Company to Partner With Customer to Supply Law Enforcement and Civil Biometric Technology Software Solutions; Contract Worth More Than $1 Million TORONTO, Sept. 7 /CNW/ -- ComnetiX(TM) Inc (Toronto: CXI), a leading provider of biometric identification and authentication solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a three-year contract. The contract, initially valued above US $1 million, is for the Company's proprietary software-centric biometric technology solutions, including IntelliBook(TM), IntelliServ(TM) and IntelliScreen(TM) products, as well as various hardware components and maintenance. The system will be used to screen the backgrounds of new employees. James P. Scullion, ComnetiX CEO, commented, "We opened our federal sales office just outside of Washington DC less than one year ago. I am very pleased to be able to announce this contract, and attribute it to the hard work of our VP of Sales, Carter Marantette, US Federal Sales Manager, Doug McCoy, and the entire ComnetiX staff. Although our contract restricts us from divulging the name of the customer, I can tell you that this is a noteworthy award -- and partnership -- for us, as it helps identify us as a preferred vendor in the federal marketplace. We look forward to working with this customer in its efforts to implement various components of its anti-terrorism initiative." The order includes IntelliBook(TM) booking stations to be installed in 23 locations across the United States, as well as an IntelliScreen(TM) (civil applicant background screening) system, to be installed in its headquarters. The order also includes printers, print-card scanners, and two IntelliServ(TM) open image servers. Scullion also noted that additional orders for the Company's solutions may be expected for the customer's larger facilities, and that implementation of the components of the initial contract is scheduled to be completed by early fall. About IntelliBook(TM), IntelliScreen(TM) and IntelliServ(TM) The ComnetiX(TM) Repository for Integrated Criminalistic Imaging, IntelliBook(TM) is a full featured suite of advanced software for automated booking and investigative support in law enforcement and criminal justice applications. The IntelliBook software family allows law enforcement agencies to efficiently manage the complex process of collecting, editing, submitting, and retrieving biometric data records for arrested subject processing and for employment/permit criminal history record checks. The contemporary, open-systems architecture of IntelliBook enables the rapid evolution of system business rules that is required to maintain concurrency with ever-changing State and Federal laws and court decisions. Using the field-proven IntelliBook system, ComnetiX law enforcement clients have performed significant re-engineering of their arrest and background check processing to achieve improved criminal history accuracy and speed response to identification inquiries, enhancing public safety through more expeditious and equitable administration of justice. For criminal history and permit background checks, ComnetiX(TM) developed its proprietary civil applicant processing system, IntelliScreen(TM) -- the biometric industry's most comprehensive solution for the management of identification records and the identification process. IntelliScreen solutions may be configured to enforce the full range of industry and agency specific rules fingerprint and photo image capture, text data capture, electronic record submission and certified hardcopy printing. ComnetiX(TM) leads the biometric industry with its versatile Open Image Server technology, known as IntelliServ(TM). This contemporary database technology expands capabilities well beyond traditional transient "Store and Forward" (S&F) systems by providing a full range of functionality from record queuing to archival storage of records in standards compliant format. The IntelliServ system is designed to intercede in the work flow between civil applicant and booking workstations (where fingerprints, photos, signatures and document images are captured) and the back-end Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) at central agency sites. ComnetiX IntelliServ normally accepts NIST encoded electronic submissions from remote capture workstations and stores all of the received images and text according to open standards. It can then deliver fingerprint records to one or more AFIS hosts and retain records to make them available for secure agency data sharing and ad hoc investigation support. About ComnetiX(TM) Inc ComnetiX(TM) Inc provides secure identification and authentication solutions to both the public and private sectors throughout North America. ComnetiX offers multimode biometric identification solutions for use in areas such as applicant screening, financial services, health care, transportation, airlines and airports, casinos and gaming, and energy and utilities. Clients include American Airlines, Lehman Brothers, New York City Health and Hospital Corporation, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Toronto Police Services Board, Boston Police Department and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. ComnetiX is also Canada's premier applicant fingerprinting services company, facilitating tens of thousands of criminal background checks each year through its chain of ten offices across Canada. ComnetiX has recently launched over 40 applicant fingerprinting services sites in the US, servicing a wide variety of applicant types, including HazMat endorsees, bankers and brokers, nurses, teachers, security guards, and volunteers. Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement in this release containing words such as "believes," "plans," "expects" or "intends" and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. For further information Investor Relations: Jesse Deal 1-877-691-8087 (toll-free) investor.relations@ComnetiX.com Tim Zahavich ComnetiX Inc 905-829-9988 ext 206 investor.relations@ComnetiX.com
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