edefice™ 6.0 enables organisations
to rapidly deploy, maintain and efficiently manage security solutions,
turning secured information into easily accessible knowledge.
Intercede Group (AIM: IGP), a leading developer
and supplier of security management solutions for computers, networks
and software applications, today announced the release of edefice
6.0, a smart card and public key infrastructure ("PKI")
security management solution, for corporate enterprises and government
customers. edefice 6.0 incorporates new features which are designed
to enable business managers to easily administer the life cycle
of smart cards and associated PKI credentials through a distributed
web based management system.
The key benefits and features of edefice
are set out below:
edefice™, through its web based
security console, enables
corporate smart cards and PKI certificates to be securely issued
to staff by authorized managers from any workstation equipped
with a smart card reader.
edefice™ is one of the first smart
card management systems to be fully integrated with Baltimore
and Microsoft PKI-enabled Windows environments. Edefice removes
the complexity of PKI systems and replaces it with an intuitive
interface that any end-user and manager can efficiently use.
edefice™ has a customizable and
patented workflow-based architecture which enables companies to
implement their own security policies independent of third party
suppliers.
edefice™ enables smart cards and
tokens to be used in any
combination to provide secure, manageable authenticated access
to all physical and IT resources.
edefice™ streamlines the logon
process to IT systems by
replacing multiple usernames and passwords with an efficient single
sign-on mechanism.
One of edefice's greatest strengths is its
product independence. It can simultaneously support multiple smart
card manufacturers and PKI products within a single fully distributed
network environment. The technical competitive advantage of edefice
is validated through its selection by Oberthur Card Systems, under
a global OEM licence, as the smart card management system for
their AuthentIC family, and by a recent contract award from a
major European Bank.
Richard Parris, Chairman and Chief Executive
of Intercede Group plc, commented:
"With this latest release of edefice,
our customers can now, for the first time, unlock the business
benefits of smart card and PKI technology. Edefice provides one
of the most robust security life cycle management systems that
is easy to use and business process driven. It takes the complexity
out of security systems deployment to the advantage of end-users,
integrators and product vendors."
About Intercede
Intercede Group plc (IGP LN) (IGP.L) is a leading developer and
supplier of security management solutions for computers, networks
and software applications. Intercede successfully raised 2.2 million
(net of expenses) by way of a placing on the Alternative Investment
Market in January 2001. Intercede is one of only three quoted
security software companies on the London Stock Exchange. Through
its edefice(TM) software suite, Intercede provides organisations
with the tools they require to efficiently deploy, maintain and
manage smart card and PKI technology. Intercede's customers cover
a range of industries and include Barclays Bank, Lloyds TSB, the
Department for Education and Employment, the NHS, Compaq and ICL.
For more information, visit Intercede's home page at http://www.intercedegroup.com/
or call +44 (0) 1455 558 111.
About Edefice
Edefice, through its intuitive web based management console, provides
organisations of any size with the tools they require to rapidly
deploy, maintain and manage smart card, PKI and other security
technologies. The edefice product suite includes enabledDesktop,
enabledLaptop, enabledSign-on, enabledWeb, enabledPKI and enabledNetwork.
For more information, visit the edefice home page at http://www.edefice.com/
or call +44 (0) 1455 558 111.
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Enquiries:
Intercede Group plc
Richard Parris, Chairman & Chief Executive
Tel. 01455 558111
College Hill
Matthew Smallwood
matthew.smallwood@collegehill.com
Clare Warrenclare.warren@collegehill.com
Tel. 0207 457 2020
