Indala
and CoreStreet Accelerate Convergence with Industry-First Card-Connected(TM)Readers
and Modules
Strategic partnership develops
CoreStreet-enabled readers for new systems and modules for OEMs developing their
own converged products
ORLANDO,
FL, ASIS (Sept. 12, 2005)
Indala, a leading developer and manufacturer of contactless readers, modules,
cards and tags for physical and IT access control, and CoreStreet, a leading
provider of infrastructure and applications for smart credentials, today
announced that the two firms are engaged in a strategic relationship to
accelerate the move to converged security infrastructure. The two companies also
announced development of the world’s first fully-compliant and unified card
and reader solution for physical and IT access control.
Through this strategic
relationship, Indala is incorporating licensed CoreStreet Card-Connected(TM)
technology in its FlexSmart(TM) range of contactless DX DESFire(TM) modules and
readers. Under this strategic relationship, the readers will be available in
CoreStreet-enabled infrastructure solutions from other CoreStreet partners and
systems integrators. The modules will be available to OEMs who want to build
products with CoreStreet’s Card-Connected technology for converged systems and
ensure compliance with new Federal mandates.
“CoreStreet and Indala share the
same vision of security convergence and the same determination to make this a
reality,” said Indala president Marc Freundlich. “The cooperation between
Indala and Corestreet demonstrates that convergence between the physical and
logical markets has moved to another level. We believe that the converged
systems that result will mean better protection for employees, employers, and
customers, and the critical information networks we all use.”
For the last two years,
CoreStreet’s validation technology has been deployed to support the global
data networks of
“We are very pleased to be
working closely with Indala, a company widely recognized as an innovator in
access control,” said Phil Libin, president of CoreStreet. “With
CoreStreet-enabled contactless DX DESFire modules and readers, other
manufactures and integrators will be able to offer enterprise and government
users worldwide a highly scalable, cost-effective solution for physical and
logical access control.”
CoreStreet-enabled products and
services comply with government regulations, including the recent Homeland
Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12), which affects nearly all Federal
employees and contractors. HSPD-12 is projected to reach up to 100 million
people within the next ten years if the technical standard is also adopted by
state and local government and private enterprise.
Today the companies also announced
that Indala has joined the CoreStreet Partner Program, which provides access to
technology, SDKs and technical support, and support for market development.
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(TM) Series, CX Series
CASI(R) -compatible cards, FlexSmart(TM) Series MIFARE(R), 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
About
CoreStreet
Every day, the world's most
demanding government and commercial enterprises rely on CoreStreet technology to
authorize critical events, ranging from opening signed e-mail and documents to
granting physical access. More information about CoreStreet-enabled products and
services, as well as technical whitepapers, industry solution studies and a list
of the patents awarded to the company, is available at www.corestreet.com.
Contacts:
INDALA:
Ann. E. Johnson
Phone: 408.361.4751
Email: ajohnson@indala.com
CoreStreet:
Lee Wright
Phone: 469-233-7712
Email: lee@corestreet.com