Press Release
March 10, 2000
Mentalix Delivers New Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit(TM)
Release
Version 2.1 of FBI-Certified Scanning Software Offers
Increased Speed And New Features
PLANO, Texas -- Mentalix, Inc. announced that version
2.1 of its
Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit is now available.
Created specifically for systems integrators and programmers
who need to add FBI-certified 10-print card and latent
print scanning solutions to their custom turnkey systems,
this release of the Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit provides
not only additional time-saving functions for end
users, but also faster scanning speeds. The current
release of the Toolkit contains a version 2 IAFIS-certified
library module for Windows(R), as well as several
version 1.x certified
libraries. Additional version 2 certified runtime
libraries will be included with future Toolkit updates,
as they are released. Version 2.1 downloads also include
a preview of the upcoming Fingerprint
Utility API Toolkit(TM), an add-on product
that allows systems integrators to add image processing
functionality to their fingerprint scanning interfaces.
Many prominent biometric systems providers have utilized
the Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit to add FBI-certified
fingerprint scanning interfaces to their larger solutions,
which are already installed in several law enforcement
organizations, forensics departments and civilian
agencies around the world. For current users, version
2.1 works as a "drop-in" upgrade that easily replaces
previous releases and enables access to the new functions
and improvements. This release is fully backward-compatible,
so customers can continue to use version 1.0-compatible
applications with newer certified runtime libraries.
Among the recently added features are interactive
progress reporting and scan abort functionality, plus
a new overscan function that corrects card placement
errors "behind the scenes," without requiring intervention
by the end user -- resulting in improved image quality
and a reduced need for re-scans. All of these features,
combined with other speed enhancements, contribute
to valuable time savings for users. As an added bonus,
systems integrators can preview Mentalix's upcoming
Fingerprint Utility API Toolkit add-on when they download
Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit 2.1. The Utility Toolkit
enables the creation of more robust fingerprint scanning
solutions; the application provides image processing
functionality such as cropping, card validation and
image analysis routines that fully automate the Fingerprint
Scan API Toolkit's overscan function. A Guided
Tour that includes an overview and demonstrations
of both Fingerprint API Toolkits is available online.
With its 'C' API, the Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit
allows integrators to provide a scanning interface
for users of Windows 95/98/NT and UNIX(R) systems
as well as multi-platform environments. Features include
a fingerprint definition template for support of non-U.S.
fingerprint cards or for custom applications, plus
"drop in" software updates for taking advantage of
new features and advances in hardware technology.
Mentalix offers several scanner/platform-specific
library modules, each certified
by the FBI as being compliant with the Appendix
F Image Quality Specifications for its Integrated
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS).
Certified runtime library modules are available for
500 ppi 10-print card scans and 1000 ppi latent print
scans. The FBI has already certified the Agfa DuoScan
T1200/Windows 95/98/NT library for use with the new
version 2 features. Mentalix (info@mentalix.com)
also currently offers the Pixel!SCAN
API Toolkit(TM), an add-on product that may
be used with the Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit to handle
both fingerprint scanning and more general-purpose
scanning needs, such as acquiring electronic versions
of mug shot photos and documentation associated with
suspect records.
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Incorporated in 1987, Mentalix was founded
to develop easy-to-use products for the purposes of
scanning, editing, and printing photographic images
from high-performance workstations. In recent years,
Mentalix has applied its software development and
imaging expertise to the creation of industry-recognized,
FBI-certified fingerprint acquisition solutions. Corporate-wide,
Mentalix continues to provide fast, elegant solutions
for scientific, technical, GIS, manufacturing, fingerprint
analysis, medical, educational, and government industries.
Mentalix targets custom, systems integration and off-the-shelf
solutions for Window and a variety of UNIX systems.
The company maintains its headquarters north of Dallas
in Plano, Texas.
Mentalix, Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit,
Fingerprint Utility API Toolkit, and Pixel!SCAN
API Toolkit are trademarks or registered trademarks
of Mentalix, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark.
Windows and Windows NT are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the U.S. and/or other
countries. All other trademarks acknowledged.
Press contact:
Alissa F. Turner
Mentalix, Inc.
(972) 423-9377 Ext. 24
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