Hirsch Electronics Enters Distribution Business
October 08 2008 - 10:25AM
Business Wire
Hirsch Electronics, a leading supplier of physical access control
systems, has signed an exclusive global distribution agreement with
SCM Microsystems (NASDAQ: SCMM) (Prime Standard, SMY), a leading
supplier of smart card readers for secure authentication, to
provide SCM�s Physical Access Control Terminals (PACT) series
physical access readers to the open market. The SCM PACT readers
are designed specifically for Department of Defense (DoD) sites.
The DoD has been a leader in deployment of contact smart cards for
logical and physical access control and has millions of such cards
deployed and in use today. Homeland Security Presidential Directive
12�s (HSPD-12) FIPS 201 standard mandated Personal Identity
Verification (PIV) cards that would be interoperable across all
agencies, propelling DoD agencies around the world, including the
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, to seek a systems
solution that would support both the existing deployed Common
Access Cards (CAC I) as well as the new contact/contactless CAC II
cards. �SCM Microsystems has provided significant volumes of
logical access readers for the DoD, and we developed a series of
physical access readers as well, based on our experience with the
government market,� commented Manfred Mueller, SCM executive vice
president, strategic business development and sales. �To bring the
units to market effectively, SCM needed a global distribution
partner with a proven track record securing DoD facilities. In
Hirsch we found the ideal partner to accomplish this.� �Many DoD
and government agencies using CAC and/or GSC contact-only
credentials are actively procuring and installing FIPS
201-compliant readers for retrofits, new installations and pilots,�
noted Kevin Reyes, Hirsch manager of strategic technology
partnerships. �The Hirsch partnership with SCM ensures that the
industry has a ready source of supply for multi-technology readers
that enable a graceful migration path for the move from CAC I cards
to FIPS 201-based credentials such as CAC II, PIV, and TWIC.� Lars
Suneborn, Hirsch director of government programs, stated, �Hirsch
is installing PIV-compliant physical access control systems (PACS)
at many government agencies and military facilities today. SCM�s
PACT series readers have proven to be excellent government
credential readers capable of providing the GSA 75-bit format for
PIV, while concurrently reading the CAC family. They are ideal
migration readers for the DoD. And the support for additional card
types, such as TWIC, MIFARE, DESfire and GSC, makes the readers an
excellent solution for the simultaneous handling of employees plus
visitors and other non-government credentialed personnel.� Hirsch
offers the SCM PACT series smart card readers for sale to all
industry manufacturers and integrators worldwide effective
immediately. About SCM Microsystems SCM Microsystems is a leading
provider 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 www.scmmicro.com. About
Hirsch Electronics Hirsch Electronics manufactures physical
security systems for worldwide markets. Hirsch is a recognized
leader in IP-based security solutions that interoperate with other
networked databases, devices and systems. Hirsch�s award-winning
role-based access control (RBAC), identity management, and security
management systems integrate access control, digital video, alarm
monitoring, smart cards and biometrics. Website:
www.HirschElectronics.com.
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