SCM Microsystems' Physical Access Control Terminals Receive Qualification for Use in U.S. Homeland Security Program
January 10 2007 - 2:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
FREMONT, Calif., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SCM
Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM; Prime Standard: SMY), a leading
provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today announced
that two of its physical access control terminals (PACT) have been
approved by the U.S. Government Services Administration (GSA) to be
compliant with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12.
As a result, SCM PACT terminals PAT1312 and PAT1322 are the first
to be included on the FIPS 201 Approved Product List of the GSA
that governs which products and services may be purchased by
federal agencies for the HSPD-12 program. Presidential order
HSPD-12 requires all government employees and contractors to carry
a standard identity credential for secure physical and logical
(network) access that works across all agencies, including the
Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department
of State, Department of Interior, and all other federal agencies.
To satisfy the technical requirements of HSPD-12, the National
Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) developed Federal
Information Processing Standards Publication 201 (FIPS 201) -- a
United States federal government standard specifying Personal
Identity Verification (PIV) requirements for federal employees and
contractors. The FIPS 201 certification enables SCM Microsystems to
provide government agencies and contractors with its PACT terminals
to secure access to buildings, campuses, parts of buildings and
internal rooms. SCM's PACT terminals have either a contactless or a
combined contactless/PINpad interface and are suitable for both
indoor and outdoor usage. The flexible design enables the terminals
to replace legacy systems while leveraging new technologies,
without having to change the current infrastructure or wiring. The
terminals are designed to be compatible with both existing and
future identification credentials issued under HSPD-12. "In
addition to these physical access control terminals, nine other SCM
smart card readers are compliant with HSPD-12 and are thus on the
FIPS 201 GSA Product List," said Robert Schneider, chief executive
officer of SCM Microsystems. "This further demonstrates our deep
involvement with industry standards and our ability to support
federal customers with innovative access control products that meet
their requirements and needs." Additional SCM reader products have
already been submitted to the GSA's testing cycle and, if
determined to be conformant, will also be added to the FIPS 201
Products List. About SCM Microsystems SCM Microsystems is a leading
supplier of solutions that open the Digital World by enabling
people to conveniently access digital content and services. The
company develops, markets and sells the industry's broadest range
of smart card reader technology for secure PC, network and physical
access and digital media readers for transfer of digital content to
OEM customers in the government, financial, enterprise, consumer
electronics and photographic equipment markets worldwide. Global
headquarters are in Ismaning, Germany. For additional information,
visit the SCM Microsystems web site at http://www.scmmicro.com/.
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