Intercede Unleashes MyID Corporate for Windows®

New variant of Intercede's MyID Corporate smart card based ID solution that leverages and enhances the features available in Microsoft Windows Server™ 2003 Operating System

Lutterworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom—October 13, 2003— Intercede Group plc, today announced that it has released MyID™ Corporate for Windows®. Intercede's MyID Corporate for Windows® is comprehensive smart card based corporate ID solution that leverages and enhances the features available in Microsoft Windows Server 2003™, Windows Server 2003™Certificate Authority (CA) and Active Directory®. MyID Corporate for Windows® provides a single solution that enables immediate issuance and management of digital certificates, smart cards and USB keys for enhanced security with minimal cost.

With Intercede's MyID™ Corporate for Windows® any organization can:

Dramatically enhance corporate security
through the use of PIN-protected Microsoft digital certificates on smart cards and USB keys

Immediately deploy smart cards and USB keys
by leveraging existing Microsoft infrastructure

Reduce help desk costs
by automating routine tasks such as PIN Unlock or certificate renewal through on-line self-service support

Improve staff productivity
by combining multiple credentials on a single device and by providing users with a simplified sign-on, smart card and PIN, to IT resources

Leverage new Windows Server 2003™ features
including support for encryption key archive and recovery, and customised certificate policies

Protect their ID infrastructure investment
by providing an open and scalable solution that is built to support existing and future technologies

"MyID™ Corporate for Windows® enables organizations to increase the ROI on Win2003 upgrades by unlocking Microsoft's powerful certificate based security infrastructure," said Richard Parris, Intercede's Chairman and Chief Executive. "Our solution greatly simplifies the issuance and management of PKI enabled smart cards and USB device for use within a Microsoft environment and brings world class IT security within the reach of both large and small businesses."

The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 edition includes all the functionality customers expect from a mission-critical Windows Server operating system, such as security, reliability, availability, and scalability. In addition, Microsoft has improved and extended the Windows server product family to enable organizations to experience the benefits of Microsoft .NET. MyID corporate for Windows® together with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 offers a unified platform that enables any organization to easily enhance security with smart cards and USB keys.

Intercede's MyID Corporate for Windows® leverages and enhances the features in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Active Directory by providing:

MyID™ Corporate for Windows® is available now!

About Intercede
Intercede Group plc is a leading developer and supplier of smart card and identity management software and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (IGP LN) (IGP.L). Intercede's edefice™ provides OEM partners, service providers and end-user organizations with the tools required to quickly deploy, maintain and manage smart cards, hardware and software tokens, biometrics, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology, applets and other digital credentials. Intercede's customers cover a range of industries and include ActivCard, AIB, Bank of Ireland, Barclays Bank, Colt Telecommunications, Datakey, Fujitsu Services, Lloyds TSB, the NHS, Royal Bank of Scotland and a number of US Federal Government agencies.

For more information, visit Intercede's home page at http://www.intercedegroup.com/ , call +44 (0) 1455 558 111 or Email info@intercede.com

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