ImageWare Systems Participates at 8th Annual U.S. Privacy & Security Conference.Company to Present Case Study on the Citizenship & Immigration immigration, entrance of a person (an alien) into a new country for the purpose of establishing permanent residence. Motives for immigration, like those for migration generally, are often economic, although religious or political factors may be very important. Canada Biometric Field Trial 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 of identity management solutions, is exhibiting and speaking at the 8th Annual U.S. Privacy & Security Conference, being held at the Victoria Conference Centre in Victoria, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography , February 14th-16th. The company will demonstrate its award-winning IWS See iPlanet Web Server. [TM] Biometric Engine[TM] and showcase its scalability through a live demonstration of the IWS Biometric Engine Border Management solution used in the biometrics field trial for the Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC CIC circulating immune complexes. CIC Circulating immune complexes. See Immune complexes. ). ImageWare's Executive Vice President, Bill Willis William Karnet Willis (born October 5, 1921 in Columbus, Ohio) was one of the dominant American football players of the 1940s and 1950s, and is an inductee in the College and Professional Football Halls of Fame. , will also be presenting a case study on the CIC biometrics field trial project during the U.S. Privacy & Security luncheon on February 15th at 12:30 p.m. This luncheon will be held at the Crystal Ballroom Crystal Ballroom is a name associated with numerous buildings and ballrooms worldwide, including:
ImageWare's IWS Biometric Engine Border Management solution is used by CIC to test the operational impact of using multiple biometrics in its immigration program and to determine how biometrics could be used to enhance security and reduce the potential for identity fraud. The field trial involves temporary resident visa applicants and refugee claimants. As part of the trial, the IWS Biometric Engine Border Management solution includes facial and fingerprint biometric capabilities for identification and verification purposes. Participating ports include United States/Canada border stations in British Columbia; Vancouver International Airport Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada, about 15 kilometres from downtown Vancouver. ; a refugee processing center in Etobicoke, Ontario Etobicoke (pronounced IPA: /əˈtoʊbɨkoʊ/ listen ; and Canadian immigration offices in Seattle and Hong Kong. About IWS Biometric Engine Border Management The IWS Biometric Engine Border Management product supports land, air and sea ports and utilizes biometrics, including face, single finger, Livescan fingerprint and iris, during the enrollment and identification processing at border crossings. The IWS Biometric Engine Border Management product provides biometric enrollment, management and identification, allowing land, air and sea borders to biometrically search and match populations of unlimited sizes for identity confirmation. Searches can be 1:1 (verification), 1:N (identification), X:N (investigative) and N:N (enrollment integrity). IWS Biometric Engine Border Management, coupled with the Biometric Engine Image Quality and Enhancement product, improves the accuracy and effectiveness of biometrics, increasing the biometric performance, and maintaining database and image integrity. Based on open architecture, IWS Biometric Engine Border Management is scalable and technology agnostic, enabling users to employ biometric devices and algorithms over time from virtually any vendor. For more information on IWS Biometric Engine, please call 800-842-4199 or e-mail sales@iwsinc.com. For more information on the CIC biometrics field trial, please visit http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/press/notice/notice-biometrics.html. About ImageWare Systems, Inc. ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW) is a leading developer of identity management solutions, providing biometric, secure credential and law enforcement 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. 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. |
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