Why Choose Cogent
Cogent has delivered the fastest, most accurate, and most sophisticated yet reliable biometric identification solutions in the world. Founded in 1990, Cogent has grown at a steady rate and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock market under the stock symbol COGT. As a world leader, Cogent provides first class Automated Biometric Identification Systems, identity management solutions, and biometric access control products to governments, law enforcement agencies, and commercial customers worldwide. Cogent is committed to aligning biometric technology and services to solve our customers’ business challenges.

Cogent Firsts
At Cogent we are proud of our advanced technology and our contribution to the biometric identification industry.

This list below shows more than 20 years of Cogent's scientific and technological achievements in the advancement of the biometric identification sciences.

1993 PC-based AFIS with 100% database penetration for fingerprint searches
1993 PMA Technology
1994 Selected as the technology supplier for the first nationwide Fast-ID system (the IDENT System)
1996 Integrated Palm & Finger AFIS
1999 First AFIS vendor to demonstrate interoperability with all other AFIS vendors' systems
2000 WebCheck - First Web Based Fingerprint Identification Solution
2003 Delivered first AFIS in the world designed to store/use 1,000ppi images
2003 Delivered first AFIS in the world designed to store/search multiple identity records per subjects
2004 Delivered world's fastest real-time ID system for Voter Authentication in Venezuela
2004 First biometric access control device with Power-Over-Ethernet capability
2006 First template generation and matching algorithm to receive GSA Certification for FIPS 201
2006 Industry first Bluetooth-enabled portable fingerprinting scanner
2007 First AFIS to support the largest mobile identification network of 500+ mobile units
2008 First multi-modal portable field device certified by Department of Defense
2009 First mobile handheld device to capture latent prints at 1,000 ppi