Atlanta, October 05, 2005 – M2SYS Technology, an innovator in biometric technology research and development, today announced it has finalized a long-term partnership agreement with Consolidated Technology Solutions (CTS America), a leader in commercial state-of-the-art, integrated public safety software, to integrate the M2SYS patent-pending fingerprint recognition solution called Bio-Plugin™ into CTS’s SmartJAIL™ and SmartRMS™ solutions. The technology is now available to CTS America’s growing customer base of public safety customers throughout the U.S.

M2SYS’ patent-pending fingerprint recognition solution called Bio-Plugin™ enables software companies like CTS America to immediately integrate into their applications a complete, enterprise-ready, scalable, seamless fingerprint recognition system, including a high-performance 1:N identification engine. Bio-Plugin™ eliminates the system dependencies, extensive development, and specialized knowledge of biometric complexities inherent to fingerprint SDK’s. This enables software companies to remain focused on their core product, while establishing a new revenue channel and providing increased customer value with the addition of an integrated biometric component.

The M2-S™ optical, USB fingerprint reader manufactured by M2SYS is engineered for use in high throughput environments where reliability and ruggedness are critical success factors. Its ergonomic design reduces human error and produces consistently high-quality images necessary for accurate fingerprint identification. The low maintenance device also works well with rough, dry or moist prints, and automatically encrypts all image data.

CTS America provides a suite of integrated, comprehensive public safety software solutions, including SmartJAIL™, a complete Jail Management System, and SmartRMS™, an extensive Records Management System. With the assistance of a dedicated M2SYS engineer, CTS America rapidly integrated Bio-Plugin™ into these platforms, providing the option for immediate deployment to its customer base. The fingerprint software module allows officers to identify new inmates and suspects, authenticate visitors, track inmate movement throughout detention centers, and verify identity prior to release.

“We had one conference call with M2SYS and the bulk of the system was completely integrated into our SmartJAIL software,” noted Jovian Rodriguez, Director of Engineering – JMS, at CTS America. “I was completely amazed at how easy it was to integrate such a complex and robust system. We had evaluated several fingerprint SDKs that would have required extensive development in addition to the burden of ongoing maintenance. Realizing the development and support of a biometrics system is well outside our core competencies, the decision to select M2SYS was an easy one.”

“As an industry-leader in public safety software, CTS America recognizes the importance of remaining focused on their core software products when evaluating the integration of new technology,” commented Mizan Rahman, CEO and Chief Software Architect of M2SYS. “By using Bio-Plugin™, CTS America avoids stretching internal resources to manage a new product component, meets key customer demands, and can concentrate on their core applications. Furthermore, CTS America can now rely on M2SYS as their strategic biometrics R&D partner to continually provide the most cutting edge fingerprint technology.”

M2SYS Technology is a proven innovator in the field of biometric software engineering, research and development. Its portfolio includes a patent-pending, biometrics “plug-in” solution that software providers can use to quickly adopt a seamless fingerprint recognition module with minimal development effort. Leveraging its core biometric processing server, the technology facilitates one-to-one verification and one-to-many identification, enabling fast, secure, and highly accurate human recognition processing. M2SYS also manufactures its own industrial fingerprint scanner called the M2-S™ Fingerprint Reader for use in commercial environments.

Consolidated Technology Solutions (CTS America), is a privately held corporation engaged in system development, implementation and support services involving public safety, homeland security, citation management, and selection and evaluation analysis. CTS America’s software been deployed in over 50 local, state and federal agencies. client consists of Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, U.S. Virgin Islands Police Department, Oklahoma City Police, Florida Department of Transportation, South Carolina Department of Public Safety and University of Florida. The company rapidly adapts and modifies complex integrated systems that allow its users to access real-time information and achieve increased functionality that enables a safer, more effective, and more efficient operation.