ComnetiX(TM) Inc Launches the Latest Version of Its Java-Based Intelligent Identification Environment(TM) (IIE) Software Suite Adaptable to All Commercial Enterprise, Criminal and Applicant Screening, IIE Enables Clients to Manage Their Overall Business Workflow More Efficiently TORONTO, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- ComnetiX(TM) Inc (TSX: CXI), a leading provider of biometric identification and authentication solutions, announced that it has launched the latest version of its Java-based Intelligent Identification Environment(TM) (IIE). Its features make the Company's solutions even more compatible with both new and legacy systems that operate in a variety of environments by offering increased speed and functionality, with a zero footprint. CEO Jim Scullion commented, "Our latest version of IIE opens up our market potential to include virtually every police department, every corporate security department and every government agency across North America that is concerned with ascertaining or verifying identities. Not only does this solution advance existing technology considerably, it is ideal for the possible future migration of biometric technology to portable devices, such as PDAs. We believe the release of our latest software platform puts us ahead of the technology curve in our business -- a head start we intend to maximize." Based on open source web and Java technologies, IIE is an integrated operational and information platform that focuses on business process efficiencies. Eliminating process redundancy and information silos, real time exchange of information across heterogeneous systems can be achieved within this secure and open environment. The open framework allows for a scalable, modular approach when customizing a solution -- customers may add or suppress functionality according to their own specific system requirements. Additionally, this intelligent, fully integrated identification system software architecture improves access to information, provides consolidated information and reduces data entry to the maximum extent possible. The result is an improvement of workflow efficiencies and, when required, the possibility of an aggregation of important information across systems. Central to maximizing the benefits of IIE's added speed and functionality is the Company's IntelliServ(TM) product. IntelliServ is a broad, software-centric business solution that automates the workflow process associated with biometric identification and authentication in both civil and criminal applications. By storing all data in an open image format, IntelliServ remains independent of proprietary AFIS and Live Scan systems. Operating with any biometric acquisition, it supports all hardware manufacturers, co-exists with existing systems and will evolve according to developing requirements in an orderly, cost-effective and risk-adverse way. Along the same lines, IIE was built upon modules, so that the implementation of IIE is not an "all or nothing" proposition. This benefits the customer in that it does not force the selection of ComnetiX-only products in order to gain the advantages of integration and allows the system to grow with the evolving needs of the customer. Aspects of the integration of IIE into the Company's solutions have already been realized in all ComnetiX Repository of Integrated Criminal Images (RICI), now known as IntelliBook(TM), implementations throughout New York State. Currently, regional servers in active production support real-time interfaces with systems for courts, jails, district attorneys and public defenders, warrants and parole/probation, among others. About Intelligent Identification Environment -- IIE IIE provides a platform that grows with an organization's business requirements. The modular design of IIE enables ComnetiX to provide a unified user experience by integrating new modules with legacy systems. As IIE modules are added, and demand on the server increases, it leverages the Java Enterprise Edition to scale up and out to ensure a high level of availability and application performance. IIE's modules are all defined in XML. These XML definitions are then used to generate user interfaces and Enterprise Java Beans enabling ComnetiX to build functional applications in a much shorter time frame. About IntelliServ(TM) ComnetiX leads the biometric industry with advanced technologies leveraging its versatile IntelliServ(TM) technology. IntelliServ is boosted by the inclusion of the OIS as a module and works alongside the workflow-engine module enabling process automation and external interfaces. This contemporary database technology expands capabilities well beyond traditional transient "store and forward" (S&F) systems by providing a full range of functionality from record queuing to archival storage of records in standards-compliant format. An IntelliServ system is designed to mediate workflow between civil applicant and booking workstations (where fingerprints, photos, signatures and document images are captured) and the back-end Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) at central agency sites. IntelliServ acts as the core of the solution, providing the foundation for further system enhancements. Central to criminal background checking is the IntelliBook(TM) solution currently being used throughout New York, as well as IntelliScreen(TM), suitable for applicant background checking. IntelliLink(TM), another ComnetiX solution, serves as a powerful criminal intelligence gathering and linkage analysis application. IntelliServ integrates all components and connects to all legacy systems in a criminal intelligence environment. About ComnetiX(TM) Inc ComnetiX(TM) Inc provides secure identification and authentication solutions to both the public and private sectors throughout North America. ComnetiX offers multimode biometric identification solutions for use in areas such as applicant screening, financial services, health care, transportation, airlines and airports, casinos and gaming, and energy and utilities. Clients include American Airlines, Lehman Brothers, New York City Health and Hospital Corporation, New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services, Toronto Police Services Board, Boston Police Department and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. ComnetiX is also Canada's premier applicant fingerprinting services company, facilitating tens of thousands of criminal background checks each year through its chain of ten offices across Canada. In addition, ComnetiX has recently launched its first applicant fingerprinting services office in the U.S., located in Sacramento, California. Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, events or performances are forward-looking statements. Any statement in this release containing words such as "believes," "plans," "expects" or "intends" and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking, and these statements involve risks and uncertainties and are based on current expectations. Consequently, actual results could differ materially from the expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. For further information Carter Marantette, VP Sales (media) ComnetiX Inc 703 904 4361 Tim Zahavich, CFO ComnetiX Inc 905-829-9988 ext 206 Jesse Deal (investors) 1-877-691-8087 (toll-free) DATASOURCE: ComnetiX Inc CONTACT: media, Carter Marantette, VP Sales, +1-703-904-4361, , or Tim Zahavich, CFO, +1-905-829-9988, ext 206, , or investors, Jesse Deal, 1-877-691-8087 (toll-free), , all of ComnetiX Inc Web site: http://www.comnetix.com/

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