by Brianna Crandall — September 8, 2010—3M and biometric systems provider Cogent Inc., commonly referred to as Cogent Systems, recently announced an agreement of acquisition. Cogent Systems will become part of 3M’s Security Systems Division.
Cogent Inc. provides finger, palm, face and iris biometric systems for governments, law enforcement agencies and commercial enterprises as part of the growing $4 billion global biometric market. Its Automated Fingerprint/Palmprint Identification Systems, or AFIS, enable customers to capture fingerprint and palm print images electronically, encode prints into searchable files, and accurately compare a set of fingerprints/palm prints to a database containing potentially millions of prints in seconds.
Identification and authentication solutions from 3M include border management products; document manufacturing and issuance systems for IDs, passports and visas; document readers and verification products; and security materials, such as laminates, to protect against counterfeiting and tampering.
