Press Release
July 31, 2002
Mentalix Provides High-Speed Fingerprint Card Scans
At Desktop Prices
Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit(TM) Processes 150+ Cards
An Hour with HP Scanjet(R) 7400C
PLANO, Texas -- Mentalix, Inc. announces the release
of a 21-second-per-card scanning solution in the company's
latest version of the Fingerprint
Scan API Toolkit. Available in Version 3.3
of the Toolkit, the FBI-certified software library
runs on Windows XP/NT/2000(R) and supports the Hewlett-Packard
Scanjet 7400C scanner.
The Scanjet 7400C sells for approximately $500. Coupled
with the Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit library, the
scanner meets the image quality requirements for submitting
ten-print cards to the FBI's Integrated Automated
Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS). This software/hardware
combination enables the user to scan over 150 cards
per hour, and it can be scaled to meet various needs.
For instance, the system works for agencies that handle
a large number of fingerprint cards as well as for
companies that process lower volumes, but wish to
use an economical desktop scanner.
"We know of no other system that offers certified card
scanning at this speed for such an affordable price,"
Paul Siegert, Mentalix president and CEO, said. "Plus,
the speed is beneficial not only to the high-volume
market, but also to customers that just need to scan
a few cards per day. The price/performance trade-off
with this solution makes it the preferred choice for
general-purpose card scanning."
The Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit allows integrators
to provide fingerprint card and latent print scanning
for users of Windows and UNIX(R) systems. Features
include support for non-U.S. fingerprint cards or
for custom applications and a choice of several scanner/platform-specific
libraries, each FBI-certified as IAFIS-compliant.
Libraries are available for 500 ppi card scans and
1000 ppi latent print scans. The software works stand-alone,
but can be enhanced with Mentalix's
other API products which provide FBI-certified
WSQ compression, automated image cropping and color
scanning for images such as mug shots. Contact Mentalix
at info@mentalix.com
for details.
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Incorporated in 1987, Mentalix develops
FBI-certified fingerprint acquisition solutions for
both end users and systems integrators. The company
leads the industry with the most IAFIS-compliant fingerprint
solutions, and its API products are used as key components
in turnkey systems by many of the top biometric developers
worldwide. Mentalix targets custom, systems integration
and off-the-shelf imaging solutions for Windows and
a variety of UNIX systems. Mentalix maintains its
headquarters north of Dallas in Plano, Texas.
Mentalix and Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit
are trademarks of Mentalix, Inc. Windows is a trademark
or registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. in the
U.S. and/or other countries. Scanjet is a trademark
or registered trademark of Hewlett-Packard Company
in the U.S. and/or other countries. UNIX is a registered
trademark. All other trademarks acknowledged.
Press contact:
Alissa F. Turner
Mentalix, Inc.
(972) 423-9377 Ext. 24
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