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Bangalore
April 28, 2008
HID Global, providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, launched
its Global IT channel program, established to facilitate identity and access
management with leading third-party IT vendors focused on providing secure data
access software and integrated strong authentication solutions.
These new IT-oriented vendors offer enterprise applications such as single
sign-on, user provisioning, smart card based strong authentication, secure
remote access (VPN), pre-boot authentication, data encryption and other key IT
security-related applications. The new channel program allows HID Global and its
partners to offer a wide range of fully integrated access and identity card
solutions and services.
The program centers around Crescendo smart cards which are enabling the
development of a broader range of integrated enterprise access solutions.
"Crescendo's functionality and native support for both physical and
logical access provides a growing list of enterprise application vendors the
ability to offer their customers fully integrated and cost-effective building
and data access solutions," stated an official release.
“HID Global is strategically focused on enabling a wide range of fully
integrated access solutions. Our goal is to help leading solution providers
integrate Crescendo and other HID products to allow customers to choose the
solutions that best fit their needs,” said Mark Scaparro, Vice President of
Market Strategy, Access and Identity, HID Global. “Partnerships with leading
identity management vendors will strengthen our future offerings and allow users
to utilize Crescendo to securely and conveniently open their doors, login to
their PCs and access the data that's critical to their jobs.”
With Crescendo and HID IT Channel Program member solutions, a single card or
corporate badge can be used by employees or other authorized personnel to:
- gain access to a facility
- login to a computer and secure enterprise applications without using
passwords
- access encrypted hard drives, file folders and documents
- digitally sign electronic documents and support other certificate based
applications
- utilize other contactless applications such as secure print release or
cashless vending
Crescendo also enables corporations to create and enforce access policies
that facilitate the use of strong authentication for employee data access while
eliminating the need to carry yet another token, or remember multiple passwords.
With a single-sign on solution, it strengthens enterprise user access while
providing an auditable record for regulatory compliance.
Crescendo is a multi-technology smart card designed to act as an employee
identification badge while providing out-of-the-box, standards-compliant support
for thousands of logical access applications and physical access control
systems. A credit card-sized card includes a smart chip for logical access
control and contactless technology to support a variety of physical access
control technologies including HID or Indala proximity, iCLASS, MIFARE and
others. Crescendo also supports Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 and
includes the option to utilize the Microsoft minidriver, ensuring a seamless
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