Verint's Digital Video Security Solution Deployed to Help Prevent Unauthorized Entry of International Passengers into the United States(email this article)

MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 1, 2003-- Verint Systems (Company Profile, Past Stories, Case Studies) Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT - News), a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for communications interception, digital video security and surveillance, and enterprise business intelligence, today announced that a new international gateway airport customer has deployed its Digital Video Solution for the Department of Homeland Security's Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS).
Formed in March 2003 through the transition of services from the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Services into the Department of Homeland Security, the BCIS is responsible for the administration of immigration and naturalization functions and establishing immigration services polices and priorities. Verint's Loronix Digital Video Solution has been deployed by this new airport customer in their international passenger transit areas and is being used by the BCIS to help prevent unauthorized passengers from entering the country. Verint digital video solutions are designed to enhance security and improve response time by alerting security personnel to potential security breaches in real-time.

"Airport security is being addressed by multiple organizations, including airport authorities and federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security," said Dan Bodner, President and CEO of Verint Systems Inc. "Verint's networked digital video solution and analytics are well suited for security initiatives that require a close cooperation among different agencies and we are committed to developing new analytical solutions to help improve airport security."

Verint's Loronix Digital Video Security Solutions enable government and commercial organizations to enhance the security of their facilities by networking video across multiple locations and applying advanced content analytics to extract actionable intelligence from video in real-time. By alerting security personnel to potential security threats, Verint's Digital Video Solution is designed to help organizations prevent security breaches and improve response time.

About Verint Systems Inc.

Verint Systems Inc., headquartered in Melville, New York, is a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for communications interception, digital video security and surveillance, and enterprise business intelligence. Verint software, which is used by over 1,000 organizations in over 50 countries worldwide, generates actionable intelligence through the collection, retention and analysis of voice, fax, video, email, Internet and data transmissions from multiple communications networks. Verint is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT - News). Visit us at our website www.verint.com.

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