Indala Produces 22,000 SmartCards for Use by Microsoft Corp. Employees
Worldwide
Leading Access Control Manufacturer Begins Production of Combination
SmartCards Including 128KB .NET Chip for Network Access and Contactless
Proximity Technology for Building Access
San Jose, CA (December 5, 2005) Indala Corporation, an industry leading manufacturer of secure, contactless cards, tags, readers, and core electronics modules for physical and logical access control announced that beginning last week, the Company began production of 22,000 Multi-Technology SmartCards for Microsoft Corporation. This was the second of four phases designed to replace older 32KB-chip cards used by all Microsoft employees and contractors. The previous smartcards had also been produced by Indala.
According to Candy Stark, security program manager Microsoft Corporation, “Microsoft employees around the world use smart cards manufactured by Indala to gain access to our network, digitally sign e-mail, and gain access to corporate buildings. The new cards hold a greater amount of memory than the previous cards, and give us the flexibility to support applications such as cashless vending and cafeteria payments.”
Marc Freundlich, Indala president, added, “Security and privacy continue to be our top objectives at Indala; and the implementation of these types of multi-factor, highly secure, and easy-to-use credentials is a clear example of how Indala can help protect the organization and the individual from the high costs associated with corporate identity theft.”
About INDALA
Indala
Corporation is a leading security technology company that develops and
distributes 125 kHz proximity; 13.56 MHz contactless and contact smart
cards; and associated readers for physical and network access-control
applications. Indala manufactures the highest quality RFID product lines
including FlexPass(R) Series; CX Series CASI(R)-compatible cards;
FlexSmart(TM) Series IX INTRO, MX MIFARE®, DX DESFire(TM), and LEGIC(R) high
frequency products. Indala is renowned for delivering highly secure
customized card access solutions for government and commercial applications
around the world. Founded in 1985, Indala's installed customer base exceeds
100 million cards and two million readers. Indala was acquired by ASSA ABLOY
in November of 2001. The Company's headquarters is located in San Jose,
California. For more information, call 408-361-4700 or visit the Indala
website at www.indala.com.
INDALA Contact:
Marc
Freundlich
Phone:
408-361-4700
Fax:
408-361-4701
Email:
mfreundlich@indala.com