Press Release
July 19, 2004
Mentalix's Fed Submit™ (TX) 1.8 Fingerprint Systems Make Instant
Applicant And Arrest Submissions Affordable For Texas Agencies
PLANO, Texas -- Mentalix, Inc., a Texas-based company, announces
the availability of Fed
Submit (TX) version 1.8, an inkless live scan fingerprint
solution that permits city, county and state law enforcement agencies,
as well as human resources departments in organizations such as
Texas schools, to capture fingerprints electronically and transmit
background check requests and arrest records to the Texas Department
of Public Safety (DPS) via encrypted Internet files. New features
in version 1.8 include palm print scanning, user-specific permission
settings for improved access security, swipe card reader support,
storage of greater than fifty thousand records, and integration
with third-party and custom booking systems.
"For Texas law enforcement, using Fed Submit can provide a tremendous
cost savings," Juan Flores, Mentalix's Texas regional sales representative,
says. "Internet submission capability means that expensive routers,
dedicated lines and the associated maintenance costs are eliminated."
Flores continues: "Because Fed Submit creates the Electronic Arrest
Record form, users can also eliminate duplicate data entry and paperwork,
since they no longer have to produce a separate hard copy of the
arrest/CR-43 form. Many of our Texas customers are pleased with
the new booking system integration feature, for a similar reason
-- Fed Submit works with third-party booking systems commonly used
in Texas, which means that the subject's biographical data only
has to be entered once. We've also added XML integration, which
allows integration with independently created Jail Management Systems.
Fed Submit also supports digital photo capture systems, so agencies
that already have booking and mug shot systems can keep that technology
in place and add live scanning."
Other fingerprint systems typically store no more than 1,000 records
and charge additional fees for increased storage capability. Fed
Submit (TX) 1.8, however, can access over 50,000 records locally.
This capacity allows for later retrieval of data and may be used
to print hard copies of both fingerprint cards and CR-43 forms from
past arrests on an as-needed basis. Users can also search the database
for any piece of textual information from past arrests to assist
in solving cold cases. The necessity of storing hard copies and
fingerprint cards in files is significantly reduced.
Flores points out that schools can also use Fed Submit (TX) for
conducting background checks on new hires. "Schools can benefit
by doing applicant background checks with built-in quality assurance,
and with Fed Submit, this can be done efficiently and at low cost,"
he says. "They can get an immediate response from DPS, removing
potential liabilities from the schools for hiring felons."
Fed Submit (TX) is customized for sending electronic fingerprint
records securely and quickly to the Texas DPS, and the system receives
and tracks the results of the agency's database search. Many administrative
functions are available for streamlining data entry, database searches,
reports, and record tracking for multiple users or locations. Fed
Submit (TX) was the first solution to allow law enforcement agencies
to submit encrypted fingerprint records, along with associated subject
biographical data and arrest information, to the Texas DPS electronically
for identification comparisons against the state's AFIS (Automated
Fingerprint Identification System) database and to track the received
responses. The software also supports Two-Finger Lookups, which
can be used by law enforcement to instantly verify an arrestee's
identity.
Fed Submit (TX) complies with the FBI's IAFIS (Integrated Automated
Fingerprint Identification System) scanning, transmission and WSQ
compression standards for both ten-print card scanning and live
scans. The software also meets ANSI/NIST fingerprint submission
requirements. The Windows®-based system can be expanded to accommodate
the needs of larger agencies, with options such as FBI-certified
card printing, a store-and-forward system, and limited-access workstations
for conducting administrative tasks.
To arrange for an on-site demo, call Juan Flores at (512) 932-2629,
or e-mail him at JFlores@mentalix.com.
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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, and is a registered
Texas Catalog Information Systems Vendor (#1752188110600).
Mentalix and Fed Submit are trademarks of Mentalix,
Inc. Windows is a trademark or registered trademark 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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