New US Government Contract

16 Nov 2006 07:03

Intercede Group PLC16 November 2006 16 November 2006 INTERCEDE GROUP plc ('Intercede' or 'the Company') US Government Department Selects Intercede's MyID Technology Intercede, in collaboration with Cybertrust and other partners, has beenselected to deliver a solution to enable an executive US Government Departmentto meet the deadlines for Personal Identity Verification (PIV), as specified inHomeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). The first fully compliantPIV card using this solution was successful produced by the Agency on October26, 2006. The Department's decision to use Intercede's MyID technology in its HSPD-12solution follows the similar selection by the US Environmental ProtectionAgency, announced on 9 October 2006. Intercede is currently working with anumber of partners, including a large HSPD-12 service provider, for theprovision of additional PIV solutions to a range of other US Federal agencies. "We are delighted to be teaming with acknowledged market leaders to deliver oneof the first, fully operational HSPD-12 deployments to a significant US FederalGovernment Agency. Along with our partners, Intercede is committed to makingHSPD-12 a success across US Government," said Richard Parris, Chairman & ChiefExecutive of Intercede. He further added "I was pleased to be in Washington lastweek to celebrate with a number of Agencies who used Intercede's MyID technologyto meet their HSPD-12 deadlines" "This is a perfect example of a federal agency that, by combininggovernment-approved products with leading solutions providers, has met itscompliance challenge head-on," said Stijn Bijnens, senior vice president ofidentity management, Cybertrust. "We're pleased to work with partners likeIntercede on this project." About HSPD-12 HSPD-12 is one of the most important and high profile security directives ofrecent years. It required, firstly, the creation of an official federalstandard (FIPS-201) for Personal Identity Verification (PIV), which wouldprescribe technologies and processes for the effective vetting and accesscontrol of all federal employees and contractors. The second requirement ofHSPD-12 was for every US Federal Agency to have implemented a PIV solution byOctober 27, 2006, with all employees and contractors required to have a personalFIPS-201 compliant, smart card based, PIV identity card one year later. Each ofthese 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 beenexhaustively tested against by the US General Services Administration (GSA), andincluded in the GSA's Approved Product List for PIV products. Intercedeannounced on 4 October 2006 that it had become the first product in its categoryto achieve this coveted status. It is estimated that almost 8 million identity cards will be issued under thisprogramme. Industry analysts Stanford Group estimate the total value of theprogramme to be worth approximately US$1.3 billion. About Intercede Intercede Group plc is a leading developer and supplier of smart card andidentity management software listed on the London Stock Exchange (IGP LN)(IGP.L). The Group's MyID software manages the secure registration, issuance andlifecycle of digital identities for a wide range of uses. This requires theintegration of multiple technologies and products from many different vendors,including smart cards, biometrics, digital certificates and Open Platformapplets. Intercede works with a number of market leading OEM, re-seller and technologypartners that supply MyID technology including: Athena Smartcard Solutions,Gemalto, RSA Security, SafeNet, Thales, VeriSign and a variety of systemsintegrators and other security product and service providers. For moreinformation, visit www.intercede.com Intercede and MyID are registered trademarks or trademarks in the UK, US and/orother countries. ENQUIRIES Intercede Group plc Tel. +44 (0)1455 558111Richard Parris, Chairman & Chief ExecutiveAndrew Walker, Finance Director Pelham Public Relations Tel. +44 (0)20 7743 6679Archie BerensKate Catchpole Tel: + 44 (0)7803 033 431 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange