BIO-key Receives $825,000 Award for Information Sharing Capability Across Thirteen Law Enforcement Agencies and Two Counties31 May 2006
BIO-key International, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, announced today that it has received an award valued at more than $825,000 to provide mobile data, field reporting, and data sharing information that will be integrated with existing records management and dispatch systems across thirteen law enforcement agencies in Washington and Chisago, Minnesota counties.
Located northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul and bordering Wisconsin, Washington and Chisago counties have a combined population of nearly 300,000 people. When fully implemented, the thirteen law enforcement agencies that comprise both Washington and Chisago counties will have over 200 mobile units deployed with real time, silent, and secure access to local, state and national criminal justice databases. The planned addition of Fire and EMS agencies in the counties will expand the network to provide an even greater level of public safety communication integration.
"We are pleased to have been selected by Washington and Chisago counties, adding to our already substantial customer base both in the state of Minnesota and across North America. In this era of increased focus on homeland security, BIO-key's Law Enforcement solutions provide inter-operability among multiple agencies, enabling them to communicate seamlessly and share information in real time," said Ken Souza, BIO-key's General Manager for Law Enforcement. "We expect to begin delivery and installation of the system this quarter."
"This significant award affirms the credibility, quality and robustness of our secure public safety solutions", stated Mike DePasquale, BIO-key CEO. "With a growing installed base of over 2500 customers and an expanding pipeline of sales opportunities, BIO-key continues to be a leader in providing scalable solutions for sharing and accessing mobile information".
This is the second major award that BIO-key has announced in the past 30 days including Onondaga County NY valued at over $500,000, indicating a growing market interest and need for mobile information that can be shared across departments, agencies and jurisdictions.
About BIO-key
BIO-key develops and delivers advanced identification solutions and information services to law enforcement departments, public safety agencies, government and private sector customers. BIO-key's mobile wireless technology provides first responders with critical, reliable, real-time data and images from local, state and national databases. BIO-key's high-performance, scalable, cost-effective and easy-to-deploy biometric finger identification technology accurately identifies and authenticates users of wireless and enterprise data to improve security, convenience and privacy and to reduce identity theft. Over 2,500 police, fire and emergency services departments in North America use BIO-key solutions, making BIO-key the leading supplier of mobile and wireless solutions for public safety worldwide. (http://www.bio-key.com)
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For more information contact:
Julie Garand
508-460-4036
julie.garand@bio-key.com
Source: prnewswire
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