WidePoint Inc fka WDPT

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Operational Research Consultants, Inc. (ORC) (www.orc.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of WidePoint Corporation (AMEX:WYY - News) (www.widepoint.com) and Wave Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:WAVX - News) (www.wave.com) today announced the launch of an enhancement to the federal public key infrastructure (PKI) platform that strengthens the security of ORC's ACES (Access Certificate for Electronic Services) and ECA (U.S. Government External Certificate Authority) certificates.
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The new solution is designed to allow the private key for ACES and ECA certificates to be automatically generated and protected by the PC's trusted platform module (TPM), a hardware device on the motherboard that provides advanced security functions including secure storage. Utilizing Wave's EMBASSY® Trust Suite software and an industry-standard TPM strengthens security of ACES and ECA certificates and can significantly reduce the certificates' susceptibility to theft or misuse. ORC and Wave believe that this provides an important performance differentiation from competitors' solutions.

This new enhancement is designed to ensure that certificates can only be used by specified users from specific client PCs. Contractors who have enabled the TPM and Wave's ETS software on their PCs will be able to access and purchase credentials from the Wave/ORC website http://wave.orc.com at a cost competitive with other providers.

Recently TPMs have caught the attention of the federal government, which is rapidly requiring their presence on new platforms. This change is evidenced by recent Army and Air Force acquisition guidelines specifying TPMs in PC purchases. TPM-enabled machines are available from all major PC suppliers.

"By enabling TPM technology, which is now shipping in millions of PC platforms, to leverage the existing federal identity management infrastructure, we are improving security for deploying credentials, while maintaining individual privacy," noted Dan Turissini, CEO of ORC. "This brings us closer to realizing the promise of a national Internet-centric infrastructure that improves citizens' access to government services and information, facilitates the flow of government information within and among the different branches and agencies, and reduces government operating costs through the implementation of electronic business processes."

"Wave and ORC have developed a 'best practices' solution for the federal government and its contractors that is designed to readily scale nationally," commented Steven Sprague, President and CEO of Wave. "Many of the new PCs that have been purchased by contractors include a TPM and have the ability to use the TPM to enhance the security of storing government credentials. We are pleased to have been able to work with ORC to provide this best practices solution."

About WidePoint and ORC

WidePoint is a technology-based provider of products and services to the government sector and commercial markets. WidePoint specializes in providing systems engineering, integration and information technology services. WidePoint's wholly owned subsidiary, ORC, is at the forefront of implementing government-compliant eAuthentication identity management managed services and associated systems engineering/integration. ORC has earned several major U.S. federal government certifications offering the highest levels of assurance for transactions over the Internet. ORC's GSA IT Schedule FSS # GS-35F-0164J and associated SINs are available through http://gsaadvantage.gov.

An investment profile about WidePoint may be found at www.hawkassociates.com/wyyprofile.aspx.

For investor relations information regarding WidePoint, contact Frank Hawkins or Cale Smith, Hawk Associates, at [phone], e-mail: [e-mail].

About Wave Systems Corp. Wave solves the most critical security problems for enterprises and government with software solutions that are trustworthy, reliable and easy to use. Wave's trusted computing software solutions include strong authentication, data protection, advanced password management and enterprise-wide trust management services. For more information about Wave, visit: www.wave.com.

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