Press Release
April 12, 1999
Mentalix Releases FBI-Certified Scanning Solution for Microtek
Scanner
Software Developer Expands IAFIS-Certified Product Line with Fingerprint
Scan API Toolkit
PLANO, Texas -- Mentalix, Inc. announced that the Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has certified another
Mentalix scanning software solution for use in the
FBI's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification
System (IAFIS).
Mentalix's scanning software, the Fingerprint
Scan API Toolkit, was tested for use on Windows®-based
platforms with the Microtek ScanMaker 5 scanner and
was certified as being compliant with the IAFIS IQS
Appendix F 500 ppi (Section 2.0) Scanner Specifications
created by the FBI Criminal Justice Information Services
(CJIS) Division. (IAFIS utilizes scans at the Section
2.0 level to obtain 10-print card images.)
The Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit was created for systems
integrators and developers who need to  incorporate
IAFIS IQS-compliant fingerprint scanning within end-user
solutions for law enforcement, civil and military
agencies. Mentalix specifically developed the software
to provide a standard programming interface that is
both platform-independent and scan-device-independent.
The product's design has positioned Mentalix to easily
re-certify the ScanMaker 5 library on additional platforms
and to develop drop-in replacement scanning device
libraries as end-use requirements and scanning hardware
technology evolve.
"Until now, fingerprint solutions providers were forced to develop
and certify their fully custom 10-print and latent fingerprint scanning
solutions from scratch, sometimes requiring significant investments
in proprietary equipment," Paul Siegert, Mentalix President and
CEO, stated. "This has resulted in large investments by systems
integrators and has hampered their efforts to keep up with changes
in scanner technology. Mentalix provides a cross-platform, component-oriented
solution that completely satisfies certified scanning needs with
commercial, off-the-shelf scanners, freeing systems integrators
and developers to concentrate on other aspects of improving their
overall solutions. This not only reduces the investment required
by systems integrators, but also results in a lower overall cost
for end-use agencies."
The Fingerprint Scan API Toolkit includes the image
acquisition functionality necessary for development
of 10-print card and latent print scanning solutions.
The software contains 'C' APIs, allowing integrators
to provide a scanning interface for users of Windows
95/98/NT and UNIX® systems as well as multi-platform
environments. In addition to enabling standard 10-print
fingerprint card scans or user-defined latent print
scans, the Toolkit also features a fingerprint definition
template for support of non-U.S. fingerprint cards
or for custom applications. For mixed certified and
non-certified application requirements, Mentalix's
Pixel!SCAN
API Toolkit (optional add-on product) may
be used in conjunction with the Fingerprint Scan API
toolkit to handle more comprehensive, general-purpose
scanning needs.
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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 UNIX-based workstations. As a
result of several years of development, Mentalix is currently recognized
as the leading image incorporation solution to the UNIX-based desktop
publishing, graphic arts, and Web-page authoring markets. In addition,
Mentalix provides fast, elegant solutions for scientific, technical,
GIS, manufacturing, fingerprint analysis, medical, educational,
and government industries. With the recent release of several cross-platform
products, Mentalix is taking its imaging solutions beyond the UNIX
market to users of almost any operating system. The company maintains
its headquarters north of Dallas in Plano, Texas.
Mentalix, Fingerprint Scan 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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