Viisage Names Mohamed Lazzouni as Chief Technology Officer; Technology Veteran's Role to Guide Company's Technology Vision for Next Generation of Identity Solutions.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

LITTLETON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 2004

Viisage (Nasdaq: VISG), a leading provider of advanced technology identity solutions, today announced that Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, the company's vice president of engineering since 2002, has been named chief technology officer in addition to his engineering leadership role. Dr. Lazzouni will oversee the company's technical direction as it continues to evolve its industry-leading identity solutions.

Lazzouni's appointment comes at an important time in Viisage's history as the company last month finalized the closure of its acquisition of German-based ZN Vision Technologies AG, the European leader in face recognition technology. The merging of the two technologies is underway and is expected to provide a more powerful platform for Dr. Lazzouni to leverage his vision for the Company's next generation of identity solutions.

"Mohamed has been at the heart of our product development for the past eighteen months and this appointment acknowledges the leadership he has shown," said Bernard Bailey, Viisage president and CEO. "Viisage is leading the industry in next-generation identity solutions and Mohamed's technical background in physics, secure document technologies, and internet applications is a great complement to Viisage's core competencies in the areas of secure identification, face recognition technology, and large database solutions. Mohamed is the ideal individual to develop our technical vision and lead our combined Viisage and ZN research and development teams into the future of advanced technology identity solutions."

Dr. Lazzouni holds a Masters in physics from the University of London, England and a Ph.D. in physics from Oxford University, England. Through his professional work in science and business, Dr. Lazzouni's diverse achievements include patents in synthesizing infrared material, and using steganography and invisible inks to encode spatial information for document security. In addition, he has developed numerous innovations in software architecture design for large-scale enterprise e-business systems and thin-client communications for real-time Internet application distribution and streaming. Throughout his work Dr. Lazzouni has mentored scores of young entrepreneurs. A visionary, business leader and entrepreneur, Dr. Lazzouni joined Viisage in 2002 after serving as CTO and co-founder of Intelligent ID Devices, Inc. Prior to that, he co-founded and served as CEO of Irision Solutions Corp. after serving in the same capacity at SIA Technology Corporation. Dr. Lazzouni has held technology leadership positions at Nexaweb and EMC and has consulted with a number of companies over the course of nearly 16 years.

Commenting on his new position, Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni said, "Identity has become an organizing principle in our world. Whether in law enforcement, border security, business or personal transactions, we use our identity to gain access to information and privileges. Viisage is at the forefront of the identity solutions market. To address the needs of organizations and individuals, identity solutions will need to incorporate several technologies including biometrics, credentialing technologies, and digital technologies. I am very excited to have been selected to lead Viisage in these technological initiatives, which are expected to deliver the most robust advanced technology identity solutions in the market."

More information about Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni can be found at the Viisage website www.viisage.com.

About Viisage

Viisage (NASDAQ: VISG) delivers advanced technology identity solutions for governments, law enforcement agencies and businesses concerned with enhancing security, reducing identity theft, providing access control, and protecting personal privacy. Viisage creates solutions using secure document and face recognition technologies that quickly, reliably, and accurately identify individuals. With over 2,000 installations worldwide, Viisage's identity solutions stand out as a result of the Company's industry-leading technology and unique understanding of customer needs.

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