Oslo ,March 20, 2020 -NEXT Biometrics (Oslo Bors : NEXT), a global leader in fingerprint sensor technology, today announced it has received an additional order for UIDAI and STQC certified fingerprint biometric readers inIndia valued atUSD 360,000 . The customer has provided a 20% upfront payment and the readers have been delivered to the customer. The purchase order is an extended order to the same customer thatNext Biometrics announced on17 Jan 2020 . The customer has now made a total order ofUSD 1.100.000 to date during Q1 2020. These latest orders reflect increased demand for biometric solutions tied to the Government's Adhaar program, which continues to provide NEXT with opportunities to expand its share of a growing Indian market. Early 2020, demand is clearly increasing and NEXT expects to receive additional orders from both existing and new customers inIndia . "We are pleased that our work over the past months have resulted in that our customer has decided to pick up an additional quantity fromNext Biometrics " saidPeter Heuman ,NEXT Biometrics CEO." "The network of partners and distributors that we have built up is key for our continued success in government programs," said Vishal Pandole, Head of SalesIndia atNEXT Biometrics . "We work closely with our partners through these projects to secure our sensor technologies are established in numerous real-life projects and use-cases inIndia ." This second shipment of fingerprint readers will also be used in theGovernment of Andhra Pradesh's "Navarathnalu" program aimed at improving living standards of citizens in rural areas. As part of the program, volunteers will be equipped withNEXT Biometrics' fingerprint readers to deliver government services at the doorstep of all eligible households in thestate of Andhra Pradesh . AboutNEXT Biometrics NEXT provides advanced fingerprint sensor technology that delivers uncompromised security and accuracy for the best possible user experience in the smart card, government ID, access control and notebook markets. The company's patented NEXT Active ThermalTM principle allows the development of large, high quality fingerprint sensors in both rigid and flexible formats.NEXT Biometrics Group ASA (www.nextbiometrics.com) is headquartered inOslo , with sales, support and development operations inSeattle ,Taipei ,Prague , Bengaluru andShanghai . # # # # # NEXT Investor contact:Peter Heuman , peter.heuman@nextbiometrics.com
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