L-1 Identity Solutions has announced that it has received $24.5 million (Rs.11.5 crore) purchase orders for finger and iris biometric capture devices for the initial phase of India's Unique Identification Number (UID) programme, or AADHAAR. The orders include both Agile TP fingerprint slap devices and Mobile-Eyes iris cameras, both of which have been certified for the UID programme by the Standardization, Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) Directorate for the Government of India's Department of Information Technology (DIT).
"We are encouraged by the strong demand we have seen in the first phase of this program for our state-of-the-art fingerprint and iris products," said Robert V. LaPenta, Chairman, President & CEO of L-1 Identity Solutions. "Our devices are receiving high marks from our customers and we believe a large number of L-1 live scans and iris cameras will continue to be ordered throughout the enrollment phase," he adds.
Some units have already shipped and the remainder is expected to ship now through March 2011. The orders were received from multiple sources participating in the UID programme and L-1 expects to continue to receive additional orders for more units throughout the programme's five-year enrollment cycle.
