ImageWare Systems, Inc. announced a global partnership with TECH5 ®, an innovator in the field of identity management solutions, to become a value-added reseller ("VAR") for its solutions. Through this agreement, all TECH5 offerings will be available through integration with the existing Imageware product portfolio. TECH5 provides top-rated biometric algorithms and matching platforms for face, iris, and fingerprint recognition for use in both government and commercial enterprise solutions. TECH5 also provides innovative technology such as contactless fingerprint capture and Digital ID solutions protected by biometrics. As a VAR, Imageware will be integrating TECH5's biometric technology across its products, which includes Imageware Proof, Imageware Authenticate, Imageware Identify, and the ImagewareBiometric Engine and others. Imageware also announced that it will be providing SISCO, Inc. ("SISCO"), a leader in visitor management systems, with the Imageware Identity Platform, powered by TECH5 technologies, to enhance its product portfolio for the marine and visitor management industries. The Imageware Identity Platform adds facial recognition to SISCO's mobile solutions for the cruise line industry through the Identity Platform powered by TECH5's facial recognition biometric algorithm. As the provider of hardware and software solutions for approximately 40% of the cruise line industry, SISCO will offer this product as an upgrade to existing customers and a differentiator for attracting new ones. Cruise lines using this solution can now leverage facial recognition technology for onboarding passengers and for emergency situations at muster stations, which greatly increases the convenience, security, and speed of both processes. Creating a versatile biometric platform to be used throughout the marine sector (e.g. military vessels, container ships, oil rigs, barges, ferries and Ro-Ro) is critical to the safety and security of people, ports and countries.