Press Release
June 5, 2000
Mentalix Provides Multi-Threaded, Faster Fingerprint
Card Scanning
The Latest Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit(TM) Release
Offers Speed Improvements
PLANO, Texas -- Mentalix, Inc. is now shipping Version 2.5 of its
Fingerprint Scan
API Toolkit, a software solution that allows systems  integrators
to add an FBI-certified
10-print and latent print scanning interface to custom turnkey systems
for the law enforcement and civilian security industries. This latest
release features new, multi-threaded scanning capabilities, which
can increase overall scanning speed and improve image quality. The
potential for scanner "backtracking," which can compromise scanned
image integrity on slower and heavily loaded machines, is all but
eliminated. As with previous releases, Version 2.5 works as a "drop-in"
upgrade for current users.
"The addition of multi-threaded scanning represents
a significant advance for fingerprint card scanning
systems based on our libraries," Paul Siegert, Mentalix
president, notes. "Systems integrators have told us
that there are simply no affordable commercial or
proprietary certified solutions out there that provide
competitive scanning speed, and building one from
scratch that even gives the resemblance of being competitive
is exceedingly difficult and time-consuming. The industry-wide
acceptance of this product to date has already confirmed
that this is the right product for this market. Discriminating
customers recognize the importance of quality and
performance, and they realize true benefits from leveraging
Mentalix's continued focus in this area. Top-shelf
product capability, adaptability and real net cost
savings make this product decision very straightforward."
 With
its 'C' API, the Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit allows integrators
to provide a scanning interface for users of Windows 95/98/NT/2000(R)
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 add-on Fingerprint
Utility API Toolkit(TM) enables additional fingerprint image
processing functionality, including cropping, card validation and
image analysis routines. 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 Windows 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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