CARMEL, IN
- June 2, 2010 - Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, a leading global provider
of security and safety solutions and manufacturer of Schlage contactless smart
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
Schlage physical access reader platform utilizes MIFARE DESFire™ EV1
credentials. When combined with SCM's secure range of contactless smart card
readers, the integrated solutions lets 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 Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies
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, Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies 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, Schlage 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
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.