BIO-key International, Inc.’s (BKYI.OB) Biometric Technology Selected for Next Generation FBI AFIS System
BIO-key International, Inc., a leader in finger-based biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, announced earlier today that it has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin to provide fingerprint identification technology for the FBI's Next Generation Identification (NGI) system. "This is the most important award the company has ever received and it may be the most important biometric contract ever awarded", stated Mike Depasquale, BIO-key's CEO. The U.S. FBI is regarded as the most discerning and most demanding fingerprint user in the world. According to the press release, the award of the contract was the result of a competitive…