Intercede's partnership with
Gemplus reinforced by significant order
Intercede, a leading provider
of smart card and identity management software, today announces
that it has received an order in excess of £0.5m from Gemplus,
a leading provider of smart card solutions, for a major European
customer. Since 2003, Intercede and Gemplus have developed a strong
partnership built around Intercede's MyID Smart Card and Identity
Management System, as part of Gemplus' smart card-based corporate
ID solution, SafesITe.
"This success demonstrates
that our strategy of delivering Intercede's MyID technology to
major customers through channel partners is starting to produce
significant sales revenues. The order reinforces the mutual importance
of Gemplus as an Intercede partner and illustrates that our combined
solutions have matured into a compelling offering to the market,"
said Richard Parris, Chairman and Chief Executive, Intercede Group
plc. "Using MyID with Gemplus smart cards, readers and middleware,
enables organisations to securely identify and authenticate individuals
in a practical and cost-effective manner. We look forward to working
with Gemplus on other smart card projects for customers around
the World"
Gemplus' SafesITe solution incorporates
Intercede's MyID to provide a user-friendly method to deploy and
manage smart cards for organisations choosing to adopt corporate
ID cards with Microsoft PKI credentials. The corporate ID cards
can be used to securely access business information and data from
the organisation's PCs, Networks, VPNs and Web resources as well
as providing physical access to offices and buildings.
"Our technical partnership
with Intercede has quickly grown into what is now a fruitful and
successful business venture that allows both our companies to
better engage the corporate ID market," said Olivier Chavrier,
Gemplus Director of Marketing for ID & Security. "This
contract well reflects the growing interest and escalating need
for smart card-based identity solutions in the enterprise."
About Intercede
Intercede Group plc is a leading developer and supplier of smart
card and identity management software traded on AIM, a market
operated by the London Stock Exchange (IGP LN) (IGP.L). The Group's
MyIDTM software manages the secure registration, issuance and
lifecycle of digital identities for a wide range of uses. This
requires the integration of multiple technologies and products
from many different vendors, including smart cards, biometrics,
digital certificates and Open Platform applets.
Intercede's customers cover a
range of industries and include Athena Smart Card Systems, Barclays
Bank, BEWAG, Department of Transport Ireland, Fujitsu, Lloyds
TSB, the UK National Health Service (NHS), the Metropolitan Police,
PinkRoccade, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ubizen and various US and
UK Government agencies and departments.
For more information, visit Intercede's
home page at www.intercede.com
About Gemplus
Gemplus International S.A. (Euronext: LU0121706294 - GEM and NASDAQ:
GEMP) is the world's leading player in the smart card industry
in both revenue and total shipments (source: Gartner-Dataquest
(2004), Frost & Sullivan, Datamonitor.). It has sold over
4 billion smart cards. With security at its core, and 2400 patents
produced by its innovative R&D team, Gemplus delivers a wide
range of portable, personalized solutions in areas including Identity,
Mobile Telecommunications, Public Telephony, Banking, Retail,
Transport, Healthcare, WLAN, Pay-TV, e-government, and access
control.
Gemplus' revenue in 2003 was 749
million Euros.
www.gemplus.com
ENQUIRIES:
Andrew Walker - Finance Director
Richard Parris - Chairman and Chief Executive
Intercede Group plc
Tel. +44 (0) 1455 558111
