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Honeywell Teams with Novell, ImageWare Systems, ActivIdentity to Offer FIPS 201 Solution
Companies Integrate Components for End-to-End Access Control System
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct. 17, 2006 – Honeywell (NYSE: HON) today announced that
it is working with Novell, ImageWare Systems, Inc., and ActivIdentity to offer
an integrated physical and logical control system for complying with Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), which mandates the implementation
of a common personal identification card to be used for accessing federally
controlled facilities by both government employees and contractors.
Together, the companies provide all components of the Federal Information
Processing Standards Publication 201 (FIPS 201), such as an Identity Management
System (IDMS), a Card Management System (CMS), Logical and Physical Access
Control Systems (LACS/PACS), and PIV cards. Other components to the FIPS 201
solution are contactless readers, physical access control panels, contact chip
readers, and card printers/encoders. The largest components of the solution are
those that comprise the IT infrastructure to manage processes, provide work
flows, PKI certificates, and share data across systems.
“Working together allows us to take physical security to the next level with
complete enterprise management of data and credentials,” said Beth Thomas,
senior product manager, Credentials and Readers, Honeywell. “In addition to our
government customers, many of our commercial customers will also benefit from
the best practices of our FIPS 201 solution.”
“Organizations increasingly need to integrate physical access with logical
access, and create a tighter connection between identities and credentials to
enable the seamless convergence of IT and physical security systems,” said Loren
Russon, director of product management for Identity and Security Management
Solutions, Novell. “This joint offering integrates and simplifies the deployment
and management of key systems the industry is already using today.”
“As the deadline approaches for federal government agencies to begin issuing
PIV cards, agencies can rely on this collective offering to ensure timely
government-wide interoperability compliance among various systems for
flexibility, scalability, and functionality,” said Jim Miller, ImageWare’s
chairman and CEO. “We are pleased to offer our expertise in biometric identity
management.”
“In working with innovative government agencies in deploying identity and
security solutions including the DoD, VA, and DoI, ActivIdentity has created
valuable practices that agencies implementing PIV projects can follow,” said
Robert Brandewie, ActivIdentity senior vice president, Public Sector Systems.
“Experience shows that issuing the card is just the beginning. Forward-thinking
agency CIOs need to ensure that they invest in an identity assurance
infrastructure that will support all of the identity applications they are
planning in the future.”
Honeywell, Novell, ImageWare Systems, and ActivIdentity demonstrated their
respective pieces of the comprehensive end-to-end solution at the ASIS
International 2006 Show in September.
For more information on OmniAssure readers and Honeywell’s complete
HSPD-12/FIPS 201 solution, visit www.honeywellintegrated.com/gov/fips201/omniassure.
Honeywell International is a $30 billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products; turbochargers; and specialty materials. Based in Morris Township, N.J., Honeywell's shares are traded on the New York, London, Chicago and Pacific Stock Exchanges. It is one of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is also a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. For additional information, please visit www.honeywell.com.
Novell supplies software solutions from data center to desktop, with expertise including security, identity, workgroup, and resource management. Novell® Identity Manager is an identity management solution that automates user provisioning and password management throughout the user lifecycle.
ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW) is a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, providing biometric, secure credential, law enforcement and digital imaging technologies. Scalable for worldwide deployment, the Company’s biometric product line includes a multi-biometric engine that is hardware and algorithm independent, enabling the enrollment and management of unlimited population sizes. ImageWare’s identification products are used to manage and issue secure credentials including national IDs, passports, driver licenses, smart cards and access control credentials. ImageWare’s digital booking products provide law enforcement with integrated mug shot, fingerprint Livescan and investigative capabilities. ImageWare is headquartered in San Diego, with offices in Washington DC and Canada. For more information visit www.iwsinc.com.
ActivIdentity is an enabler of digital identity assurance for governments, enterprises, and identity management partners. ActivIdentity provides a complete platform for the secure issuance, management, and use of digital identities via smart cards. ActivIdentity customers include corporations, government agencies, and financial institutions.
This release contains forward-looking statements as defined
in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements
about future business operations, financial performance and market conditions.
Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties inherent in
business forecasts as further described in our filings under the Securities
Exchange Act.
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