Intercede Share Discussion Threads

[rambutan2] 10/12/2004 13:45

an early christmas pressie!

[rambutan2] 09/12/2004 11:07

fingers crossed.

[jailbird] 09/12/2004 11:00

results are due any day now.

[rambutan2] 01/12/2004 13:03

great news, good spot, and in full...

Athena Smart Card Solutions to OEM Intercede's MyID™ Smart Card and Identity Management System

Lutterworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom - Intercede Group plc, announced today that Athena Smart Card Solutions, will OEM Intercede's MyID™ smart card and identity management software. This solution will provide Athena with a comprehensive smart card and identity management system to work in combination with Athena's performance leading ASECard Crypto cards and PKCS#11/CAPI Middleware solution.

"We are delighted to announce that Athena Smart Card Solutions have combined our strengths with Intercede." said Masaru Kosaka, Chairman and CEO, Athena Smart Card Solutions. "By providing a custom version of Intercede's MyID smart card and identity management system under the Athena banner, we are offering our customers an industry-leading solution that makes it extremely easy for them to migrate-to, deploy and maintain comprehensive smart card-based identity solutions."

Athena's customers can leverage Athena CMS (Card Management System) smart cards and identity management software to quickly migrate to, and deploy multiple smart card-based ID security solutions and applications including:

Multi-site, multi-application corporate ID badges
Physical door access controls to buildings
Logical access controls and authentication to PCs, Networks and VPNs
Biometric identity verification
Payment for goods and services (Canteen and E-purse)

Athena CMS, powered by MyID provides a single secure and easy-to-use web-based interface for an organisation to manage the entire lifecycle of digital credentials and certificates on Athena smart cards including:

Graphical personalisation and printing of smart cards
Management of PKI certificates from multiple vendors
Enrolment of biometrics
Perform key management (including HSM support)
Management of Athena's contactless card data
Challenge Response authentication and remote unlock of PINs

(check it out...


"We are very pleased that our MyID software platform has been selected by Athena for their Athena CMS integrated smart card management solution. Alongside Athena's high performance cards this is a very compelling solution for customers looking for a system with a highly competitive price / performance ratio" said Richard Parris, Chairman and CEO, Intercede Group plc. "This OEM relationship provides Intercede with its first partner in Asia and is an important breakthrough into the Japanese market. Intercede also look forward to working with Athena in other markets such as, the USA, Europe and the Middle East"

About Intercede
Intercede Group plc is a leading developer and supplier of smart card and identity management software listed on the London Stock Exchange (IGP LN) (IGP.L). The Group's MyID™ software manages the secure registration, issuance and lifecycle of digital identities for a wide range of uses. This requires the integration of multiple technologies and products from many different vendors, including smart cards, biometrics, digital certificates and Open Platform applets.

Intercede's customers cover a range of industries and include Barclays Bank, COLT Telecom, Fujitsu, Lloyds TSB, the UK National Health Service (NHS), Pink Roccade, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ubizen and various US and UK Government agencies and departments.

About Athena Smartcard Solutions
Athena Smartcard Solutions, an affiliate company of Aladdin Knowledge Systems (NASDAQ: ALDN), is a world leader in the field of smart cards for ID and IT Security. Athena's products include ASECard Crypto smart card, ASECard Crypto for Windows, the ASECard Crypto SDK, ASECard Crypto PKCS#11 and CAPI middleware and smart card infrastructure software. ASEDrive IIIe, the leading line of professional and versatile smart card readers available in USB, Serial, Keyboard, PC Internal, Token version and a Motorized reader version; Athena serves its customers through offices located in Tokyo, North America, and Israel as well as a network of professional distributors and integrators in selected countries.

Athena's customers include Government agencies in Japan, USA, and Europe, NEC, Fujitsu, Honda Motors, EDS, Cellcom, and hundreds of corporate customers worldwide.

For more information, visit Athena's home page at

[kmacgre] 01/12/2004 12:57

Mr Jailbird, I found the release on IGP's website, however as yet, no mention on Athena's. Anyone any thoughts on the interims and how much cash remains.

[topvest] 01/12/2004 12:49

interims expected in the next few days as well.

[jailbird] 01/12/2004 12:48

kmagre,
source address pls

[topvest] 01/12/2004 12:47

yes, well spotted...


01 12 2004

Athena Smart Card Solutions to OEM Intercede's MyID™ Smart Card and Identity Management System

Lutterworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom - Intercede Group plc, announced today that Athena Smart Card Solutions, will OEM Intercede's MyID™ smart card and identity management software. This solution will provide Athena with a comprehensive smart card and identity management system to work in combination with Athena's performance leading ASECard Crypto cards and PKCS#11/CAPI Middleware solution.

"We are delighted to announce that Athena Smart Card Solutions have combined our strengths with Intercede." said Masaru Kosaka, Chairman and CEO, Athena Smart Card Solutions. "By providing a custom version of Intercede's MyID smart card and identity management system under the Athena banner, we are offering our customers an industry-leading solution that makes it extremely easy for them to migrate-to, deploy and maintain comprehensive smart card-based identity solutions."

