Mentalix’s J2K API Toolkit addresses the FBI-certified 1000 ppi fingerprint image compression and decompression needs of turnkey system providers.  The Toolkit is for system integrators and programmers who offer electronic fingerprint identification systems to customers in the law enforcement industry.  The J2K API Toolkit enables developers to quickly add JPEG 2000 compression and decompression capabilities that meet the requirements of the NIST FP JPEG 2000 profile to custom fingerprint solutions.  Mentalix is committed to continually fine-tuning the Toolkit to keep current with platform and operating system changes, as well as re-certifying the product as needed.  In addition, Mentalix provides multiple products, already utilized by major systems integrators worldwide, for IAFIS-certified fingerprint scanning, fingerprint image utilities, WSQ compression and decompression, and color image acquisition — all of which can be used in conjunction with the J2K API Toolkit to create a complete fingerprint solution for end users. The Toolkit is sold on a per-developer-seat basis.  Developers will need to determine which specific APIs are required for their end use, and in turn, will need to purchase from Mentalix the appropriate runtime licenses for each of their targeted end-user systems.  A runtime license agreement will specify the particular APIs and royalty to be paid to Mentalix for each runtime license.   Easy to integrate Comprised of a single, platform-specific runtime library module, the product is available in a DLL for Windows® platforms and a shared library for UNIX® systems.  On Windows platforms, the DLL is easily usable in C and Visual Basic development environments.  The Toolkit offers a uniform interface across all supported platforms.  For those who need additional capabilities, the J2K API Toolkit also works as an add-on to Mentalix’s other fingerprint and scanning API products.   Reduces development effort With its ‘C’ API, the J2K module allows you