Cogent Systems Announces FBI
Certification of Mobile Identification Devices
- 12th November, 2009
Biometric Testing For Compliance With The FBI’s Specifications was Conducted by the
Technology Evaluation Standards Test Unit, part of The Biometric Center of Excellence,
Criminal Justice Information Services Division.
Mobile Ident III Released
PASADENA, Calif.- Cogent Systems (Nasdaq:COGT) today announced that it is the first
biometrics vendor to have its handheld mobile identification devices certified as compliant with
the FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) Initiatives and Integrated Automated Fingerprint
Identification System (IAFIS) Image Quality Specifications (IQS). The certification encompasses
Cogent’s Fusion, Mobile Ident II, and the recently released Mobile Ident III. Testing for
compliance with the FBI’s biometric specifications was conducted by the Technology Evaluation
Standards Test Unit, part of the Biometric Center of Excellence, Criminal Justice Information
Services Division.
Mobile Ident III is Cogent’s latest multi-modal biometric handheld identification device for
military, law enforcement, and civil applications such as remote subject identification, e-citation,
disaster scene management, ID document authentication, and mobile spot-check for access
control. Mobile Ident III has a built-in 500 ppi forensic quality fingerprint scanner, digital camera,
barcode scanner digital, GPS, and wireless communication module. Using flexible modular
attachments, it can support multiple forms of card interfaces and can be equipped with a USB
barcode scanner and a 3 inch thermal printer module. Mobile Ident III can store up to 300,000
biometric records and has an on-device fingerprint and facial matching capability. The device
provides users with tools for viewing, identifying, and saving records and performing one-to-one
comparisons of existing biometric records to verify identity.
“We are very pleased to be the first vendor to have our all-in-one mobile identification devices