider of complete case management and image authentication solutions, for a comprehensive law enforcement and forensic solution that combines digital booking and investigative capabilities with crime scene and asset management. * Selected to develop a multi-biometric identity management system for an undisclosed financial institution in Colombia. The system will be initially deployed at its main branch in Bogota with additional implementations in each of its facilities throughout the country. ImageWare will develop a customized multi-biometric identity management system to include three biometric identifiers -- what is believed to be the first in the banking industry. October * Selected by Honeywell and Novell to offer an integrated physical and logical control system for complying with HSPD-12. This collective offering ensures timely government-wide interoperability compliance among various systems for flexibility, scalability, and functionality. * Demonstrated its interoperable multi-biometric identity management and secure credentialing capabilities at the 2nd Annual Border Management Summit and Oracle[R] OpenWorld. September * Incorporated into GE Security's Picture Perfect UNIX-based enterprise access control and security management system. As a result, Picture Perfect is able to meet the requirements of HSPD-12 and the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA TSA See tax-sheltered annuity (TSA). ) Transportation Worker Identification Card (TWIC TWIC Transportation Worker Identification Credential (US Transportation Security Administration) TWIC This Week In Chess TWIC This Week in Common (Earlham School of Religion) TWIC Transportation Worker Identity Card ), among others. GE is one of the largest providers of government and commercial industry access control. * Partnered with CyberExtruder and integrated its AutoMesh software into IWS[TM] Biometric Image Quality Assessment & Enhancement (IWS Biometric IQA&E) solution, a biometric image enhancement See image editing. and assessment solution. * Launched an expanded suite of application solutions based on the award-winning IWS Biometric Engine[TM], a customizable multi-biometric searching and matching identity management platform capable of integrating into existing legacy systems. The added suite of products provide government, law enforcement, border management and enterprise businesses a wide variety of application-specific solutions that address specific government mandates and technology standards. * Demonstrated its products at the ASIS International 52nd Annual Seminar and Exhibits. August * Announced the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department is broadening the use of its IWS[TM] Law Enforcement to enable Web-based investigations and provide an enhanced data sharing The ability to share the same data resource with multiple applications or users. It implies that the data are stored in one or more servers in the network and that there is some software locking mechanism that prevents the same set of data from being changed by two people at the same time. and booking platform and enhance the ability to identify suspects by creating photo lineups and mugbooks. * Partnered with Saflink[R] Corporation, a founder of the Fast Lane Option (FLO See MediaFLO. [TM]) Alliance for Registered Traveler The Registered Traveler Pilot Program is an airline passenger security assessment system that was tested in the United States air travel industry in 2005. It was used in several U.S. , to deliver and market FLO -- a solution for the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) Registered Traveler (RT) Program. Conference Call Information A conference call on ImageWare's third-quarter earnings will be conducted today at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time (12:00 p.m. ET) and available to all interested parties by dialing 877-407-9210 in the U.S. or 201-689-8049, if outside of the U.S. The call will also be available through a live audio Web broadcast at www.iwsinc.com/investors.cfm and http://www.vcall.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=110802. The call will also be archived and available for replay from the investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. page of ImageWare's Web site at www.iwsinc.com or at www.vcall.com, until November 20, 2007. The call will also be available for replay via the phone until November 22, 2006 by calling 877-660-6853 in the U.S. or 201-612-7415, if outside of the U.S. To access the call, all parties will need the following replay pass codes: Account #286 and Conference ID #218822. About ImageWare Systems, Inc. ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW) is a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, providing biometric, secure credential, law enforcement and digital imaging technologies. Scalable for worldwide deployment, the Company's biometric product line includes a multi-biometric engine that is hardware and algorithm independent, enabling the enrollment and management of unlimited population sizes. ImageWare's identification products are used to manage and issue secure credentials including national IDs, passports, driver licenses, smart cards and access control credentials. ImageWare's digital booking products provide law enforcement with integrated mug shot, fingerprint Livescan and investigative capabilities. The Company also provides comprehensive digital workflow solutions for the professional photography industry. ImageWare is headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Washington DC and Canada. For more information visit www.iwsinc.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This news release may contain forward-looking statements made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. While these statements are meant to convey to the public the company's progress, business opportunities and growth prospects, readers are cautioned that such forward-looking statements represent management's opinion. While management believes such representation to be true and accurate based on the information available to the company, actual results may differ materially from those described. The company's operations and business prospects are always subject to risks and uncertainties. Important facts that may cause actual results to differ are set forth in the company's periodic filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] [TABLE OMITTED] |
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