City arms public safety officers with critical information,
increasing their productivity and safety
WALL, N.J., May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BIO-key International, Inc.
(OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), the leader in finger-based biometric
identification and wireless public safety solutions, has been awarded a
contract to equip Galax, Virginia law enforcement and fire professionals with
its MobileCOP(TM) and PacketCluster Rescue mobile data solutions. The system
will provide first responders with interoperable communications for silent and
secure messaging between law enforcement and fire.
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In addition to the integrated communications, law enforcement personnel
will have rapid access to wants, warrants, stolen vehicles and other criminal
justice information, enhancing officer safety and productivity. The city
plans to interface their computer aided dispatch system to BIO-key's MobileCOP
solution in the near future, providing additional value to first responders
for both police and fire.
"With MobileCOP installed in our vehicles officers can access NCIC, NLETS,
DMV and other criminal justice databases in seconds," commented Captain James
Cox, of the Galax Police Department. "This reduces radio traffic with
dispatch and gives our officers the advantage in dealing with a potentially
serious situation."
"BIO-key is delighted to be selected by the City of Galax as their partner
for a wireless mobile data system," said Randy Fodero, Senior VP of Sales and
Marketing. "Once again, we see that our solutions generate value for our
customers through increased staff productivity, faster response to public
safety needs and greater officer safety," he concluded.
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)
BIO-key Safe Harbor Statement
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certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected on the basis of these statements. The words
"estimate," "project," "intends," "expects," "believes" and similar
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assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management
pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. For a more complete description of these and other risk
factors that may affect the future performance of BIO-key International, see
"Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and its other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date made. The Company also undertakes no obligation to
disclose any revision to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.
For more information contact:
Julie Garand
508-460-4036
Julie.garand@bio-key.com
SOURCE BIO-key International, Inc.
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CONTACT:
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