SCM Microsystems' Smart Card Readers Receive Qualification for Use in U.S. Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-12 Prog
October 18 2006 - 3:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
Nine Readers Approved for Use at Federal Agencies FREMONT, Calif.,
Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SCM Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:
SCMM; Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that
open the Digital World, today announced that nine of its secure
smart card readers have been determined to be compliant with
Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-12 and have thus
been included on the Government Services Administration's (GSA)
Approved Product List. The GSA list governs which products and
services may be purchased by federal agencies for the HSPD-12
program. HSPD-12 is the presidential order that requires all
government employees and contractors to carry a standard identity
credential that works across all agencies. The credential, in the
form of a smart card, is intended to be used for secure access to
facilities (physical access) and for securely logging on to
government computers or networks (logical access). Over six million
federal workers and contractors are expected to carry an
identification card under HSPD-12 by October 2007. Smart card
readers will be required at all agencies to support both physical
and logical access. These will be installed over the next few
years. SCM's GSA-approved smart card readers are designed to be
compatible with both existing and future identification credentials
issued under HSPD-12 for federal agencies, including the Department
of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, Department of State,
Department of Interior, and all other federal agencies. Currently,
SCM readers are predominantly used to read the nearly four million
active cards that have been issued to Department of Defense
personnel under the Common Access Card (CAC) program, a predecessor
to the HSPD-12 program. SCM is one of the two firms currently
approved to supply GSA-approved smart card readers. "The selection
of multiple SCM smart card readers for the GSA's Approved Product
List reflects our deep involvement in standards supporting the U.S.
government's initiative to establish a single interoperable
credential for physical and logical access control," said Robert
Schneider, chief executive officer of SCM Microsystems. "Our
readers have supported numerous U.S. government programs over
nearly two decades, including the U.S. Department of Defense Common
Access Card program. Through our diverse partners, we have supplied
more than two million readers for the CAC program, enhancing our
reputation as a trusted, reliable provider of secure access
solutions to the government sector." SCM's products on the GSA
Approved Products List include the SDI010 contact/contactless
reader; USB readers SCR331, SCR3310 and SCR3311; drive bay USB
reader SCR333; USB/serial port reader SCR531; ExpressCard reader
SCR3340; PCMCIA card reader SCR243; and serial port reader SCR131.
Additional SCM products have been submitted to the GSA's testing
cycle and, if determined to be conformant, will also be added to
the Approved Products List. The full list is available at
http://fips201ep.cio.gov/apl.php . 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 Fremont,
California, with European headquarters in Ismaning, Germany. For
additional information, visit the SCM Microsystems web site at
http://www.scmmicro.com/ . DATASOURCE: SCM Microsystems, Inc.
CONTACT: Annika Oelsner, +49-89-9595-5220, or , or Darby Dye
+1-510-360-2302, or , both of SCM Microsystems Web site:
http://www.scmmicro.com/
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