Cogent Systems to Report Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results on Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Cogent Systems (Nasdaq:COGT) today announced it will release full financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended September 30, 2009 shortly after the close of market on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. The Company will host a conference call and live webcast at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time) on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 to discuss the results.

For parties in the United States and Canada, call 877-941-4774 to access the conference call. International parties can access the call at 480-629-9760.

Additionally, Cogent Systems will offer a live webcast of the conference call, accessible from the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website (www.cogentsystems.com). The webcast will be archived for a period of 15 days. A telephonic replay of the conference call will also be available 2 hours after the call and will run for 2 days. To hear the replay, parties in the United States and Canada should call 800-406-7325 and enter pass code 4169863. International parties should call 303-590-3030 and enter pass code 4169863.

About Cogent Systems

Cogent is a global biometric identification solutions provider to governments, law enforcement agencies, and commercial enterprises. Cogent provides the highest quality identification systems, products and services with leading technology, accuracy and speed. Cogent’s Automated Fingerprint/Palmprint Identification Systems, or CAFIS, enable customers to capture fingerprint and palm print images electronically, encode prints into searchable files, and accurately compare a set of fingerprints/palm prints to a database containing potentially millions of prints in seconds. For more information, please visit www.cogentsystems.com