Further US Government Wins

Intercede Group PLC
23 November 2006

23 November 2006



                              INTERCEDE GROUP plc

                         ('Intercede' or 'the Company')



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).



VeriSign's own press release on the US Department of Education award is as
follows:



U.S. Department of Education Turns to VeriSign for Meeting HSPD-12 Deadline



Seamlessly Integrated Card Management System Distinguishes VeriSign Managed PKI



MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, November 13, 2006 - VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), the
leading provider of intelligent infrastructure for the networked world,
announced today that the U.S. Department of Education has chosen its integrated
authentication services to comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive
12 (HSPD-12), the Federal Government's secure identity credentialing mandate.



VeriSign will provide the government agency with its integrated Personal
Identification Verification (PIV) Card Management System (CMS) and Shared
Service Provider (SSP) Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solution.  The
integrated, managed solution helps enable quick deployment and faster compliance
with the mandate.

'VeriSign's managed PKI solution made it possible for us to deploy an
HSPD-12-compliant solution without making costly infrastructure investments,
saving time and taxpayer dollars,' said Winona Varnon, Esq., director of
security services, Department of Education. 'The seamless integration between
the CMS and the SSP components represent a significant advantage over other
solutions. Given VeriSign's extensive experience operating mission critical
Internet infrastructure, we are confident we have made the right decision.'

The VeriSign integrated solution provides agencies with a single, easy-to-use
platform to manage the issuance and life-cycle of both the PIV card and the
associated PKI credentials.  This managed service solution of smart card and
certificate management systems helps enable quicker deployments and ensures the
highest return on the customer's investment.



'To comply with the HSPD-12 mandate, government agencies need proven, reliable,
and scalable solutions that meet the criteria specified in Federal Information
Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201),' said George Schu, vice president for
strategic development, VeriSign.  'VeriSign's integrated PIV Card Management
System and Shared Service Provider PKI allow our customers to lower the total
cost of ownership by leveraging a common platform to meet critical government
security requirements.'



In June of 2006, VeriSign SSP PKI was the first service to be certified under
the General Services Administration (GSA)-managed FIPS 201 Evaluation Program,
and subsequently was the first component added to the GSA's FIPS 201 Approved
Product List.  Government agencies that choose the VeriSign SSP PKI can be
assured that not only can VeriSign provide the mandatory and optional
certificate types defined in FIPS 201, but that the VeriSign SSP PKI and
associated certificate validation services are being delivered by a highly
scalable, reliable and secure infrastructure unmatched in the industry.



About VeriSign
VeriSign, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRSN), operates intelligent infrastructure services that
enable and protect billions of interactions every day across the world's voice
and data networks. Additional news and information about the company is
available at www.verisign.com.



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unregistered marks of VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries in the United States
and in foreign countries. Copyright (c) 2006 VeriSign, Inc. All rights reserved.



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.

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. For more information visit http://www.intercede.com



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