Viisage's Newly Patented Technology and Products Help Prevent Biometric Identity Fraud in ePassports and at Unattended Border Crossings.

BILLERICA, Mass. -- Viisage Launches IdentityTOOLS(TM) and IdentityEXPLORER(TM) Products that Increase Biometric Accuracy via Combined Fingerprint and Face Recognition Technologies

Viisage (NASDAQ: VISG), a leading provider of advanced technology identity solutions, today announced it has been granted a patent (1) in the United States and Europe for Live Check(TM), a method for verifying that a person is live when their facial image is captured rather than an impostor using a fraudulent image. Viisage also released two new multi-biometric products, IdentityTOOLS(TM) and IdentityEXPLORER(TM), as Software Development Kits (SDKs). The patent for Live Check supports Viisage's initiatives in advancing face recognition technology. The release of the new SDKs broadens Viisage's biometric product portfolio by offering solutions that reduce complexity and increase the accuracy of multi-biometric enrollment, and make identifying individuals more accurate through use of multiple biometrics.

Biometric technologies are finding broad use combating fraud, crime and terrorism worldwide, especially through electronic passport initiatives which are critical to helping identify international travelers and promote security in today's environment. Biometrics also are widely used by law enforcement agencies, which are deploying face recognition to combat crime. Combined, these initiatives are helping to expand the use of biometrics in fighting identity fraud and theft. Viisage is focused on leveraging its position as an industry leader to bring the latest identity solution technologies to bear on these problems to safeguard national borders and individual security.

Live Check's ability to test for "liveness" of a person during image capture is a critical process for unattended face biometric verification stations at building access points and at automated border crossing stations.

"Our Live Check technology has a unique capability that will provide our customers with the verification functionality they need in demanding security applications at border crossings and secure building access points," said Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, senior vice president and chief technology officer for Viisage. "This patent and the two new product additions to our portfolio are evidence of our continued commitment and investment in biometric technologies and the identity solutions market."

"The software developer kits from Viisage are powerful tools for creating identity solutions," said Urs Schmied, director of biometric solutions, Unisys Switzerland. "Their ease-of-use and highly accurate face recognition technology is crucial to our success."

The new IdentityTOOLS SDK and IdentityEXPLORER SDK products are combined face and fingerprint software developer kits designed for single workstation and large-scale applications respectively. Both build on Viisage's Flexible Template Matching technology and a new set of powerful multi-biometric recognition algorithms. The IdentityEXPLORER SDK is a high-level software development environment designed for developers and system integrators aiming to add multi-biometric recognition technology to distributed environments. The software is ideal for creating face recognition and fingerprint applications that integrate with other systems. These products are targeted to meet the new electronic passport requirements, which contain biometric data as defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Using a multi-biometric approach saves time by reducing the number of biometric SDKs that an application developer needs to learn, thereby reducing the cost otherwise spent on multiple SDKs and speeding the time to market of new biometric enrollment and matching applications. Both products were specifically design with ease-of-use for developers as a main consideration.

Viisage will demonstrate its multi-biometric applications for border control and criminal identification based on IdentityTOOLS SDK and IdentityEXPLORER SDK at their booth (no. 38) at the upcoming Biometrics 2005 Exhibition and Conference in London, UK, on October 20th through the 21st. Additionally, Mohamed Lazzouni, senior vice president and CTO for Viisage, will be presenting together with Usman Mobin, CTO of Viisage's customer the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA), on the topic of "Proving Identity: Implementing today's national ID program in Pakistan" during the conference. Viisage customer, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) will also speak at the conference. The PCSO's Lt. Jim Main will present a case study entitled "Biometrics on the Beat - Making Arrests!", illustrating the PCSO implementation.

Note: 1.) United States Patent No. US 6,922,479 "Method for Verifying the Authenticity of an Image Recorded in a Person Identifying Process" granted on July 26, 2005 by United States Patent and Trademark Office. In addition, a similar patent was granted by the European Patent Office as European Patent No. 1062640 on March 2, 2005.

About Viisage

Viisage (NASDAQ: VISG) delivers advanced technology identity solutions for governments, law enforcement agencies and businesses concerned with enhancing security, reducing identity theft, and protecting personal privacy. Viisage solutions include secure credentials such as passports and drivers' licenses, biometric technologies for uniquely linking individuals to those credentials, and credential authentication technologies to ensure the documents are valid before individuals are allowed to cross borders, gain access to finances, or granted other privileges. With over 3,000 installations worldwide, Viisage's identity solutions stand out as a result of the Company's industry-leading technology and unique understanding of customer needs. Viisage's product suite includes FaceTOOLS(R) SDK, Viisage PROOF(TM), FaceEXPLORER(R), iA-thenticate(R), BorderGuard(R), IdentityTOOLS(TM) SDK, IdentityEXPLORER(TM) SDK, FacePASS(TM) and FaceFINDER(R).

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