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Perhaps today was simply the pace picking up a bit. Wave letting all the owners of HP legacy machines that they too could get the real deal.

Here's another tidbit from a better relationship

http://www.securitypark.co.uk/article.asp?articleid=26135&CategoryID=1

Intercede Wins Additional US Federal Government HSPD-12 Compliance Contracts for MyID Technology

HSPD-12 is one of the most important and high profile security directives of recent years. It was issued by President Bush in August 2004 and required, firstly, the creation of an official federal standard (FIPS-201) for Personal Identity Verification (PIV), which would prescribe technologies and processes for the effective vetting and access control of all federal employees and contractors.

The second requirement of HSPD-12 was for every US Federal Agency to have implemented a PIV solution by the end of October 2006, with all employees and contractors required to have a personal-201 compliant, smart card based identity card one year later.

All HSPD-12 solutions must by mandate only incorporate products that have been exhaustively tested against by the US General Services Administration (GSA), and included in the GSA’s Approved Product List for PIV products.

It is estimated that almost 8 million identity cards will be issued under HSPD-12. Industry analysts Stanford Group estimate the total value of the programme to be worth approximately US$1.3 billion.

Operational Research Consultants, Inc. (ORC), a wholly owned subsidiary of WidePoint Corporation, and a RSA Security partner, has signed contracts with both the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) to provide end-to-end managed services in support of their Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) compliance.

ORC’s hosted PIVotal ID Card Management System (CMS), powered by the RSA Card Manager will provide both agencies with end-to-end PIV card enrolment, issuance and management services. RSA Card Manager is powered by Intercede’s MyID technology under an OEM licence agreement announced in 2005.

Richard Parris, Chairman & Chief Executive of Intercede, commented: “Intercede are delighted that both the FTC and the FHFB have selected MyID powered solutions from RSA Security and its partners. This announcement demonstrates that MyID has the flexibility and scalability to work not only as a stand-alone product, but also in a hosted environment, such as ORC, where multiple technologies and solutions are integrated to deliver an end-to-end service.”