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Homeland Security

Briefing

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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

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*Stanley, Inc. [SXE] received a one-year, $1.7 million contract to provide a working multi-spectral prototype fingerprint sensor and software development kit for integration into mobile biometrics devices for the Language and Technology Office, U.S. Army Intelligence Center, Fort Huachuca, Ariz. Stanley is teamed with Lumidigm, a developer of multi-spectral fingerprint sensors. The multi-spectral sensors capture data from the surface and subsurface of the fingertip for better image quality. The cost-plus-incentive-fee contract is with the Army Information Technology, E-Commerce and Commercial…

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