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25 November 2008
INTERCEDE GROUP plc
("Intercede" or "the Company")
New Reseller Partnership
Cogent Systems Signs Contract with Intercede
Intercede (AIM:IGP) announces that Cogent Systems (Nasdaq:COGT), a leading biometric systems provider, has become an Intercede Solutions Partner. Under the terms of this agreement, Cogent will resell the Intercede MyID® Identity and Credential Management System to its customers as part of the Cogent PIV (Personal Identity Verification) Identity Management Solution.
Cogent staff have previously collaborated with Intercede to successfully deliver FIPS 201 PIV cards as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's EPASS program and, as a result, they already have technical resources trained in the deployment and support of MyID powered solutions.
Intercede Chairman & Chief Executive, Richard Parris said;
"Intercede is pleased to welcome Cogent as an Intercede Solutions Partner. Cogent is emerging as a powerhouse in the biometrics industry and their decision to adopt Intercede MyID as a strategic component within their solutions set is a strong endorsement of our world class technology.
James Jasinski, EVP of Cogent Systems, commented;
"We continue to believe that PIV is an exciting growth opportunity for the Company. By partnering with industry leader Intercede, we can offer the best technology and a more complete solution to our customers."
About Cogent Systems
Cogent is a global biometric identification solutions provider to governments, law enforcement agencies, and commercial enterprises. Cogent provides the highest quality identification systems, products and services with leading technology, accuracy and speed. Cogent's Automated Fingerprint/Palmprint Identification Systems, or AFIS, enable customers to capture fingerprint and palm print images electronically, encode prints into searchable files, and accurately compare a set of fingerprints/palm prints to a database containing potentially millions of prints in seconds. For more information, please visit www.cogentsystems.com.
About Intercede
Intercede is the producer of the MyID® Identity and Credential Management System (IDCMS). Intercede's MyID is the only IDCMS software product that enables organizations 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 personalization, issuance and management.
Intercede's MyID 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 10 Federal Agencies, a programme with Lockheed Martin and two major US financial institutions. In Europe and the Middle East, Intercede's MyID is being deployed in support of government identity, health and corporate employee ID security projects.
For more details visit www.intercede.com
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