Cogent Systems to Present at the Raymond James 31st Annual Institutional Investors Conference

Cogent Systems (Nasdaq: COGT) today announced participation in the following upcoming event with the financial community:

Raymond James 31^st Annual Institutional Investors Conference

Presentation Date: Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Time: 1:40 p.m. ET

Location: JW Marriott Grande Lakes Hotel in Orlando, Florida

Presenters: Ming Hsieh, Chief Executive Officer and Paul Kim, Chief Financial Officer

Interested parties can log into these events through the Investor Relations section of Cogent’s website at www.cogentsystems.com.

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 AFIS, 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