Founded in 1980, Comnetix is also active in setting industry standards. In the early 1990s, it helped the FBI and other organizations develop standard protocols for the transmission of electronic fingerprints, known as Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Standards (EFTS). Comnetix was the first company in the US to transmit federally compliant electronic fingerprints to the FBI, and the first in Canada to establish a national distributed criminal intelligence database. Comnetix continues to set standards with its open architecture technology, which allows organizations to 1) identify people accurately and efficiently, 2) connect directly with other organizations' databases to share information in real-time, and 3) remove communication restrictions of varying biometric systems.

Biometric technologies are automated methods of identifying or authenticating people based on physical characteristics such as fingerprints, facial patterns, iris and retinas, voice templates, signatures, scars and tattoos. The Company's core products are 1) RICI - used by law enforcement agencies to acquire, manage and share forensic-quality biometric images, 2) CAPS - used by enterprises for employee/applicant enrolment and criminal background checks, 3) Open Image Server - a secure central server that receives and stores all data (i.e. fingerprint images, mug shots and keyed-text) captured by booking stations, interfacing with legacy and records management systems and storing all data in open format to enable the free flow of information across disparate biometric systems; and 4) ACIIS - an linkage-analysis system that identifies and investigates relationships between disparate data retrieved from multiple external criminal intelligence databases. Comnetix has key clients in the financial services, transportation, casino/gaming, utilities and healthcare sectors.

Comnetix's objective is to be the industry-leading identification and authentication solutions provider by creating a secure chain of identity.

Comnetix's solutions are currently used in the: (i) Law Enforcement/Criminal Justice; (ii) Applicant Screening; (iii) Government/Civil Identification; (iv) U.S. Homeland Security; and (v) Enterprise markets. Comnetix provides all aspects of system solutions delivery, including software applications, systems architecture, hardware procurement, custom-coded interfaces and databases, turnkey installation, end-user (or training-the-trainer) customer training, and automated software upgrades, followed by 24/7 maintenance and support. Comnetix's clients include, among others:

Lehman Brothers
CISC - Criminal Intelligence Services Canada
Southwest Airlines
Minesterio De Justicia, Spain
Boston Police Department
COPS Care
State of New York, State Education Department
Department of Criminal Justice Services State of New York
New York State Department of Health
Toronto Police Services
New South Wales Police, Australia