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Sagem Sécurité selected by Malaysia for new biometric ID system

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Sagem Sécurité has been selected by Malaysia to supply the latest version of its MetaMorpho 4.0 automated fingerprint identification system, which features the latest biometric comparison algorithms. It is designed for use in criminal cases by the Royal Malaysian Police.

Sagem Sécurité will deliver a ten-finger and palm identification solution to Malaysia, based on a central AFIS workstation and dedicated stations. Several mobile stations will be supplied as well for rapid mobilization task forces.

Sagem Sécurité Chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Jainsky said: “Malaysia was a pioneer in biometric applications, and remains a global leader in this field. We are both proud and honored that the Royal Malaysian Police has once again placed their trust in us by ordering one of our state-of-the-art identification solutions.” Sagem Sécurité is a high-technology company in the SAFRAN Group. [end] 

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