Corporations and Governments Increase Security and Convenience, Save Money,
and Meet Regulations for Compliance
FREMONT, Calif., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ActivCard Corp.
(Nasdaq: ACTI), a global provider of identity assurance solutions for secure
remote access, single sign-on, enterprise access cards, and multi-channel
identification and verification, today announced a joint distribution
agreement with Lenel Systems International, a global Total Security Knowledge
Management Solution(TM) provider for government and industrial markets.
Through this agreement, ActivCard and Lenel will jointly market a solution for
physical access to facilities and logical access to networks.
The combined solution offers many benefits including increased security
and lower total cost of operation. In addition, the ActivCard and Lenel
solution will be a primary component for a corporation's efforts to achieve
compliance with regulations such as Sarbanes-Oxley as well as federal agencies
and its contractors to comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive
Number 12 (HSPD12). HSPD12 is a directive from the US President requiring all
federal government employees and contractors to have a trusted identity badge
for both physical and logical access.
ActivCard Enterprise Access Card consolidates employee logical credentials
onto a single, secure smart card providing a photo ID as well as a security
device that enables secure Windows and network login, PC 'locking', secure
remote access (VPN), secure email with digital signatures, and single sign-on
to enterprise and desktop applications.
Lenel's OnGuard(R) ID CredentialCenter(TM) consolidates employee physical
credentials, biometrics, and demographic information onto a single secure
smart card, captures photo ID and prints the card. Lenel's OnGuard platform
offers seamlessly integrated access control, alarm monitoring, identity
management, digital video, intrusion detection, asset management, card
production, and visitor management.
The ActivCard Enterprise Access Card, integrated with Lenel OnGuard ID
CredentialCenter, provides tremendous cost and security savings to
corporations and governments agencies. The joint solution integrates the
issuance and administration of cards and credentials for both physical and
logical domains, and combines a photo ID, smart card and proximity card onto a
single, easy to use device.
"ActivCard is excited to be working with Lenel, a recognized leader and
innovator in security solutions adopted by forward thinking enterprises and
government agencies across the globe," said Ed MacBeth, senior vice president
of global alliances at ActivCard. "Together, our companies offer real value to
our combined customers and help them address their business and security needs
of today."
"Lenel has always been focused on providing technology and solutions to
most effectively protect an organization's people, property and assets," said
Rudy Prokupets, chief technology officer of Lenel Systems International. "By
partnering with leading provider ActivCard, we can efficiently deliver this
valuable solution globally, helping corporations and governments save time,
money and resources."
The new solution will be on display at the RSA Conference, February 15
through 17, 2005, in San Francisco, California, in ActivCard's booth #536.
About Lenel
Lenel(R) Systems International, Inc. is a global leader in the development
and delivery of scalable, integrated systems for the commercial security
market. Lenel's unique vision -- its Total Security Knowledge Management
Solution(TM) -- consists of seamlessly integrating synergistic technologies
through open architecture. The company's award-winning family of products,
Lenel OnGuard(R), is a comprehensive yet ever-expanding suite of applications,
encompassing access control, alarm monitoring, credential management,
intrusion detection, asset tracking, digital video management, visitor
management, remote administration, IT security, biometrics, mobile enterprise,
and smart card functionality. With more than 10,000 system implementations in
75 countries, Lenel solutions have become the preferred choice of such
security-conscious organizations as Cisco Systems, LaGuardia, John F. Kennedy
and Newark Airports, Microsoft and the United States Navy. Lenel is
headquartered in Rochester, New York, with sales and support coverage in all
major world markets.
About ActivCard
ActivCard is a global provider of identity assurance solutions that, when
integrated into an identity management system, allow customers to issue, use
and manage trusted digital identities. ActivCard's solutions include secure
remote access, single sign-on, enterprise access cards, and multi-channel
identification and verification. Globally, over seven million users at
corporations, government agencies, and financial institutions use ActivCard
solutions to safely and efficiently interact electronically. Headquartered in
Fremont, Calif., ActivCard has development centers in the US, France, and the
United Kingdom and sales and service centers in more than nine countries. For
more information, visit http://www.activcard.com.
The statements in this press release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including
risks identified in our periodic filings with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC), including, but not limited to, those appearing
under the caption "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on
Form 10-K, and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Copies of these filings
are available from ActivCard and on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Actual
results, events and performance may differ materially from our forward-looking
statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. ActivCard
disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
NOTE: ActivCard is a registered trademark and Return on Identity is a
trademark of ActivCard in the United States and/or other countries. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners in the United States
and/or other countries.
SOURCE ActivCard Corp.
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Related links:
http://www.activcard.com
CONTACT:
Robin Schultz of ActivCard Corp.,
+1-510-745-6221, or rschultz@activcard.com; or Kimber Gorall of
Lenel Systems International, Inc., +1-585-248-9720, or
spike@lenel.com
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