Oberthur Technologies launches solution range dedicated to the Identity and Access Security market, Guardialys™ Convergence

PARIS, 02-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Oberthur Technologies, a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space, today announced the launch of Guardialys™ Convergence, its solution range dedicated to the Identity and Access Security market. Designed for a corporate environment, these solutions provide a single smart device for securing premises and data access at the same time, implementing the latest security standards.

Guardialys™ Convergence is a set of solutions offering both physical and logical access control (PAC & LAC). It suits any company requirement thanks to a complete set of features and services. Audit of the actual system, smart devices such as tokens, smartcards and microSD, middleware, training, support and maintenance are embedded in these solutions.

Guardialys™ Convergence offers 4 packaged solutions:

• Guardialys™ Convergence Entry: dedicated offer for customers starting a Logical Access Control (LAC) project with existing PAC system in place
• Guardialys™ Convergence QS: designed for European governmental agencies and companies looking for qualified signature
• Guardialys™ Convergence HT: dedicated to companies looking for the latest technologies such as elliptic curves and biometric Match-On-Card
• Guardialys™ Convergence PIV: designed for governmental agencies and private companies willing to work with governments. This solution is compliant with the highest US standards.

Easy to use and to deploy, flexible to adapt to an existing architecture, Guardialys™ Convergence is the perfect solution to unite physical and logical access controls; it is also the perfect answer for companies or governmental agencies wishing to secure their employee’s working environment.

“By implementing the latest technologies such as biometric match-on-card and elliptic curves, this solution ensures the highest level of security while remaining easy to implement and use” said Olivier Prestel, Managing Director of the Identity Business Unit at OT. “Based on a PKI scheme and protected in smart devices, the employee’s identity can be interfaced with any physical access system in place, and by following all the existing standards, most software and IT environment will be easily secured”.

ABOUT OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES
OT is a world leader in digital security solutions for the mobility space. OT has always been at the heart of mobility, from the first smart cards to the latest contactless payment technologies which equip millions of smartphones. Present in the Payment, Telecommunications and Identity markets, OT offers end-to-end solutions in the Smart Transactions, Mobile Financial Services, Machine-to-Machine, Digital Identity and Transport & Access Control fields. OT employs over 6 000 employees worldwide, including 600 R&D people. With more than 50 sales offices across 5 continents and 10 facilities, OT’s international network serves clients in 140 countries. For more information:www.oberthur.com

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