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Date Posted: Saturday, February 15, 08:35:54am In reply to: Identix/Datacard/ERG/Proton DOD have used since 1996 's message, "DOD--license the company's BioEngine fingerprint-recognition technology-6/2/2003." on Wednesday, February 12, 08:43:54am http://www.cardwerk.com/smartcards/smartcard_history.aspx ------------------------------------------------------------ 1998 In September 1998, the U.S. Government's General Services Administration and the United States Navy joined forces and implemented a nine-application smart card system and card management solution at the Smart Card Technology Center in Washington, DC. The Technology Center's primary purpose is to demonstrate and evaluate the integration of multi-application smart cards with other types of technology, showcasing systems available for use in the Federal Government. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1999 The U.S. Government's General Services Administration has been involved in the Smart Access Common ID Project for the past year. The Smart Access Common ID Card program will establish a contract vehicle for use by all Federal agencies to acquire a standard, interoperable employee identification card, from one or more vendors, capable of providing both physical and logical (system/network) access to all Federal employees. ----------------------------------------------------------- The United States Government (General Services Administration) began a true multi-application Java card pilot in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. ----------------------------------------------------------- http://www.cardsnowasia.com/article.cfm?id=526 ------------------------------------------------------------ ActivCard Gold 2.2 Is Now Available Worldwide ------------------------------------------------------------ ActivCard announced the worldwide availability of ActivCard Gold 2.2 and ActivCard Gold for CAC 2.2, enabling enterprises and US government agencies to upgrade the security of their desktops with multi-application smart cards to increase productivity and business confidence. ------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.cardsnowasia.com/article.cfm?id=557 ------------------------------------------------------------ Northrop Grumman & Identix In Phase 2 DoD CAC ------------------------------------------------------------ Northrop Grumman IT and Identix announced that the two companies have been selected to participate in the second phase of the Department of Defense (DoD) Common Access Card Biometric Working Group (CAC/BWG) technical evaluations. ----------------------------------------------------------- The DoD's Common Access Card is intended to be the standard identification card for all active-duty military personnel, Selected Reserve and National Guard, as well as the Department's civilian employees and eligible contractors. The CAC is a smart card with an embedded computer chip that will be used to enable authenticated and authorized physical access to installations, buildings, and controlled spaces. Additionally, the CAC will provide authenticated and authorized access to military computer networks and systems. Over one million cards have been issued to date, with distribution expected to exceed four million in the next two years. ------------------------------------------------------------ Northrop Grumman IT and Identix have been asked to integrate fingerprint biometrics into a standard offering for testing and evaluation for the Federal Government's Smart ID card platform. During the first phase of the technical demonstrations, Northrop Grumman IT and Identix integrated and documented several scenarios for authenticating individuals with intelligent smart cards, including template on card and match on card. ----------------------------------------------------------- As part of the second phase of the DoD CAC/BWG, Northrop Grumman IT and Identix will deliver various scenarios for the use of the biometrically- enabled CAC for physical and logical access control. Additionally, the Northrop Grumman IT and Identix team will provide training, testing, and post delivery support. The DoD has stated that it plans to continue to test and evaluate solutions that will culminate in a full biometric roll-out on the CAC. ----------------------------------------------------------- "After successfully providing the required solutions in the first phase of the CAC/BWG with Identix, we are confident our combined expertise will deliver on the next phase of the biometric smart card demonstration. This will ultimately create a standard protocol for the use of biometrics and smart cards throughout government and corporate enterprise," said Kent Schneider, President, Defense Enterprise Solutions, Northrop Grumman IT. ----------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Joseph Atick, President & CEO of Identix stated, "We are pleased to have been selected as a participant in this very important process. With recent DoD request for proposals outlining the requirement for minutia-based fingerprint biometrics to be used within the military and federal civilian smart card ID programs, we believe that our combined work with Northrop Grumman IT not only sets the foundation, but also quickens the pace for using biometrically-enabled smart IDs at the enterprise level." ----------------------------------------------------------- Composed: 25-Nov-2002 | Modified: 25-Nov-2002 ----------------------------------------------------------- http://www.datacard.com/news/news_releases/ShowNewsRelease.asp?newsID=59 ----------------------------------------------------------- News Releases ----------------------------------------------------------- Datacard and Identix Sign LOI to Work Towards Integrating Identity Software and Biometrics Systems Biometrically enabled financial cards and IDs enable stronger authentication, provide better defense against fraud and misuse ------------------------------------------------------------ New Orleans, LA — April 23, 2002 — Identix, Incorporated (Nasdaq: IDNX) and Datacard Group signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) today that calls for further discussions expected to lead to an agreement whereby Datacard would license and integrate advanced biometrics technology from Identix into its portfolio of digital identity solutions. The companies believe that