The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has announced a multi-year contract with US biometrics firm NEC Corporation that will see the latter's Integra-ID 5 multi-modal solution deployed for law enforcement identity services.Services offered by Integra-ID 5 include advanced latent fingerprint processing including multi-algorithm encoding and fusion matching on NEC's Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) platform. The solution supports numerous biometrics modalities, including fingerprint, palm print, face, iris, and voice.”Our department is dedicated to fighting crime and improving the quality of life in Las Vegas as well as maintaining the safety of the millions of visitors that Las Vegas hosts each year,” said Sheriff Joseph Lombardo.”In addition to assuring us a top-of-the-line MBIS solution for our forensic needs, the NEC solution with its flexible service model and annual payment plan met our fiscal constraints and budgeting needs as well.”In January, NEC revealed that two Californian counties, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, have selected its Integra-ID 5 product to upgrade their identification, biometrics and forensics capabilities.”The Las Vegas metropolitan area has had astonishing growth, becoming the most populous American city founded in the twentieth century,” said Raffie Beroukhim, vice president of the NEC Biometrics Solutions Division.”We are pleased to have offered our IDaaS model, relieving LVMPD of a large capital expenditure and enabling the implementation of this upgrade through their operational budget.”
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