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Biometric partnership awarded authorization as supplier for Texas

Thursday, July 31, 2008

US Biometrics, a biometric solutions developer, and Austin Biometrics, a Texas-based biometric security developer, have been awarded a contract through the Texas Multiple Award Schedule Program to provide biometric solutions to a number of Texas government agencies.

The products will consist of fingerprint recognition systems that will be used for two-factor access control and secure biometric data storage. With this contract US Biometrics and Austin Biometrics will have access to over 200 state agencies and 1,700 local agencies. [end] 

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