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Comnetix(TM) Inc. certified by the RCMP to electronically transmit fingerprint records
Comnetix(TM) Inc. certified by the RCMP to electronically transmit fingerprint records.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nTurnaround times for Civil Applicant Fingerprint Submissions will be\nDramatically Reduced\n\nTORONTO, Oct. 12 /CNW/ - ComnetiX(TM) Inc. (TSX:CXI), a leading provider\nof biometric and identification solutions, today reported that it has been\ncertified by the RCMP to electronically transmit Miscellaneous Applicant Civil\n(MAP) fingerprint transactions. ComnetiX became one of the first private\nsector agencies to test electronic transmissions with the RCMP Real Time\nIdentification (RTID) new messaging infrastructure in July of this year via a\ndedicated VPN located in their Ottawa fingerprinting services office.\nComnetiX has the unique status as being recognized by the RCMP as both a\nvendor and an agency. A vendor is a company that sells fingerprint capture\nsystems to customers who will submit the fingerprint records on their own\nbehalf whereas an agency is a company that provides the fingerprint capture\nservices and submits those records to the RCMP directly on behalf of their\nclients.\n\"This is a significant achievement for our Fingerprinting Services\ndivision and the most recent in a series of industry firsts that show ComnetiX\nas an obvious leader in the Canadian Fingerprinting Services market\" noted\nJohn Conohan, Vice President of Fingerprint Services. ComnetiX became Canada's\nfirst comprehensive electronic fingerprint capture service in late 2005 and\nthe recent certification by the RCMP is the next major step forward to address\nthe growing demand for criminal record verifications for civil purposes.\n\"Receiving certification from the RCMP for the electronic transmission of\nCivil Applicant fingerprint records is a major milestone for the Company\" said\nBernard Crotty, Chief Executive Officer of ComnetiX. \"By being one of the\nfirst to offer a secure, direct, and RCMP certified link, ComnetiX will soon\nbe able to offer the convenience of state of the art digital fingerprint\ncapture with a dramatic reduction in turnaround time.\"\nRTID is a National Police Services Project under the stewardship of the\nRCMP designed to improve the efficiency of Canada's paper based system of\nrecording fingerprints by digitally processing and submitting fingerprint\nrecords to the NPS newly acquired AFIS. The RTID Project will provide the\ninfrastructure to support rapid fingerprint identification; enable seamle...