In
addition, officers no longer need to travel to multiple booking
stations to capture fingerprints and mug shots. The new AFIS will include customized
workflows to support law enforcement identification, including the
ability to search both fingerprints and palmprints as well as
fingerprint based civil background checks and features 4X the
conventional image resolution to 1,000 pixels per inch (ppi).

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The IWS Law Enforcement system is a digital booking,
identification and investigative solution that enables users to
digitally capture, search, store and retrieve images and demographic
data including mug shots, scars, marks and tattoos (SMTs) and
fingerprints. The system
will support the County, the Fresno Police Department and ten other
police departments within the County.

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN DIEGO----ImageWare(R) Systems ,
Inc. ImageWare's identification products are used to
manage and issue secure credentials including national IDs, passports,
driver licenses, smart cards and access-control credentials.

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(AMEX:IW), a world leading developer and provider of identity
management solutions, today announced that the Company's IWS(TM) Law
Enforcement identity management solution, which utilizes the IWS(TM)
Biometric Engine, has received additional FBI certifications providing
integrated fingerprint and palmprint biometric management for civil
and law enforcement use. While management believes
such representation to be true and accurate based on the information
available to the company, actual results may differ materially from
those described. Securities and Exchange Commission. Cogent undertakes no obligation to review or confirm
analysts' expectations or estimates or to release publicly any
revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.

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"With these
certificates in place, ImageWare now has the ability to provide our
law enforcement customers with a full suite of integrated identity
management solutions.

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The new AFIS system will be integrated with existing County law
enforcement information systems along with the California Department
of Justice's AFIS and the FBI's Integrated AFIS (IAFIS). Cogent is providing this information as of the date of
this press release, and expressly disclaims any duty to update
information contained in this press release.

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All booking
information including images will be located at a central designation
and then sent to the appropriate AFIS system.
ImageWare's digital booking products provide law enforcement agencies
with integrated mug shot, fingerprint Livescan and investigative
capabilities . Such statements are based on
management's current estimates and expectations and are subject to a
number of uncertainties and risks that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
statements.

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By adding Livescan capabilities, law enforcement
organizations further enhance the investigative process by providing
additional identifiers to identify suspects involved in a crime.

About ImageWare Systems, Inc.

Fresno County Sheriff's Department Selects Cogent Systems for Its Next Generation AFIS; Initial Award Valued at Over $2 Million

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ImageWare recently announced its initial FBI
certification, obtained using Smiths Heimann's LS1 LITE-Ue. Important facts that may
cause actual results to differ are set forth in the company's periodic
filings with the U.

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Attaining
these certifications represents compliance with FBI's Integrated
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) Image Quality
Specifications (IQS)."
Livescan allows users to capture single to ten prints and palm
data, providing an integrated biometric management for civil and law
enforcement use.

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Our
recent contract wins in this market is clear evidence we are winning a
very substantial portion of these upgrades.

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Law enforcement can submit fingerprint data directly to
the State AFIS and other agencies as required. ImageWare is
headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Canada and Germany. For
more information visit www.
Forward-looking statements in this press release include, without
limitation, express and implied statements regarding Cogent's future
domestic and international growth, and opportunities in the law
enforcement market .

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Additional features and
functionality include real-time access to images and data, creation of
digital composite sketches, photo lineups, and production of
identification cards and credentials.

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----Cogent
Systems (Nasdaq:COGT) today announced it has signed a contract with
the Fresno County Sheriff 's department for its next generation
Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS).

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ImageWare Identity Management Solution Attains Additional FBI Livescan Certifications

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Safe Harbor Statement

This news release may contain forward-looking statements made
pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This new advanced technology is
creating an opportunity to replace legacy fingerprint identification
systems in many small and mid-sized law enforcement agencies. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those expressed or implied here.

Application of science to the enforcement of the law, in particular assimilation of evidence from the scene of crime .

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Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SOUTH PASADENA, Calif."

About Cogent Systems

Cogent is a leading provider of Automated Fingerprint
Identification Systems, or AFIS, and other fingerprint biometric
solutions to governments, law enforcement agencies and other
organizations worldwide.

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By enabling fingerprint Livescan, palmprint and
booking technologies with our IWS Biometric Engine, we are providing
robust criminal and civilian solutions that will help improve the
speed and accuracy of the identity management process.iwsinc.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains, in addition to historical
information, forward-looking statements.

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The Company also provides comprehensive digital workflow
solutions for the professional photography industry . System expansion capabilities support both criminal and civil
livescan applications and include a mugshot system, facial recognition
capability, mobile identification, an on-line archive system ,
additional remote workstations and livescan units for police
departments throughout the County .

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While these statements are meant to
convey to the public the company's progress, business opportunities
and growth prospects, readers are cautioned that such forward-looking
statements represent management 's opinion. Readers are referred to Cogent's
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 filed by
Cogent with the Securities and Exchange Commission which identifies
important risk factors that could cause actual results to differ from
those contained in the forward-looking statements , including but not
limited to: changes in government policies; deriving a significant
portion of revenues from a limited number of customers; deriving a
significant portion of revenues from the sale of solutions pursuant to
government contracts; failure of the biometrics market to experience
significant growth; failure of Cogent's products to achieve broad
acceptance; failure to successfully compete; failure to comply with
government regulations; negative publicity and/or loss of clients due
to security breaches resulting in the disclosure of confidential
information; loss of export licenses or changes in export laws;
failure to manage projects; rapid technology change in the biometrics
market; loss of a key member of management team; termination of
backlog orders; loss of limited source suppliers; negative audits by
government agencies; failure to protect intellectual property; and
exposure to intellectual property and product liability claims.

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"We are pleased that ImageWare is the first company to integrate
and certify Livescan devices from all three Livescan hardware
vendors ," said Jim Miller, ImageWare's chairman and CEO. "Advanced features of the new system include faster response
time, real-time mobile identification and the ability to search
additional fingerprint records. Cogent may change its
intention, belief or expectation, at any time and without notice,
based upon any changes in such factors, in its assumptions or
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Scalable
for worldwide deployment, the Company's biometric product line
includes a multi-biometric engine that is hardware and algorithm
independent, enabling the enrollment and management of unlimited
population sizes.S.
The new AFIS which features Cogent's high-speed Programmable
Matching Accelerator (PMA ) provides real-time response times for
search requests supporting mobile and stationary identification checks
throughout Fresno County. The
information contained in this press release is a statement of Cogent's
present intention, belief or expectation and is based upon, among
other things, existing industry conditions, market conditions, the
economy in general and Cogent's assumptions.

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(AMEX:IW ) is a world leading developer and
provider of identity management solutions, providing biometric , secure
credential, law enforcement and digital imaging technologies. The system architecture is
designed to scale to support up to a database of up to 10,000,000
records. Cogent's AFIS solutions enable customers to
capture fingerprint images electronically, encode fingerprints into
searchable files and accurately compare a set of fingerprints to a
database containing potentially millions of fingerprints in seconds.

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The certifications were obtained using the
Identix TP-5700 and the Cross Match ID500 Livescan devices. The company's operations and business prospects are
always subject to risks and uncertainties. The initial award
is valued at over $2 million.
"Our selection by Fresno demonstrates the value that Cogent's
technology brings," commented Ming Hsieh, President and CEO of Cogent
Systems.

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