these new solutions would allow financial institutions, corporations, governments and other organizations to improve security for transactions involving credit cards, employee IDs, national IDs, voter registration cards, travel documents and other important cards and documents. The announcement came today at the 2002 CardTech/SecurTechConference in New Orleans. The companies are contemplating development of secure digital identity solutions that would be addressed in a definitive agreement. Identix fingerprint biometric hardware and software technology would be integrated with Datacard® ID Works® identification software and Datacard® card printers. The resulting systems would allow card issuers to capture fingerprints during a secure enrollment process. Fingerprint images will then be stored on ID cards using embedded microchips (smart cards) or two-dimensional bar codes. When cardholders want to make purchases, enter secure facilities or access other privileges, they will place their finger on a reader and the client’s system will compare their fingerprint to the one stored on the card. Clients may also choose to match fingerprints to images stored in a central database. The cardholder will be authorized if there is a match. ----------------------------------------------------------- “Biometrically enabled identification cards will help prevent fraud and abuse through strong, proof-positive cardholder authentication,” said Martin Kearsley, senior vice president and general manager of Datacard’s software and solutions group. “Fingerprints cannot be lost, stolen or misplaced. Combining them with highly secure, tamper-evident cards elevates security to a whole new level.” ------------------------------------------------------------ “There is surging worldwide demand for highly effective authentication systems in both the public and private sectors. There is particularly strong interest in the maritime, trucking and airline industries,” Kearsley said. “We believe that integrating Identix technology with our systems would not only expand our biometrics offerings, but would create strong differentiation for Datacard secure identity solutions.” ------------------------------------------------------------ Kearsley said Datacard chose to work with Identix because of the company’s proven history of technology leadership and market knowledge. “Identix has clearly distinguished itself as the leader in biometric authentication, security and identification solutions,” Kearsley said. “Integrating their solutions with our identity systems would strengthen our biometrics capabilities and give our clients access to important, new technologies. We look forward to continuing discussions toward solidifying our relationship with Identix and meeting some important secure identity requirements around the world.” ------------------------------------------------------------ “By leveraging the power of biometrics, Datacard plans to offer its clients much stronger and much more effective authentication options,” said Valerie Lyons, Identix executive vice president of worldwide sales. “We look forward to continuing to work towards cementing our relationship with Datacard and we believe this relationship has the potential to help position Datacard as a leading provider of identity solutions to financial institutions, corporations, government agencies and other security-minded organizations.” ------------------------------------------------------------ Datacard Group provides software, systems and professional services needed to build profitable card programs. The company’s solutions portfolio also includes a complete line of secure digital identity systems and card personalization systems. Datacard Group is privately held and based in Minnetonka, Minn. Datacard Group serves customers in more than 120 countries. (www.datacard.com) ------------------------------------------------------------ About Identix ------------------------------------------------------------ Identix Incorporated, www.Identix.com, is a leader in designing, developing, manufacturing and marketing products for the capture and/or comparison of fingerprints for security, anti-fraud, law enforcement, physical access and other applications. Identix designs and develops proprietary, cost-effective, security products and solutions for personal identification and verification. Through itrust™, Identix offers an array of Internet and wireless web secure transaction processing services, and provides a wide range of applications to markets that include corporate enterprise security, Intranet, extranet, and Internet, wireless Web access and security, E-commerce, government and law enforcement agencies. ------------------------------------------------------------ The statements in this release that relate to future plans, events or performance are forward-looking statements that reflect Identix’ current expectations, assumptions and estimates of future performance and economic conditions. Such statements are made in reliance on the safe harbor provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Identix cautions investors that any forward looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with arising out of or related to: development of the marketplace for biometrics solutions; demand for Identix’ products and services; the ability of the Identix’ alliances to succeed and in particular, the ability of Identix to complete product development, successfully manufacture its products in volume and broadly disseminate the Identix‘ products; increasing levels of competition in the space for wired and wireless web security services; the perceived need for secure communications and commerce in such markets; the proposed merger between Identix and Visionics Corporation (Nasdaq: VSNX), such as obtaining regulatory and shareholder approval, fulfilling the conditions set forth in the definitive merger agreement for the closing of the anticipated transaction, and the timing of the closing of the transaction; and other risks as identified in the Identix’ SEC filings. Identix disclaims any intention or obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. ------------------------------------------------------------ Date published: April 23, 2002 ----------------------------------------------------------- Category: Acquisition/Partnership Product/Solution: None [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] |