View Systems Receives New SecureScan Purchase Orders from Washington, D.C.BALTIMORE -- View Systems Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : VYST), a leading homeland defense solutions provider, announced today that purchase orders for SecureScan units with biometric and positive ID scanning capabilities have been received from the D.C. Department of Corrections. View Systems executive, Charles Nelson, stated, "The Washington, D.C. Department of Corrections, under the leadership of Director Devon Brown, will be the first prison system to integrate security screening, biometric and state-issued identification recognition. We are exceedingly pleased that the prison systems in New Jersey, Maryland, Colorado and Washington, D.C. have selected the SecureScan time and time again." Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, the SecureScan's non-contact imaging capabilities reduce the need for wanding and pat-down searches. While ignoring common items like coins, watches and jewelry, the SecureScan is sensitive enough to locate hidden razor blades and cell phones on its video image. The SecureScan's open system architecture allows its data and video to be monitored and controlled remotely. Biometric technology is experiencing explosive growth across the country. The Biometrics Technology Consortium Conference and Expo sponsored by NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. and NSA NSA abbr. National Security Agency Noun 1. NSA - the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign will take place at the Baltimore Convention Center The Baltimore Convention Center is a convention and exhibition hall located in downtown Baltimore, Maryland. It is managed and operated by the Baltimore Area Convention and Visitors Association, a semi-private association started in 1980 by former Baltimore mayor William Donald Sept. 19-21. The SecureScan's biometric, positive ID system compares fingerprint and drivers license identification against facial recognition Noun 1. facial recognition - biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists" automatic face recognition, face recognition , and has the option of checking against a wanted/outstanding warrant database. This combination of positive ID systems is fast becoming an integral tool in public safety screening. It is invaluable when a facility can quickly and accurately identify an individual. Gunther Than, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of View Systems, stated, "This multi-unit purchase order represents the new trend for security in correctional facilities nationwide. The integration of positive biometric ID recognition is critical for visitor, inmate and officer safety enhancement. The D.C. Department of Corrections will be able to screen and view who is visiting whom, and what other facilities they have visited before. With this electronic database of who's visiting whom, the Department of Justice has a greater ability to investigate, gather evidence and indict in·dict tr.v. in·dict·ed, in·dict·ing, in·dicts 1. To accuse of wrongdoing; charge: a book that indicts modern values. 2. , as well as to deter internal inmate gang violence. There are tens of thousands of prisons, jails, probation offices and detention centers 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. . These facilities represent a multi-billion dollar market." About View Systems Inc. View Systems Inc. provides security and surveillance products to law enforcement facilities such as correctional institutions, as well as to government agencies, schools, courthouses, event and sports venues, the military and commercial businesses. View Systems has a network of distributors, licensees and strategic alliance affiliates. View Systems designs and develops concealed weapons (Law) dangerous weapons so carried on the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from sight, - a practice forbidden by statute.<- in some states! -> See under Concealed. See also: Concealed Weapon detection (CWD CWD chronic wasting disease. ) portal systems with biometric capabilities, as well as a camera system geared toward emergency first responders. For more information about View Systems Inc. see their Web site www.viewsystems.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that certain statements in this release are "forward-looking statements" and involve both known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors. Such uncertainties include, among others, certain risks associated with the operation of the company described above. The company's actual results could differ materially from expected results. |
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