HID Global Launches Crescendo Series of Smart Cards.Offers the Lowest Total Cost of Ownership for a Combined Logical and Physical Access Control Solution SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- HID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, today announced the launch of its Crescendo(TM) series smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. designed to provide out-of-the box, standards-compliant support for thousands of logical access control applications. Within HID's Trusted Identity Platform[TM], Crescendo is an off-the-shelf smart card that can be easily and cost-effectively deployed for both logical and physical access control and other secure identity-related applications. Crescendo supports Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007 (ILM 2007) and the Windows Smart Card Framework, enabling organizations to cost-effectively and efficiently deploy, configure, manage, maintain, and audit smart card-based infrastructures. As organizations realize that user names and passwords may not be strong enough to maintain their required level of logical access security, the use of smart cards in conjunction with ILM 2007 will be an ideal solution to increase security by employing strong, multi-factor authentication technology. To meet the growing demand for a single card for logical and physical access control, Crescendo smart cards incorporate HID's industry standard proximity technology (HID or Indala([R])), iCLASS([R]), and other 13.56 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. contactless smart card A smart card that uses radio frequencies to provide a wireless connection to the reader. The transmission range is only a couple of inches, but allows the card to be quickly passed by a reader in applications such as secured entrances. See smart card and UltraCard. technologies used for secure, convenient physical access control. Crescendo cards can be customized with the user's choice of physical access control technologies and also personalized with employee name, photo, and other identification information. "For the first time, end-users will have the opportunity to choose a single card for logical and physical access control that is readily available, easily deployed, and cost-effective," said Debra Spitler, HID Global's executive vice president of HID Connect. "HID Global's Trusted Identity Platform is designed to combine technologies, services, and know-how with unique attributes such that HID can deliver a trusted solution for secure identity-related applications. Crescendo is just one example of how HID can help end-users in all aspects of secure credentialing." Crescendo series off-the-shelf smart cards are unique in the market for several reasons: * There is no additional per-seat middleware license. Crescendo is supplied pre-initialized with the required on-card software and includes all required drivers and middleware. * In addition to supporting ILM 2007, Crescendo series smart cards are fully compatible with the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Smart Card Framework and support scenarios such as Windows Domain logon, VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. Outlook, secure Web access, and wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area authentication. * Security applications from other vendors, including single sign-on An identification system that lets users log into multiple Web sites on the Internet with one username and password. Single sign-on systems are also used within an enterprise, enabling users to access all authorized resources in the local network using the same username and password. , pre-boot authentication, disk encryption Disk encryption is a special case of data at rest protection when the storage media is a sector-addressable device (e.g., a hard disk or a flash card). Disk encryption has many facets: * The card is designed to work with existing physical access control systems that may incorporate many different types of magnetic stripe A small length of magnetic tape adhered to credit cards, badges, permits, passes and tokens. The tape is read by magnetic stripe readers incorporated into ATMs, identification readers and payment terminals. , proximity, or contactless 13.56 MHz smart card technologies. "Customers have told us they are seeking a single smart card to manage both logical and physical access control applications," said Peter Houston, senior director of Marketing for Identity and Access at Microsoft Corp. "By working with us on Identity Lifecycle Manager 2007, HID will enable customers to effectively deploy and maintain solutions for strong authentication through its Crescendo series smart cards, and combine these solutions for logical access control with solutions for physical access control." HID is participating in the Microsoft Partner Pavilion, Booth 1009 at the RSA Conference The RSA Conference is a Cryptography-related conference held annually in the San Francisco Bay Area. The RSA Conference started in 1991 as a forum for cryptographers to gather and share the latest knowledge and advancements in the area of Internet security. , February 5-8 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. Crescendo makes logical access control implementation simple and cost-effective. To learn more or to request your personal Crescendo Evaluation Kit, visit hidcorp.com/crescendo. About HID Global HID Global is a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, serving customers worldwide with proximity and contactless smart card technologies; central station managed access controllers; secure and custom card solutions; digital identity and photo card management software solutions; and secure card issuance solutions. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HID Global operates international offices that support more than 100 countries and is an ASSA ABLOY Group company. To learn more, please visit hidcorp.com. [R] HID, iCLASS, and Indala are registered trademarks of HID Global Corporation. Crescendo and Trusted Identity Platform are trademarks of HID Global Corporation. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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