ImageWare Systems, Inc.

10883 Thornmint Road

San Diego, California 92127
(858) 673-8600

www.iwsinc.com

Sales

$16 million

Business Description 
ImageWare Systems, Inc. utilizes its digital imaging technology to provide stand alone, networked and web-based software solutions for secure credentials, biometrics, law enforcement and professional photography. Our secure credential solutions enable the development of secure IDs & credentials, driver’s licenses, passports, national IDs, access control products, and custom, biometric-based solutions for the aviation, transportation, government, education and private sectors. Our law enforcement / public safety solutions provide comprehensive digital mugshot, booking, facial recognition, data sharing, composite sketching and investigative technologies for federal, state and local government/law enforcement agencies. Our professional photography solutions provide stand alone and Web-based technology to capture, enhance, manage and print digital images for professional photographers, photography studios and photo labs.

ImageWare’s law enforcement solutions which enable agencies to quickly capture, archive, search, retrieve, and share digital photographs and criminal history records on a stand alone, networked, wireless or web-based platform. ImageWare develops, sells and supports a suite of modular software products used by law enforcement and public safety agencies to create and manage criminal history records and to investigate crime. Our C.R.I.M.E.S. system consists of eight software modules: Crime Capture System (consisting of the Capture Module and the Retrieval Module), which provides a criminal booking system and related database; Face ID, which uses biometric facial recognition to identify suspects; Suspect ID, which facilitates the creation of full-color, photo-realistic suspect composites; Crime Lab, which allows officers to enhance and edit digital images; and Vehicle ID, which helps officers identify motor vehicles stolen or involved in a crime. In addition, we offer Crime Web, which provides access to centrally stored records over the Internet in a connected or wireless fashion, Pocket CCS which enables access to centrally stored records while in the field on a handheld Pocket PC compatible device, and central repository services which allows for inter-agency data sharing on a local, regional, and/or national level. We recently added a new module to CCS which incorporates fingerprint livescan capabilities into CCS for real-time capture of single to ten prints and palm to further improve the booking, investigative and identification procedures.

ImageWare’s ID solutions empower customers to create secure and smart digital identification documents with complete ID systems. We develop, sell and support software and design systems which utilize digital imaging in the production of photo identification cards and credentials and identification systems. Our sales in the digital identification market were developed through our acquisitions of ITC, Goddard and G & A (discussed below). Our products in this market consist of EpiSuite, EpiWeb, EpiWeb Enterprise, EpiBuilder (SDK), Identifier for Windows, ID Card Maker, Winbadge NT and Winbadge Aviation. These products allow for the production of digital identification cards and related databases and records and can be used by, among others, schools, airports, hospitals, corporations or governments. We have recently added the ability to incorporate multiple biometrics into the ID systems we offer with the addition of our new Omni Biometric Engine to our product line.

ImageWare’s Digital Photography (“PDI”) product line consists of a suite of software for the professional photography market. The software allows professional photographers to digitally capture images, manipulate them to create a custom package or layout, then store the images with an associated database. They can then print the digital images themselves or send them via the Internet or CD to a professional lab for processing. Our products include PC Pro, PC Event, PDI School Days+, PDI Studio, PDI Pro Lab and PDI Green Screen. Our customers use the software products in a wide variety of ways including retail studio environments, on-location event photography and “picture day” at schools and day care centers. Our software products are sold through a dealer network and directly to major accounts. The PDI group also operates an e-commerce service, Picturemore.com, used by professional photographers to allow their customers to order re-prints and various service items. Our sales in the digital photography market were developed as a result of our acquisition of Castleworks and E-Focus West in August, 2001.