Identix Receives Purchase Order from Law Enforcement Agency for Full Hand Live Scan Systems; Purchase Order Valued in Excess of $400,000

Business Wire, Sept 2, 2004

MINNETONKA, Minn. -- Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq:IDNX), the world's leading multi-biometric technology company, announced today that it has been awarded a purchase order from an unnamed law enforcement agency for several Identix(R) TouchPrint(TM) 3800 Full-Hand Live Scan Systems. The order, which also includes Identix TouchPrint 3000 and 3100 Live Scan Systems, exceeds $400,000 in value, and is in addition to the approximately $500,000 in purchase orders Identix announced two weeks ago from various California law enforcement agencies. The live scan systems under the purchase order announced today are expected to ship and be installed in the Company's fiscal 2005 first quarter ending September 30, 2004.

The TouchPrint 3800 employs a proprietary cylindrical imager that enables the full hand - including the carpal crease, cup of the palm, and fingertips - to be captured in a single, intuitive step. There is no 'stitching together' of partial palm and finger images, which can result in images being associated with the wrong record. Proprietary optics capture resolution enhances image quality, giving operators optimal ridge detail information that can be used to help solve more crimes. Users of the TouchPrint 3800 have attested to the systems' ease of use, high image quality and reliability.

Identix President & CEO Dr. Joseph J. Atick commented, "We are pleased to see law enforcement agencies continue to roll out our full hand live scan systems. Our full hand capabilities offer an excellent compliment to the high-quality fingerprint image capture and quality control we have provided for law enforcement agencies throughout the nation for more than a decade. Independent data reveals that up to 30 percent of all latent prints left at crime scenes relate to areas of the hand other than the fingertips. Accordingly, we believe our full hand systems provide law enforcement with a more comprehensive and robust identification tool that helps address certain of the 'real world' crime scene and evidentiary complexities they face on a daily basis."

Identix and TouchPrint are trademarks or registered trademarks of Identix Incorporated in the United States and other countries.

About Identix Incorporated

Identix Incorporated (Nasdaq:IDNX) is the world's leading multi-biometric technology company. Identix provides fingerprint, facial and skin biometric technologies, as well as systems, and critical system components that empower the identification of individuals in large-scale ID and ID management programs. The Company's offerings include live scan systems and services for biometric data capture, mobile systems for on-the-spot ID, and backend standards-based modules and software components for biometric matching and data mining. Identix products are used to conduct background checks, speed travel and commerce via secure identification documents, prevent identity fraud in large-scale government and civil ID programs, and control access to secure areas and networks. With a global network of partners, such as leading system integrators, defense prime contractors and OEMs, Identix serves a broad range of markets including government, law enforcement, gaming, finance, travel, transportation, corporate enterprise and healthcare.

More information on Identix can be accessed via the Company web site at http://www.identix.com.

Statements in this release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements reflecting management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. All forward-looking statements are made in reliance on the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Identix cautions investors that forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, those related to: the ability of the Company to achieve or exceed targeted proceed levels from the DHS BPA, as well as targeted proceeds from other customers; the availability of funding from government customers; and the readiness of customers to accept delivery of ordered products on a timely basis; the ability of the Company to successfully compete for and be awarded certain major domestic and/or international government contracts that are or will be the subject of targeted RFP's and RFQ's; the ability of Identix to complete product development on a successful and timely basis; obtain necessary government agency certification on a timely basis; achieve targeted levels of product mix and cost improvement; increasing levels of competition; and other risks identified in the Company's SEC filings. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.