Printrak Awarded $22 Million Contract With Western Australia Police Service for Computer Aided Dispatch.

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ANAHEIM, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 23, 2000

Printrak International Inc. (Nasdaq: AFIS) announced today a $22 million contract, of which $7 million will be used for ongoing services and maintenance, with Western Australia Police Service to provide an integrated, computer aided dispatch (Premier CAD(TM)) system, featuring advanced Mobile Computing, Automatic Vehicle Location capabilities and Cerulean Technologies' mobile data software.

Enabled by Printrak's Premier CAD(TM) technology, this contract will provide Western Australia Police Services with the latest in emergency dispatch technology, superior functionality and increased productivity in their daily operations.

Printrak is an integral part of the consortium comprised of the prime contractor, British Aerospace Australia (BAe), and other subcontractors Simoco (providers of a trunked mobile radio system), and Plessey (providers of a digital voice management system that will coordinate radio and telephone traffic within the communication center). The new CADCOM Service Center will take the place of the existing call-taking, dispatch and communications services of the WA Police Service emergency call center, and replace it with an advanced state-of-the-art emergency call-taking and dispatch operations center supported by Printrak's Premier CAD(TM) system.

The CADCOM center marks the beginning of an agency-wide effort lead by the WA Police Service to enhance the operational safety and efficiency of police and emergency service personnel. The new capabilities are part of the Western Australia Police Service's continued efforts to create a safer and more secure environment by providing quality-policing services in partnership with the community.

The Premier CAD(TM) central server will be installed in the WA Police Service's Emergency Communications Center that is currently being built near Perth in Western Australia. With full confidence in the latest technology provided by the Dispatch division of Printrak's Digital Justice Solution(TM), the WA Police Service is establishing the new CADCOM consortium to lead them into the next century and serve as a role model for other large jurisdictions.

"Printrak is extremely enthusiastic about our alliance with Western Australia," said Richard Giles, Printrak President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our strategy has been vindicated once again. Printrak expects to not only reinforce our current effort to penetrate international markets and build on this success, but also introduce a wider range of products into our Digital Justice Solution. This contract enforces our previously established ability to work successfully with large integrators, in this case BAe Australia."

The Western Australian Police jurisdiction covers an area approximately one-third of the size of the United States, with most of the 1.3 million residents living in and around the Perth metropolitan area.

Printrak's Premier CAD(TM) systems offer superior functionality as evidenced by proven fault tolerant design and extensive integration capabilities. Premier CAD(TM) has been installed in more than 60 sites supporting more than 250 communication centers and more than 600 agencies worldwide.

Company Information

Printrak International Inc. (www.printrakinternational.com) is a global supplier of enterprise software and related services for information management and decision support that ensures community safety and security. The company's suite of networked applications provides comprehensive management of government records for rapid access and analysis of critical and time-sensitive public information. The systems operate by gathering, validating, warehousing, mining and distributing mission critical data to government agencies and businesses using private networks, the Internet or wireless services. Printrak technology also provides the positive identification infrastructure necessary to reduce fraud and enhance data exchange. The company's systems serve national, state, county and municipal agencies in 36 countries.

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