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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * AHMAD IFTIKHAR   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY INC [VISG] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. Vice Pres - Secure Id (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 296 CONCORD ROAD - THIRD FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2004 (Street) BILLERICA, MA 01821 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/31/2004   J(1)   276 A $ 7.07 6,495 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 6.16

02/20/2002

A

V

60,000

(2)

02/20/2012

Common Stock

60,000

(3)

60,000

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 1.375

02/24/1999

A

11,667

(2)

02/24/2009

Common Stock

11,667

(3)

11,667

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 2.96

02/01/1996

A

5,635

(4)

02/01/2006

Common Stock

5,635

(3)

5,635

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 3.0625

02/14/2001

A

50,000

(2)

02/14/2011

Common Stock

50,000

(3)

30,000

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 2.25

07/21/1997

A

35,000

(4)

07/21/2007

Common Stock

35,000

(3)

35,000

D

Option (Right to Buy)

$ 12.25

01/21/2000

A

50,000

(5)

01/21/2010

Common Stock

50,000

(3)

50,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AHMAD IFTIKHAR C/O VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 296 CONCORD ROAD - THIRD FLOOR BILLERICA, MA 01821			Sr. Vice Pres - Secure Id

Signatures

Charles J. Johnson, Attorney-in-Fact		01/04/2004
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Purchase under Viisage Technology Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(2)	Option is exercisable in three annual equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(3)	Not Applicable
(4)	Subject to acceleration and earlier vesting as noted in option agreement regarding benchmark shares.
(5)	Option is exercisable in four annual equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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