Top Industry Standard Achieved / New Customers

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Intercede Group PLC

17 February 2011

 



17 February 2011

Intercede Group plc

("Intercede")

Achievement of Top Industry Standard

First Customers for MyID v9

London, United Kingdom, 17 February 2011 - Intercede (London Stock Exchange AIM: IGP) is pleased to announce that the latest version (v9) of its MyID Identity and Credential Management System (IDCMS) is being used in the first Personal Identity Verification - Interoperable (PIV-I) smartcard.

The US Federal Public Key Infrastructure Policy Authority (FPKIPA), which is responsible for setting industry standards for smartcards and other forms of identity and credential management, has certified Intercede's partner Symantec Corp. as the first vendor authorised to issue PIV-I smartcards.

This is a major validation of Intercede MyID v9, as the technical standards and specifications applied by the FPKIPA to authorise the operation of a PIV-I smartcard are extremely rigorous and demanding.

Intercede is also pleased to confirm Booz Allen Hamilton and ICF International as the first customers to deploy Symantec's PIV-I smartcards, using MyID v9 for the entire end-to-end PIV identity and credential management process.

The full text of the related press release issued today by Symantec can be read by visiting http://bit.ly/e21xnw

Richard Parris, Intercede's Chairman and Chief Executive, said:

"This certification reaffirms our long term market leadership, following on from our initial success in having MyID as the first Electronic Personalisation product to achieve US Federal Government accreditation.

"Our partnership with Symantec's PKI team enables the delivery of a proven solution for the new and fast growing PIV-I market. We are delighted to be delivering these solutions in partnership with them."

Further Information on Intercede MyID

Intercede MyID is the only IDCMS software product that enables organisations to easily and securely manage the identities of people and their associated identity credentials within a single, integrated, workflow driven platform. This includes enabling and managing: secure registration, biometric capture, application vetting and approval through to smart card personalisation, issuance and management.

Intercede MyID was the first electronic personalization product to achieve compliance with the FIPS-201 standard and is widely deployed by Federal Agencies, government contractors and other commercial entities. In particular, it supports the latest standards applicable for all PIV, PIV-Interoperable and PIV-Compatible deployments. 

It can issue and manage a wide variety of ID's and credential's, providing customers with a platform that can meet their needs now and in the future. It is a fully supported commercial off-the-shelf product that can be quickly deployed for thousands or millions of users.

About Intercede

Intercede is the producer of the MyID Identity and Credential Management System (IDCMS).
Intercede MyID technology is being used around the world by large corporations, governments and banks to manage millions of identities for employees, citizens and customers. Notable deployments in the US include 14 Federal Agencies, 1.7m smart cards in support of the US Transportation Worker

Identity Credential program, two major US financial institutions and 310,000 smart corporate identity badges for Lockheed Martin and another defense contractor. In Europe and the Middle East, Intercede MyID is being deployed in support of government identity, health and corporate employee ID security projects.

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

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ENQUIRIES

Intercede Group plc	Tel.        [phone]
Richard Parris, Chairman & Chief Executive
Andrew Walker, Finance Director
FinnCap	Tel.      + 44 (0)20 7600 1658
Charles Cunningham
Rose Herbert
Pelham Bell Pottinger	Tel.        [phone]
Archie Berens
Clare Gilbey

 

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