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Intercede News
First Orders Received from VeriSign under
OEM Contract in Fulfillment of HSPD-12 Orders from US Federal Government
Customers
Intercede is pleased to inform the market that
the first orders have been received from VeriSign, Inc., under the
OEM contract with Intercede which was announced on 12 December 2005.
These orders relate to the sale of VeriSign’s integrated PIV
Card Management System to the US Department of Education and a further
Executive Department. VeriSign’s integrated PIV Card Management
System is powered by MyID.
Intercede Chief Executive, Richard Parris, said: “These orders,
following soon after previously announced selections of MyID powered
solutions by a significant Executive Branch Department, the US Environmental
Protection Agency, the Federal Trade Commission and the Federal
Housing Finance Board, firmly establish Intercede as the market
leader in Personal Identification Verification (PIV) Identity and
Card Management Systems (CMS).
Click on the following address to view
VeriSign’s own press release on the US Department of Education
award.
http://www.verisign.com/press_releases/pr/page_039953.html
About HSPD-12
HSPD-12 is one of the most important and high
profile security directives of recent years. It 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 October
27, 2006, with all employees and contractors required to have a personal
FIPS-201 compliant, smart card based, PIV 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 this programme. 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.
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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