GOLDEN, CO
- June 9, 2010 - XceedID, a leading manufacturer of contactless credentials
and readers, and SCM Microsystems, a leading provider of both contact and
contactless security and identity solutions for secure access and a business
unit of Identive Group, are partnering to offer enhanced solutions for physical
and logical access based on standardized ISO14443 credentials.
The latest
XceedID physical access reader platform utilizes MIFARE DESFire™ EV1
credentials. When combined with SCM's secure range of contactless smart card
readers, the integrated solutions let employees use the same card or token
to access their PCs and networks as they use to enter company buildings. As
a result, organizations can leverage their investments in physical access
systems while securing their IT assets.
Utilizing
proven, industry standard technology allows XceedID and SCM to provide robust,
secure solutions at competitive prices. The initial phase of the partnership
between the two companies will be an integrated product that enables a fully
converged physical and logical access control system. The companies expect
to expand this offering in the coming months through other industry partnerships
and provide the market with leading solutions that address the growing demand
for standards-based contactless technology.
"This
partnership helps customers manage the convergence of physical and logical
access and enables them to deploy one credential across the enterprise,"
said John Menzel, XceedID director of business development. "The need
to protect both physical and electronic assets continues to grow and we look
forward to delivering standards-based solutions that will ensure that organizations
and end-users alike are protected both by their access control systems and
from their obsolescence."
"By
offering standards-based solutions, XceedID and SCM bring significant benefit
to the market," explains Joe Pilozzi, director of business development
for SCM. "In contactless credentials, much of what is offered today is
proprietary and ultimately controlled by one source which, frankly, limits
its usefulness. Standards-based technology allows solutions providers to respond
to what the market needs with greater flexibility and faster response times.
In the end, users need a system that can be more easily implemented, expanded
and replicated."
About
XceedID Corporation
Based in Golden, Colorado, XceedID is a subsidiary of Ingersoll-Rand dedicated
to the design, development and supply of advanced contactless RFID products.
XceedID's team is highly experienced with contactless technology applications
and combines the expertise of industry leading design, engineering, and product/sales
development veterans. The combined experience lays the groundwork for continued
technology innovation and provides the basis for driving feature sets and
future technology from major semiconductor vendors. XceedID and its channel
partners provide leading products that span a broad range of applications
including: Physical Access Control, Logical Access, Biometrics, Identity,
Health, Payment, and other Custom applications with significant market opportunity.
For additional information about XceedID Corporation, please visit www.XceedID.com.
About
SCM Microsystems, Inc.
SCM Microsystems is a leading provider of solutions for secure access, secure
identity and secure exchange. The company offers the world's broadest range
of contact, contactless and mobile smart card reader and terminal technology,
digital identity and transaction platforms, as well as systems that integrate
physical and logical access control. SCM's smart card-based products and solutions
are utilized around the world to enable security and identification applications,
transaction systems, eHealth and eGovernment programs and physical access
systems.
SCM Microsystems is a business unit of Identive Group (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt Stock Exchange: INV), a leading provider of products, services and solutions for the security, identification and RFID industries. For additional information, visit www.scmmicro.com and www.identive-group.com.