Viisage Wins Competitive Contract to Help the United Kingdom Test Biometric Identity Solutions for Its Drivers License

Business Wire, Dec 6, 2005

BILLERICA, Mass. -- United Kingdom Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Awards Face Recognition Technology Test Contract to Viisage

Viisage (Nasdaq: VISG), a leading provider of advanced technology identity solutions, today announced that following a competitive bidding process, Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in the United Kingdom has awarded the company a contract for a face recognition test. Viisage already provides its leading identity solution to fourteen drivers license authorities in the US and Canada, ten of which use the company's leading face recognition technology to help prevent identity theft and fraud.

The purpose of the UK trial is to determine if DVLA's extensive database of facial images from driver license applications can be used for machine-assisted face recognition. DVLA has one of the largest centralized databases of images on record in UK and Europe. Under the contract, Viisage will apply its state of the art face recognition tools to automatically run multiple tests for quality control according to ISO/ICAO standards and face recognition for 1:1 and 1:n matches, and will perform tests with non-frontal images.

"We are very pleased that DVLA has selected Viisage as their partner for testing to provide a secure driver's license to the citizens of the UK," said Hartmuth von Maltzahn, managing director of EMEA and Asia Pacific, Viisage. "Identity documents play an important role within countries and internationally in helping authorities establish that a person is who he or she claims to be. In this regard, the new UK driver's license is expected to be a positive step in helping DVLA uniquely link UK citizens to their driver's license through the use of biometrics."

About Viisage

Viisage (NASDAQ: VISG) delivers advanced technology identity solutions for governments, law enforcement agencies and businesses concerned with enhancing security, reducing identity theft, and protecting personal privacy. Viisage solutions include secure credentials such as passports and drivers' licenses, biometric technologies for uniquely linking individuals to those credentials, and credential authentication technologies to ensure the documents are valid before individuals are allowed to cross borders, gain access to finances, or granted other privileges. With over 3,000 installations worldwide, Viisage's identity solutions stand out as a result of the Company's industry-leading technology and unique understanding of customer needs. Viisage's product suite includes FaceTOOLS(R) SDK, Viisage PROOF(TM), FaceEXPLORER(R), Viisage iA-thenticate(R), BorderGuard(R), IdentityTOOLS(TM), IdentityEXPLORER(TM), FacePASS(TM) and FaceFINDER(R).

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