MAXIMUS PROVIDES SMART CARD SECURITY SOLUTION TO WESTERN GOVERNORS.When the Western Governors' Association (WGA WGA Windows Genuine Advantage (Microsoft) WGA Writers Guild of America (union for screenwriters) WGA Wise Giving Alliance (Better Business Bureau) WGA wheat germ agglutinin ) met this week in Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ (English: Phoenix, Navajo: Hoozdo, lit. "the place is hot", Western Apache: Fiinigis) is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. , the security solution they were using to protect the officials participating was provided by MAXIMUS (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. ). EventSecure from MAXIMUS was the credentialing system employed to positively identify all registered conference attendees and control access to the conference venue. The system involved a smart card containing a multi-function computer chip that allows for the storage of many types of data, including biometric information. A "template" representing the biometric chosen was written to the computer chip inside of each EventSecure card. The card alone held this personal and private biometric information --it was not retained in any central database. Approximately 500 conference attendees were issued the smart ID card. "The goal of demonstrating the EventSecure card was not only to demonstrate the use of smart card, biometric and related technologies, but also to use them in a "real world" setting providing secure access to meetings and events," said Dr. David V. Mastran, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of MAXIMUS. "Our hope is that this demonstration helped attendees gain an appreciation of how these technologies could be applied to homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States challenges and to the protection of critical infrastructure assets in the states." MAXIMUS is one of the premier smart card implementers and has developed numerous security smart card applications. EventSecure is based upon proven technology that MAXIMUS provides to the Department of Defense. The Company partnered with Geisecke & Devrient, Choicepoint, Identix, and Intellicheck to provide the conference security and credentialing system to the Western Governors' Association. MAXIMUS is one of America's largest government services companies devoted to providing state and local governments with program management, information technology, and consulting services. The company has more than 5,400 employees located in more than 245 offices across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and overseas. |
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