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L-1 receives $4.9 million order for biometric devices

Monday, June 30, 2008

L-1 Identity Solutions, a biometric solutions provider, has received a $4.9 million order for their Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment. The company would not say which agency made the order.

The new devices are intended to be used as a means of identifying individuals via iris finger and face biometrics in a mobile situation. The devices are intended for use by security, law enforcement, and military troops and over 7,500 of the devices are in use in areas around the world. [end] 

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