Lockheed Martin Teams with Cogent Systems for UK's Largest Criminal Identification Technology Services Contract
IT firms' emerging technologies experiences are critical to IDENT1 programme success
LONDON,UK, May 29th, 2003 -- Lockheed Martin, a global information technology systems integrator, today announced a teaming agreement with current National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) technology provider Cogent Systems to pursue the UK's future integrated justice programme IDENT1. First awarded for development in 1995, NAFIS provides a central fingerprint database that can be addressed by any police force in England and Wales. If selected for the new IDENT1 programme, scheduled for award this year, Lockheed Martin will perform systems integration tasks similar to those accomplished for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS). Cogent will provide finger and palm print identification technology that is three generations evolved from the Cogent technology supplied during the original NAFIS procurement.
Lockheed Martin was the integrator for the IAFIS programme and continues to operate, maintain and provide technology refreshment for the FBI criminal justice information services that contain fingerprint and criminal history information on more than 43 million individuals. "Our systems will enhance the capability of the front-line constabularies through existing and emerging technology," said Graham McIntyre, managing director of Lockheed Martin UK-Information Systems, located at Hertford. "Efficient use of the existing NAFIS technology combined with implementation of new technologies will provide significant savings annually through productivity enhancements. Additionally, we will be able to introduce new identification technologies that will aid the police in their crime fighting mission."
Dr. Barry Blain, UK director of business development for Cogent Systems said, "This experienced UK team provides a low risk solution to engage all biometric technologies. Our AFIS technology which is at the heart of NAFIS, coupled with Lockheed Martin's experience providing the IAFIS national solution for the FBI, means we are best positioned to provide best value for our customer."
Cogent Systems Inc. is a leading supplier of automatic finger and palm print identification systems for both government and commercial customers. The company currently supports the NAFIS programme for the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO), which supplies the fingerprint identification services to all 43 police forces of England and Wales.
Lockheed Martin is the U.S. federal government's largest information technology contractor. The corporation's capabilities in information technology range from basic infrastructure support to the architectural design, integration and implementation of complex mission critical applications and network centric systems. Lockheed Martin's 22,000-plus information technology professionals support more than 2,000 government and commercial field locations in the United States and abroad.
Lockheed Martin UK, a unit of Lockheed Martin Corporation, is a leader in systems integration working on major programmes spanning the aerospace, defence, civil and commercial sectors with significant capabilities in the transport infrastructure market. In the UK, Lockheed Martin has annual sales in the range of £400-600 million working with more than 75 business partners. Lockheed Martin employs approximately 1,000 people at over 10 UK facilities including London, Havant, Southampton, Yeovil, Swindon, Hertford, Bristol and Cornwall.
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