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Intercede News
MyID® PIV Leaps Out of the
Starting Gate to Become the First Smart Card and Identity Management
System Supporting FIPS 201 PIV II Certified Smart Cards
With the support of FIPS 201 PIV
II certified smart cards and biometric technologies from multiple
vendors that support ANSI/INCITS 378 templates, MyID®
PIV is the first smart card and identity management system that
enables US Federal Government Agencies and systems integrators to
issue and manage PIV ID badges according to the processes defined
by FIPS 201, parts 1 and 2.
Lutterworth, United Kingdom - April 26, 2006
- Intercede Ltd., a market leader in smart card identity management
systems, today, announced that its FIPS 201 product, "MyID®
PIV", supports both Oberthur Card Systems' recently released
FIPS 201 PIV II certified smart cards and biometric technologies
from multiple vendors that comply with the ANSI/INCITS 378 Data
Interchange Format for Finger Minutiae.
Intercede's MyID
PIV is a comprehensive smart card and identity management system
designed to help US Federal Government agencies and their contractors
meet HSPD-12 mandates. MyID PIV
provides a comprehensive management platform offering a single line
of authority to fully support and enforce the end-to-end policy,
process, practice and technology stipulated by FIPS 201, Parts 1
and 2.
On April 20, 2006, Oberthur Card Systems' announced
the certification of its new PIV II Smart Card, the first PIV II
compliant dual-interface card available to the government market
today. Intercede's MyID PIV enables
both partners and end-user agencies to quickly register, identityproof,
issue and maintain PIV ID's based on Oberthur's PIV II certified
smart cards.
"Intercede strives to be at the forefront
of identity management interoperability and we are extremely happy
to be the first smart card and identity management systems provider
to announce interoperability with the first FIPS 201 PIV II certified
smart cards available," said Richard Parris, Chairman and CEO
of Intercede. "The additional inclusion of support for biometric
technologies from multiple vendors provides our customers with proven
and authoritative biometric processes."
For more information about Intercede visit: http://www.intercede.com
About Intercede
Intercede Group plc is a leading developer and supplier of smart
card and identity management software listed on the London Stock
Exchange (IGP LN) (IGP.L). The Group's MyID PIV software builds
on their standard product and 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 works with a number of market leading
OEM, re-seller and technology partners that supply MyID PIV technology
including: RSA Security, SafeNet, Thales, Verisign and a variety
of systems integrators and other security product and service providers.
Intercede and MyID are registered trademarks
or trademarks in the UK, US and/or other countries.
Enquiries:
Ian Lowe - Marketing Manager
Tel. +44 (0) 1455 558111
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