Athena's customers can leverage Athena CMS (Card Management System) smart cards and identity management software to quickly migrate to, and deploy multiple smart card-based ID security solutions and applications including:

Multi-site, multi-application corporate ID badges
Physical door access controls to buildings
Logical access controls and authentication to PCs, Networks and VPNs
Biometric identity verification
Payment for goods and services (Canteen and E-purse)

Athena CMS, powered by MyID provides a single secure and easy-to-use web-based interface for an organisation to manage the entire lifecycle of digital credentials and certificates on Athena smart cards including:

Graphical personalisation and printing of smart cards
Management of PKI certificates from multiple vendors
Enrolment of biometrics
Perform key management (including HSM support)
Management of Athena's contactless card data
Challenge Response authentication and remote unlock of PINs
"We are very pleased that our MyID software platform has been selected by Athena for their Athena CMS integrated smart card management solution. Alongside Athena's high performance cards this is a very compelling solution for customers looking for a system with a highly competitive price / performance ratio" said Richard Parris, Chairman and CEO, Intercede Group plc. "This OEM relationship provides Intercede with its first partner in Asia and is an important breakthrough into the Japanese market. Intercede also look forward to working with Athena in other markets such as, the USA, Europe and the Middle East"

About Intercede
Intercede Group plc is a leading developer and supplier of smart card and identity management software listed on the London Stock Exchange (IGP LN) (IGP.L). The Group's MyID™ software manages the secure registration, issuance and lifecycle of digital identities for a wide range of uses. This requires the integration of multiple technologies and products from many different vendors, including smart cards, biometrics, digital certificates and Open Platform applets.

Intercede's customers cover a range of industries and include Barclays Bank, COLT Telecom, Fujitsu, Lloyds TSB, the UK National Health Service (NHS), Pink Roccade, Royal Bank of Scotland, Ubizen and various US and UK Government agencies and departments.


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Intercede Group plc
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About Athena Smartcard Solutions
Athena Smartcard Solutions, an affiliate company of Aladdin Knowledge Systems (NASDAQ: ALDN), is a world leader in the field of smart cards for ID and IT Security. Athena's products include ASECard Crypto smart card, ASECard Crypto for Windows, the ASECard Crypto SDK, ASECard Crypto PKCS#11 and CAPI middleware and smart card infrastructure software. ASEDrive IIIe, the leading line of professional and versatile smart card readers available in USB, Serial, Keyboard, PC Internal, Token version and a Motorized reader version; Athena serves its customers through offices located in Tokyo, North America, and Israel as well as a network of professional distributors and integrators in selected countries.

Athena's customers include Government agencies in Japan, USA, and Europe, NEC, Fujitsu, Honda Motors, EDS, Cellcom, and hundreds of corporate customers worldwide.

For more information, visit Athena's home page at

Press Contact
Athena Smartcard Solutions
[e-mail]
www.athena-scs.com

[kmacgre] 01/12/2004 12:35

01 12 2004

Athena Smart Card Solutions to OEM Intercede's MyID™ Smart Card and Identity Management System

[kmacgre] 09/11/2004 15:41

I live less than a couple of miles from Thales UK offices. The UK arm is not super large but compact. It does suggest a strong possibility of Edefice being a part of that supplied by Thales to Bacs. No harm in hoping. Regards

[rambutan2] 09/11/2004 15:38

interims were out on 20 nov last year.
wouldnt it be nice if they could come out with something to make folks sit up and take notice.

[rambutan2] 09/11/2004 15:27

oops. must be going blind.
this from last april...


and this to get all igp mentions on thales site...


we mustnt forget that thales are a mega company. for them to be so closely associated with tiny igp is a real coup.

[kmacgre] 09/11/2004 15:20

Third para:

The SafeSign family of products fulfils the tasks of authentication, identity management and strong PKI security on one single infrastructure. The SafeSign suite consists of the SafeSign Authentication Server – a multi-channel authentication platform; SafeSign Management Server – token and identity management from Intercede; SafeSign Crypto Module – a hardware security module for secure storage and use of cryptographic keys; SafeSign Personal Security Module – a highly flexible, highly secure end-user token.

[rambutan2] 09/11/2004 15:13

cant see us actually named? but am certain it is us. i loved this para, and partic the last sentence. thoughts of gresham entered my head...

Paul Meadowcroft, head of transaction security of the e-Security activities of Thales, said: "With Internet fraud, ID theft and 'card not present fraud' on the rise, username and passwords do not provide strong enough protection. Blue chip corporations are transiting a delicate business phase where survival means they have to offer multi-business channels to meet customer demands. They also have to keep IT costs to a minimum and they need to be able to integrate new solutions into existing legacy systems that are easy and quick to deploy. It is a complicated order, however, and companies need to become as sophisticated in their processes as the criminals that steal from them. We believe that with SafeSign, Thales has created the ultimate transaction security solution. Early feedback from financial giants like BACS, one of our customers, indicates that our solutions are not only comprehensive, but they in fact lie at the very heart of such a system's success."

