IMAGIS Technologies ( WKN A0BMQ2 )
Der Profiteur der Anschläge ( so weh es tut und so schlimm as Ganze leider ist ):
Nachdem feststeht, dass El-Kaida die Anschläge verübt hat, dürfte der Sicherheitsentwickler einen Kurssprung vor sich haben.
Das Unternehmen stellt die beste Software in Sachen Sicherheit her. Letzte Woche wurden zudem zwei neue Vertriebsvorstände vorgestellt.
IMAGIS Technologies ( WKN A0BMQ2 ) - eine interessante Aktie. Riesiges Wachstum. In Canada und im Frankfurt/ München/ Berlin gelistet. Im Moment in Ffm wenig Volumen. Aber das kann sich schnell ändern. Womöglich nie mehr so günstig wie im Moment.
Neue High-Tech-Aktie mit Chancen
Wenn die Märkte allgemein in die Knie gehen, kann man mit einem breit gestreuten Portfolio keine Gewinne mehr einfahren. Im besten Fall verliert der eigene Aktienbestand nicht ganz so viel an Wert wie der Gesamtmarkt. In solchen Zeiten greifen Profis zur Strategie des Stock Picking: sie picken sich einzelne, sehr spezielle Aktien heraus, die so gut dastehen, daß sie gegen den allgemeinen Trend zulegen. Und so eine Aktie dürfe folgender Wert sein: Imagis Technologies. Das kanadische Unternehmen ist Vorreiter einer ganz jungen Technologie: Biometrische Identifikation. Computer erkennen Menschen anhand von Körpermerkmalen - z.B. Fingerabdruck oder Augeniris - und öffnen dann Konten oder Banktresore. Das klingt futuristisch, ist aber Science Fiction von gestern. Denn Imagis hat mittlerweile eine Software entwickelt, die die Gesichter von Menschen im Vorübergehen erkennt. Damit kann man Verbrecher jagen, den Zugang zu Gebäuden regeln und Kreditkarten vor Mißbrauch schützen. Potentiell ein Milliarden-Markt, um den weltweit bislang nur zwei Unternehmen konkurrieren.
Gerade vor dem Hintergrund der aktuellen furchtbaren Attentate sollte das Unternehmen wieder in den Blickpunkt geraten! Das war nach dem 11. September auch schon so: Damals stieg der Wert in wenigen Tagen um 500%!
NEWS:
1) Imagis Provides Business Update to Shareholders
VANCOUVER, Mar 10, 2004 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Imagis Technologies Inc. ("Imagis") (OTCBB:IMTIF; TSX-V:WSI; DE:IGYA) announced today an update of recent business activities. Imagis has successfully integrated the staff and technology of Briyante Software Corp. A new Web site has been launched that gives a full description of the new products and marketing initiatives.
Imagis is pleased to announce the first sale of its Briyante Integration Server into the financial services industry. This represents a new vertical market for Imagis' data integration technology with significant potential for sales. Imagis has also completed a successful installation of its new Identity Server product, which combines Imagis' facial recognition technology with the data integration server.
In addition to these sales of new products, Imagis continues to expand sales of its legacy, facial recognition and arrest and bookings systems with recent sales to four separate law enforcement agencies. These sales include three facial recognition systems to law enforcement agencies in the US and a CABS Computerized Arrest & Booking System, enhanced with facial recognition, to a government ministry in Saudi Arabia.
Total value for the above orders generated revenues in excess of $300,000 for the company.
"The merger with Briyante has allowed us to enhance our existing product line, engineer new products, and pursue new opportunities," says Roy Trivett, President & CEO, Imagis Technologies Inc. "And as the above sales indicate, we continue to make strides with our legacy products providing identification capabilities to law enforcement and public safety agencies around the world."
"Imagis is a stronger company today, and with the appointments made last week to our Board of Directors, we have a definite reason to be optimistic about our prospects for the years ahead."
About Imagis Technologies Inc.
Imagis develops and markets software that simplifies, accelerates, and economizes the process of connecting existing, disparate databases, enhanced as appropriate with biometric recognition technology. This software provides a paradigm-shifting approach to the decades-old problem of system interoperability and data integration. Additionally, it enables information owners to share data securely with external stakeholders and software systems using any combination of text or imagery, including any facial photo or mug shot. For information about Imagis or the company's products and services, please refer to www.imagistechnologies.com.
