The biometric comparison algorithms of the new system ordered will significantly improve performance of the current system: the new generation Metamorpho will effectively offer better precision for fingerprint, palm-print and trace recordings, as well as enhanced performance in processing requests. The capacity of the fingerprint database and the system's daily flow will also be increased.

As part of this program, Sagem Défense Sécurité will also deliver new Livescan-type fixed and portable enrollment stations, Morpho RapID portable terminals for on-the-spot fingerprint controls by way of a central database accessed via a secure radio link.

This contract confirms the trust the Bahrain authorities place in Sagem Défense Sécurité's biometric systems, the company having already supplied an AFIS and Morpho RapID terminals to the country's Labour Market & Reform Authority at the end of 2006.

This new success highlights Sagem Défense Sécurité's know-how in the field of biometrics and its capacity to supply turnkey ID solutions to governmental organizations. Sagem Défense Sécurité's biometric ID systems are operational in more than 60 countries. This contract reinforces the company's status as the worldwide leader in fingerprint recognition systems.