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EXHIBIT 21
SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES OF PRINTRAK INTERNATIONAL INC.
As of March 31, 1997, Printrak International Inc. (the "Company") had one
subsidiary, Printrak Limited. On May 7, 1997, the Company acquired TFP, Inc. a
South Carolina corporation, which became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company. On September 9, 1997, SunRise Imaging, a California corporation, was
acquired and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. On December 1,
1997, the Company established Printrak International Pty Ltd, in Australia, as a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. On December 11, 1998, the Company
established Printrak de Argentina S.R.L, in Argentina, as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company.