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Cogent Introduces Fusion Handheld Multimodal Biometric Device

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Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

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Cogent Systems [COGT] last week introduced its first multimodal biometric collection and identification device, Fusion, which is aimed at the military and law enforcement markets. Cogent has been mentioning for a while that it was developing a multimodal biometric capability--finger, face and iris--and in August disclosed that the Defense Department had begun placing orders for the new device after testing it (TR2, Aug. 20). The company says it has sold 74 to Army Special Operations Forces at Fort Bragg, N.C.,…

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