Identix Incorporated

Identix Incorporated
NASDAC (IDXX) 1985 - 1991 Pacific exch.(IDX) 1987 -2006 Amex (IDX) 1991 – 2006

Acquired by L-1 Identity Solutions in 2006 and traded on NYSE

Cash offer for NYSE traded stock by Safran (Paris), the technology became part of Morpho Systems
IndustryBiometric identification
FoundedMountain View, California, U.S.
(August 1982 (1982-08))
FounderRandall C. Fowler
Headquarters
Austin Edit this on Wikidata
Area served
Worldwide
Websitewww.identyx.com Edit this on Wikidata

Identix Incorporated, established in August 1982, designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed user authentication solutions by capturing and/or comparing fingerprints for security applications and personal identification. Markets included corporate enterprise security, intranet, extranet, internet, wireless Web access and security, E-commerce, government, and law enforcement agencies.

In November 1985, Identix went public and began trading on NASDAQ as IDXX.[1] In 1991, the stock moved to the American Exchange[2] and the trading symbol became IDX.

In October 2003, the company had 550 employees, 250 of them in Minnesota, with offices in four other U.S. states and in the United Kingdom.[3] In January 2006, a $700M merger between Viisage and Identix was announced that would form a combined company with 700 employees.[4] Later that year, Identix merged into L-1 Identity Solutions and traded on the NYSE until it was acquired by Safran of Paris on July 26, 2011[5] with a cash tender offer and it became part of Morpho S.A.S.

  1. ^ Public Offerings, Identix, Inc. Venture Magazine, January 1986, pp. 91.
  2. ^ Moving up: Identix trading on the Amex, Times Tribune, Business Section, April 30, 1991.
  3. ^ "Government contract in flux after competitor opposes Identix". Newspapers.com. St. Cloud Times. October 26, 2003. p. 13. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. ^ Bray, Hiawatha (January 13, 2006). "Viisage, Identix will merge in $770m deal". Newspapers.com. The Boston Globe. p. 81. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  5. ^ Safran completes the acquisition of L-1 Identity Solutions Becomes world leader in biometric identity solutions