[kmacgre] 09/11/2004 15:01

Thought you may find this mildly encouraging. It names Intercede.

[rambutan2] 04/11/2004 14:26

no, it was another uk co...

[rambutan2] 02/11/2004 15:07

our sort of thing?

[topvest] 24/10/2004 16:36

Yes, thought that IGP were involved with the SafeSign™ Technology. That's what it says on its web-site, so may be encouraging.

Missed this news article...



Otherwise, fairly quiet. Interims in a month or two, should give us an indication where this one is heading.

[rambutan2] 13/10/2004 16:49

kmacgre, yes, that certainly has more than a whiff of igp about it ie This complexity includes having to authenticate customers from multiple channels and with multiple identities. By authenticating and managing all identities from a single platform...

as you say, can the cash last out until the rev comes in - thats the million dollar question.

[garth] 13/10/2004 13:34

Keith,

I've found it quite difficult to pin down exactly where IGP are involved - for the reasons you have mentioned.

My post above is speculation based on the layout of the item rather than my knowledge of BACSTEL-IP - which is extremely limited.


G.

[kmacgre] 13/10/2004 12:40

Garth, you're saying that Safesign can be supplied without the edefice management part? You may be right although I'm not sure.

The part that is important to banks etc; seems to be and I quote,"Its success stems from the fact that banks today have to contend with vast amounts of complexity within their transaction systems. This complexity includes having to authenticate customers from multiple channels and with multiple identities. By authenticating and managing all identities from a single platform," end quote.

I believe that edefice is integral in making the above mentioned complexity more straightforward. I have a strong hunch that edefice is smarter and more advanced than most of us have as yet understood.
Since my previous post, the share price has dropped another 1P. I really want to learn how much cash is left as of 30 Sept. If we can get through to profit without the begging bowl, then buying in now is fairly underpinned.
Regards, Keith

[garth] 13/10/2004 12:19

kmacgre

Thank you for an excellent post. I agree with your overall conclusions.

WRT the BACSTEL-IP item I read it that the core Safesign element was at the heart of BACSTEL-IP and that the "The other SafeSign components " paragraph was indicating that the Safesign Management Server was marketed as an extra add-on.

A possibility?

G.

[kmacgre] 13/10/2004 11:11

IGP with their invisible profile are hard to figure out and many of their MOD or health type deals are most probably NDA (non disclosure).
Just for any interested party who thinks that 17p is a price to sell, have a read of the Thales/Bacs news. Edefice is not mentioned, however if you dig...

September 30, 2004
BACSTEL-IP Automated Payments Clearing Security Using SafeSign™ Technology, Set to Become One of the Biggest Public Key Infrastructure Systems in Operation

London, UK - eema, the independent, European not-for-profit association for e-Business, announced the winner of the eema Award for Excellence in Secure Electronic Business at ISSE/ICCC 2004 last night. The award was presented at the Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony of the sixth annual Information Security Solutions Europe in Berlin, Germany.

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Taken from Thales website:

SafeSign is already embedded at the heart of BACS’ new internet-based transaction system, BACSTEL-IP. Since its official launch last autumn, SafeSign has attracted enormous amounts of interest from banks and financial institutions around the world and further customer announcements are expected before the summer. Its success stems from the fact that banks today have to contend with vast amounts of complexity within their transaction systems. This complexity includes having to authenticate customers from multiple channels and with multiple identities. By authenticating and managing all identities from a single platform, SafeSign not only provides ease of management but also better customer service and reduced levels of fraud.

The other SafeSign components are:
SafeSign Authentication Server: a multi-channel authentication platform that allows any transaction from any channel – e.g. PC, telephone, mobile, interactive television and other access points – to be authenticated from one server.
SafeSign Management Server: the SafeSign Management Server, powered by edeficeTM from Intercede, provides user and token management. This allows the management of user identities; including creation, deletion and amendment of all forms of identity be it smart card, token, biometrics or PKI. The centralised key management function provides strong security for the storage and use of cryptographic keys.

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Now unless I have got things horribly wrong, the "management of user identities" is what Intercede provide for this BACSTEL-IP.

Additionally sales have been clocking up where ID cards have been sold and I get a possible whiff of another US government deal that may include Edefice. Futher, we know of at least one large UK government deal using the Winmagic disk thingy. Intercede are the only CAPS approved supplier for Winmagic so far.

All in all the share price is lousy. Retail investors are not highly regarded or valued by Intercede as was clearly shown at the last fund raising which was a public disgrace.

However, this tiny outfit may prove an interesting and worthwhile punt, especially at these prices. Only for the brave and all imho etc.
Regards to all holders.

[shirishg] 05/10/2004 14:06

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