Probaris and ImageWare Partner for HSPD-12 Biometrics

PHILADELPHIA, PA - Apr 10, 2007 -- Probaris, Inc. and ImageWare Systems, Inc. today announced a partnership to integrate ImageWare's IWS Biometric Engine for 1:N (identification) biometric searching and matching with the Probaris ID identity assurance solution. This integration provides Probaris with an enhanced biometric searching and matching platform in support of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12).

"Since the initial launch of our Probaris ID solution in 2006, we have experienced a high demand from federal agencies for 1:N biometric matching which is beyond the standard FIPS 201 requirements," said Jim Bensman, CEO of Probaris. "We have addressed this market by continually adding functionality, and ImageWare's IWS Biometric Engine complements our end-to-end credentialing solution, providing the flexibility to fulfill biometric identity management requirements such as 1:N."

"We are delighted to join forces with Probaris to bring an additional level of security in support of HSPD-12," said Jim Miller, ImageWare's chairman and CEO. "This is another example of the flexibility of our IWS Biometric Engine which can be seamlessly integrated or used stand-alone as a multi-modal biometric identity management solution."

The 1:N biometric matching captures the applicant's fingerprint at the Probaris Enrollment Station and then compares the fingerprint to all of the previously captured fingerprints in the system. This biometric matching check is an additional security measure to ensure that the current applicant's fingerprints are not currently in the system or duplicated in the system.

The Probaris ID solution provides key functionality to meet the evolving business requirements and federal regulations. Key features include:

-- Probaris SP, the industry leading platform for implementation and deployment of secure web enabled business processes

-- Easy to customize business processes to allow one department to have multiple agency-specific HSPD-12 processes