Multiple Application Smart Card Solutions Now Available to Corporate Enterprises.SPRINGFIELD, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1998-- 3GI Offers Turnkey Passage Enterprise Smart Card Solution 3-G International, Inc. (3GI) announces today the availability of Passage Enterprise, a turnkey multiple application smart card solution for corporations and other organizations. The 3GI offering includes six smart card applications, all required software and hardware, and a card management system that allows organizations to issue personalized multiple application 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. to employees. The Passage Enterprise system features public key smart cards and a wide range of logical security and physical access applications. 3GI's solution also includes a card management system, which enables system administrators to personalize the smart cards, encode the cards with specific data, issue, track, and replace cards. The offering includes comprehensive training, installation services, and documentation to support customer installations and 3GI partners. "Passage Enterprise is an affordable, turnkey smart card solution for corporate environments of any size," commented John McKeon John Mckeon (March 29, 1808 - November 22, 1883) was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Albany, New York, Mckeon attended private schools and was graduated from the law department of Columbia College (later Columbia University), New York City, in 1828. , 3GI's Director of Smart Card Solutions. "With Passage Enterprise, we're making it very easy for card issuers, IT providers, and others to offer a comprehensive smart card solution to their corporate customers. Those customers will realize the security and convenience of advanced smart card technology in a fully integrated and extensible card system." Passage Enterprise enables corporations and other organizations to increase the security of their networks and data by requiring the use of smart cards as an access token In Windows NT, an internal security card that is generated when users log in. It contains the security IDs (SIDs) for the user and all the groups the user belongs to. A copy of the access token is assigned to every process launched by the user. for logging on to PCs, Networks, Web Servers, and other data repositories. Passage also enables cardholders to use cards to digitally sign email messages in standard email packages and encrypt sensitive data. The smart card provides an added layer of security because it stores digital certificates, digital keys, and biometric templates securely on its computer chip rather than on a computer hard drive which is more vulnerable to attack. In addition to the logical security and network access applications, the Passage Enterprise solution includes physical access and related inventory management applications. One card controls access to physical facilities, corporate facilities and events, as well as to IT networks. Passage Enterprise is an open architecture smart card solution, and includes support for multiple types of public key smart cards, standard web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
SMIME Security Multipurpose Internet Mail Extension . 3GI intends to work closely with its hardware partners and other organizations in the distribution of the solution. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Steven Humphries, 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 SCM (1) (Software Configuration Management, Source Code Management) See configuration management. (2) See supply chain management. Microsystems Inc. in Los Gatos Los Gatos (lôs gä`tōs, lŏs, găt`əs), city (1990 pop. 27,357), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1887. It is an affluent residential community and health resort. , CA "SCM Microsystems is looking forward to working closely with 3GI as a primary hardware supplier for the Passage Enterprise smart card solution. SCM has a long history of working with 3GI in delivering smart card solutions to the market, and this offering is a good example of the value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. smart card solutions we can offer." SCM Microsystems is the leading global smart card reader manufacturer and a featured hardware component in Passage Enterprise. For further information on Passage Enterprise, visit 3GI's Web Site at www.3gi.com. ABOUT PASSAGE ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONS - Secure Web Access -- Protects access to sensitive data published as Web documents on an enterprise intranet/extranet. A digital certificate and the user's public/private key pair stored on the card allows the user to complete public key mutual authentication Mutual authentication or two-way authentication refers to two parties authenticating each other suitably. In technology terms, it refers to a client or user authenticating themselves to a server and that server authenticating itself to the user in such a way that both with the enterprise web server and achieve access to privileged data. - Network Security -- Passage Enterprise makes secure network access fast and convenient with 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. capability, including several applications that manage access to workstations, networks, and sensitive data. - Secure Email -- The storage of a digital certificate and key pair on the card allows users to digitally sign and/or encrypt data sent via electronic mail. This operation works with popular e-mail applications such as MS Outlook or Outlook Express. - PC Logon/Screen Saver -- The personalized public key smart cards enable users to log on to Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. Operating Systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. securely and supports biometrics verification. Workstations are set up to require cards for access and to lock the workstation when cards are removed. - Physical Access -- The application uses smart cards to control facility access. The application allows security managers to create, assign, modify, and remove electronic keys for specific locations and to write specific keys to employee smart cards - Property Pass -- The Property Pass application provides increased accountability and control over property and equipment such as laptop computers. Property is reliably and conveniently tracked as checkout permissions are assigned to users via the card. - Event Ticketing -- Registration and coordination of corporate events is streamlined with this general tracking application. Both event organizers and attendees enjoy greater convenience. In addition, attendance tracking is made simpler and more accurate. - Card Management -- A comprehensive card management system, enabling system administrators to personalize, encode, print, update, issue, hot-list, and track individual smart cards quickly and easily. ABOUT 3GI 3-G International, Inc. is the leading U.S. smart card solutions company and has provided multiple application smart card solutions to industry and government since 1991. 3GI offers a wide range of smart card applications and solutions including financial, internet security, electronic payments, and card system management. 3GI is based in Springfield, Virginia and has branch offices in Williamsburg, Honolulu, San Francisco, Raleigh, Edinburgh, and Shenzhen, China. 3GI was recently recognized as one of the fastest growing privately-held U.S. companies in the Inc. 500 survey. 3GI can be found on the World Wide Web at www.3gi.com. |
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