Viisage Receives $12 Million Award from the State of Oklahoma; Marks Third Contract in Recent Months; Contracts Total $35 Million

    LITTLETON, Mass.--Feb. 18, 2003--Viisage Technology, Inc. , the leader in identity verification, announced today that the company has been chosen to fulfill the new digital driver license contract by the state of Oklahoma's Department of Public Safety. Viisage's contract will include the design, development and implementation of the statewide secure license production program. The total value of this new multi-year contract is approximately $12 million. Oklahoma is the 19th state to utilize Viisage in the production of identity verification documents and the third state in recent months to give Viisage a major driver license contract. The three latest contracts total approximately $35 million.
    The solution, developed by Viisage, will integrate multiple, advanced identification security features, including its FaceEXPLORER(TM) facial recognition software and SAGEM Morpho finger imaging technology. The state-of-the-art system will facilitate the rapid identification and verification of license applicants, allowing the state to quickly produce highly-secure identification documents while at the same time helping to safeguard Oklahoma residents from identity theft and fraud.
    Commissioner Bob Ricks of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) commented on the award stating, "Viisage provided us with an advanced technology solution that will help streamline our license operation and protect our citizens. In doing so, Viisage demonstrated its clear leadership position and its understanding of our need to produce very secure credentials for the citizens of Oklahoma."
    The new system will function seamlessly within the DPS technical environment incorporating a Viisage Central Image Server. Additionally, Viisage will provide complete workstations capable of performing application processing and producing durable, finished driver licenses and ID cards on printers from Atlantek, Inc.
    Commenting on the award, Bernard Bailey, Viisage Technology's president and CEO, said, "To receive three back-to-back driver license contracts of this significance is truly a testament to our leadership position in the identity verification marketplace. We are committed to helping states like Oklahoma protect their citizens against identity theft and fraud by delivering solutions that include a variety of advanced security features. Our keen understanding of our customers' needs and our unmatched performance capability continue to make Viisage stand out in this competitive environment."

    About Viisage Technology

    Viisage Technology, Inc. is the world leader in identity verification technology. Viisage's solutions help law enforcement, state and federal government agencies as well as commercial businesses verify identities in order to enhance security, reduce fraud and protect personal privacy. The Company's core facial recognition technology, based on technology developed at MIT, is accurate, non-intrusive and cost-effective--especially in extremely large database applications. Through 1,625 U.S. systems in almost 1,500 locations in 19 states, Viisage delivers more than 28 million digital-identification documents annually. Visit Viisage's Website at www.viisage.com.

    This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements in this document and those made from time to time by the Company through its senior management are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements concerning future plans or results are necessarily only estimates and actual results could differ materially from expectations. Certain factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, among other things, potential fluctuations in quarterly results, the size and timing of award and performance on contracts, dependence on large contracts and a limited number of customers, lengthy sales and implementation cycles, changes in management estimates incident to accounting for contracts, availability and cost of key components, market acceptance of new or enhanced products and services, proprietary technology and changing competitive conditions, system performance, management of growth, dependence on key personnel, ability to obtain project financing, general economic and political conditions and other factors affecting spending by customers and other risks, uncertainties and factors including those described from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including without limitation, the company's Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2001 and its quarterly reports on Form 10Q.