Intercede News

FURTHER RE PARTNERSHIP WITH GEMALTO IN THE US

Intercede notes today’s announcement by Gemalto that the highest ranking agency within the US Executive Branch of government has chosen Gemalto to provide card management services, including two-factor authentication technology, in compliance with the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). This follows Intercede’s announcement on 16 November 2006 that its proprietary MyID technology had been selected for this particular project.

Please click the following link for the full text of Gemalto’s announcement is set out below.

http://www.gemalto.com/ (opens a new browser window)

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.

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Richard Parris, Chairman & Chief Executive
Andrew Walker, Finance Director
Tel. +44 (0)1455 558111

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Archie Berens
Tel. +44 (0)20 7743 6679

Kate Catchpole
Tel: + 44 (0)7803 033 43

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