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Intercede News
Additional US Federal Government
Wins
Intercede is delighted to inform the market that
Operational Research Consultants, Inc. (ORC), a wholly owned subsidiary
of WidePoint Corporation, and a RSA Security partner, has signed
contracts with both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal
Housing Finance Board (FHFB) to provide end-to-end managed services
in support of their Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12
(HSPD-12) compliance. ORC’s hosted PIVotal ID Card Management
System (CMS), powered by the RSA Card Manager will provide both
agencies with end-to-end PIV card enrolment, issuance and management
services. RSA Card Manager is powered by Intercede’s MyID technology
under an OEM licence agreement announced in 2005. Whilst the revenues
from these contracts will not be material in Intercede’s current
financial year, the Directors believe that they are further evidence
of the growing market traction being achieved by the MyID technology.
Richard Parris, Chairman & Chief Executive
of Intercede, commented:
“Intercede are delighted that both the FTC and the FHFB have
selected MyID powered solutions from RSA Security and its partners.
This announcement demonstrates that MyID has the flexibility and
scalability to work not only as a stand-alone product, but also
in a hosted environment, such as ORC, where multiple technologies
and solutions are integrated to deliver an end-to-end service.”
About HSPD-12
HSPD-12 is one of the most important
and high profile security directives of recent years. It was issued
by President Bush himself in August 2004 and required, firstly,
the creation of an official federal standard (FIPS-201) for Personal
Identity Verification (PIV), which would prescribe technologies
and processes for the effective vetting and access control of all
federal employees and contractors. The second requirement of HSPD-12
was for every US Federal Agency to have implemented a PIV solution
by the end of October 2006, with all employees and contractors required
to have a personal-201 compliant, smart card based identity card
one year later. Each of these cards will be issued and managed using
a management system such as MyID.
All HSPD-12 solutions must by mandate only
incorporate products that have been exhaustively tested against
by the US General Services Administration (GSA), and included in
the GSA’s Approved Product List for PIV products. Intercede
announced on 4 October 2006 that it had become the first product
in its category to achieve this coveted status.
It is estimated that almost 8 million identity
cards will be issued under HSPD-12. Industry analysts Stanford Group
estimate the total value of the programme to be worth approximately
US$1.3 billion.
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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
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 works with a number of market leading
OEM, re-seller and technology partners that supply MyID technology
including: Athena Smartcard Solutions, Gemalto, 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.
Intercede and MyID are registered trademarks
or trademarks in the UK, US and/or other countries.
Enquiries:
Intercede
Richard Parris, Chairman & Chief Executive
Andrew Walker, Finance Director
Tel. +44 (0)1455 558111
Pelham Public Relations
Archie Berens
Tel. +44 (0)20 7743 6679
Kate Catchpole
Tel: + 44 (0)7803 033 43
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