2) Imagis Appoints Two to Board of Directors Mr. Clyde Farnsworth to be Head of Audit Committee and Mr. Keith Kretschmer to be Head of Compensation Committee
VANCOUVER, Mar 04, 2004 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) -- Imagis Technologies Inc. ("Imagis") (OTCBB:IMTIF; TSX-V:WSI; DE:IGYA) announced today the appointments of Mssrs. Clyde Farnsworth and Keith Kretschmer to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Farnsworth, who served as a Director of the US Federal Reserve System from 1981 to 1999, will be the Head of the Company's Audit Committee. Mr. Kretschmer, the former Managing Director of Oppenheimer Capital, will be the Head of the Company's Compensation Committee.
"We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Farnsworth and Mr. Kretschmer to the Company's Board," says Oliver 'Buck' Revell, Chairman, Imagis Technologies Inc., and the former associate deputy director of the FBI. "Their respective experience and knowledge will help the Board steer the company forward in the months and years to come."
Mr. Farnsworth served as the Director of Reserve Bank of Operations and Payment Systems for the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System prior to retirement in June 1999. As the Director, Mr. Farnsworth had responsibility for operations of the twelve Federal Reserve banks on behalf of the Federal Reserve Board. During his term, he represented the Board of Governors on the Group of Ten Committees of the Bank for International Settlements; the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems; the Group of Computer Experts; and the Security Experts. Mr. Farnsworth's duties also included automation and communication planning, financial planning, financial control, and budgeting for the Reserve Banks. Prior to joining the Federal Reserve Board, he served as an officer and economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, VA. Prior to this, he held teaching positions at the University of Richmond, VA, and at Virginia Commonwealth University. He also was a professor of economics at Virginia Tech. Mr. Farnsworth holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in mathematics, a Masters of Science degree in finance, and a doctorate in economics.
Mr. Kretschmer retired following a thirty-year career in financial services and investments in 2001. Prior to retirement, Mr. Kretschmer served as the Managing Director of Oppenheimer & Co. from 1991 to 1992 and of Oppenheimer Capital from 1995 to 2001. Oppenheimer Capital is a leading global value-equity investment firm with more than $20 billion in assets under management. Prior to his involvement at Oppenheimer, Mr. Kretschmer was a General Partner of Bear Stearns and Co. (Los Angeles) and Senior Managing Director of Bear Stearns and Co. (Boston). Mr. Kretschmer served on the White House Advance Staff during the Ford and Nixon administrations and he has served as an officer and director with a number of charities. He is a graduate of Wentworth Military Academy, the University of Nebraska, and attended UCLA's Graduate School of Management.
In addition to the above two appointments, the Company has also appointed Mr. Chris Wiesinger to the role of Vice President, Business Development. Mr. Wiesinger joined Imagis in February 2003 and has been the firm's Vice President, Business Development (Acting) since November 2003. Prior to joining Imagis, Mr. Wiesinger was a principal and co-founder of SigmaLogic Associates, providing business development and product management consulting services to a variety of firms in biometrics, law enforcement, and data sharing verticals. As Director of Strategic Partnerships for Touchless Sensor Technology AG (2000-2002), he was responsible for forging business relationships and opportunities for the sale of fingerprint sensors in North America and Europe. As an Account Executive for the EDS International Public Safety Group (1997-2000), Mr. Wiesinger provided sales leadership on consulting, system integration and functional outsourcing opportunities for corrections, emergency communications, and public safety command and control clients. He began his career with Syscon Justice Systems (1992-1997), where he was involved in all aspects of the software product development lifecycle, and managed software development and client implementation projects in the United States and Australia. Mr. Wiesinger holds both a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts of degree from the University of British Columbia.
Imagis has granted a total of 150,000 options to the aforementioned appointees at an exercise price of $0.66 with an expiry date of March 4, 2007. One third of these options will vest immediately, one third will vest after one year from the date of grant, and the final third will vest two years after the date of grant.
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