BI2 Technologies and Penobscot County Sheriff's Office Partner to Implement Statewide...

BI2 Technologies and Penobscot County Sheriff's Office Partner to Implement Statewide Child Protection System

The Child Project(TM) - Statewide Iris Recognition Biometric
Technology Implementation in Maine
BANGOR, Maine--(Business Wire)--
The Penobscot County Sheriff's Office announced the award
distribution of The Child Project(TM) system for use by forty-one (41)
law enforcement agencies across the State of Maine today. The system
enables law enforcement agencies identify and locate missing children
and adults through the use of Iris Recognition Biometric Technology.

At a press conference held at Penquis at 202 Harlow Street,
Bangor, Maine at 10:30 AM on May 21, 2008, Sheriff Glenn Ross
announced the grant awards and said "I was honored and pleased to be
the first law enforcement agency in Maine to implement this innovative
system and technology in July of 2006. I am even more please today to
announce that through the exceptional generosity of an anonymous
donor, my office is able to distribute The Child Project(TM) for use
by forty-one (41) Sheriffs' Offices and Police Departments across the
State of Maine."

Sheriff Ross continued, "As sworn law enforcement officers, we do
everything we can each day to protect the citizens of our communities
- particularly those most vulnerable like our children and seniors. We
constantly strive to embrace improved techniques and technologies to
improve public safety. Iris biometric technology and The Child
Project(TM) are excellent examples of this innovation. With the
generous support of a private donation, I am very proud to be able to
expand this capability at no cost to the taxpayers of Maine."

Sean G. Mullin, president and CEO of BI2 Technologies, the
creators of The Child Project(TM) said, "We are honored that Sheriff
Glen Ross of Penobscot County, Maine has taken such a leadership role
in this effort. Through his hard work, creativity and determination,
Sheriff Ross has made the State of Maine a model for the nation."

The Child Project(TM) is a secure nationwide network and registry
that enables law enforcement and social service agencies to locate and
positively identify missing children and adults with iris biometric
recognition technology. Through this network, The Child Project(TM)
compares the unique features contained in the iris against a database
of individuals who voluntarily enroll throughout the country to
determine identity. Participation is entirely voluntary, just as it is
now with fingerprint and photo ID card programs.

Iris recognition biometric technology positively determines the
identity of an individual by capturing a high-resolution digital
photograph of an individual's iris. The technology can tell the
difference between twins or even an individual's right and left eye.
The technology is non-intrusive. An image of the iris is captured by
simply looking into the camera. The system was developed by Biometric
Intelligence & Identification Technologies (BI2 Technologies) of
Plymouth, Massachusetts.

"Today I am honored to be joined by law enforcement agencies
across our state as we expand this important program," said Sheriff
Ross. "I commend them for joining me in our effort to help identify
and locate missing children, as well as seniors who may wander due to
Alzheimer's disease or dementia."

Penobscot County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Glenn Ross, 207-942-7748
or
BI2 Technologies
Sean Mullin, 617-803-1644

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