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Intercede News
MyID Selected as a Technology medallist
in the BCS IT Professional Awards
MyID has been selected as a medallist
in the annual BCS (British Computer Society) IT Professional Awards
in the systems category for its key role in the Department of Transport
Ireland Tachograph project
Lutterworth, United Kingdom - July 28, 2006 -
Intercede Ltd., a market leader in smart card and identity credential
management systems, today, announced that MyID has been selected
as a technology medallist in the annual BCS IT Professional Awards.
The digital tachograph, or personal driver card,
has been developed as part of a European road safety initiative.
European Commission legislation requires that all Member State's
goods and passenger transport vehicles must be equipped with digital
tachographs.
The Department of Transport Ireland selected
MyID because it helped them to comply with EU legislation by providing
an easy to use Tachograph card management system. MyID enable the
Department of Transport Ireland to efficiently enrol over 100,000
transport professionals, quickly process Tachograph applications
and effectively manage Tachograph smart cards including renewal,
replacement and exchange all within single easy-to-use management
interface.
"Intercede are extremely pleased to have
made it into the final stages of the BCS IT Professional Awards
and look forward to taking part in the final awards ceremony in
December." said Richard Parris, Chairman and CEO of Intercede.
"The selection of MyID, as part of the Department of Transport
Ireland Tachograph project, further strengthens MyID's position
as the leading smart card and identity credential management system
available on the market today."
About the BCS Awards
The BCS awards have very quickly established themselves as the leading
hallmark of success amongst practitioners in the IT industry today.
As standards of sophistication, business acumen and skill in the
IT world are continually developing, the role of IT and its effective
management is critical across the whole spectrum of business. The
cross-industry awards recognizes, promotes and acclaims excellence,
professionalism, innovation and the outstanding achievements to
which individuals and groups contribute.
A complete list of the BCS Technology medallists can be found here
Click
here to download the Department of Transport Ireland case study
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 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.
About the British Computer Society
The British Computer Society (BCS) is the industry body for IT professionals
and a Chartered Engineering Institution for Information Technology.
The BCS is responsible for setting standards for the IT profession.
It is also leading the change in public perception and appreciation
of the economic and social importance of professionally managed
IT projects and programmes. In this capacity, the Society advises,
informs and persuades industry and government on successful IT implementation.
Enquiries:
Intercede
Ian Lowe - Marketing Manager
ian.lowe@intercede.com
Tel. +44 (0) 1455 558111
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