ActivIdentity Magazine

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced Kerry Reid has joined HID Global as vice president of HID Connect. In his new role, Mr. Reid will be responsible for driving HID Global hardware and software partnerships and extending the company’s Genuine HID Technology™ ecosystem. This involves building upon HID’s existing strengths in the access control market by expanding the use of Genuine HID Technology beyond the company’s traditional manufactured products, and promoting partner solutions that use 13.56 MHz iCLASS® and 125 kHz proximity technologies. With over 20 years of industry experience in channel and OEM sales, marketing management and international sales roles, Mr. Reid brings executive expertise and a global perspective that will greatly contribute to the expansion of HID Global’s partner and technology lice... (more)

ActivIdentity Announces Strong Authentication Solution Supporting OATH-Promoted One-Time Password Algorithm

FREMONT, Calif., May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ActivIdentity Inc. , a global leader in digital identity assurance, today reaffirmed its commitment to the authentication standards by launching the ActivIdentity Mini Token OE and ActivIdentity Authentication SDK supporting the HMAC One-Time-Password (HOTP) algorithm technology developed by the Initiative for Open AuTHentication (OATH). OATH is an industry initiative with the mission to drive the ubiquity of strong authentication across all networks, applications and devices. "As the OATH standards become widely adopted, two-fac... (more)

Jacques Kerrest Joins Actividentity as CFO and COO

ActivIdentity announced that Jacques Kerrest has accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. In this capacity, Mr. Kerrest will oversee all of ActivIdentity’s financial and operational functions, including finance and accounting, financial planning and analysis, regulatory and risk management. Partnering with recently appointed CEO Grant Evans, Mr. Kerrest brings a notable record in building companies through M&A and managing new growth and organizational challenges, which further positions ActivIdentity to realize the potential for substantial ... (more)

ActivIdentity and Queensland Transport to Deliver First Class Smartcard Drivers License Program

ActivIdentity (Australia) Pty. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ActivIdentity Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTI), a global leader in digital identity assurance, and the Queensland Government, Australia, acting through the Department of Transport (“Queensland Transport”), today announced the signing of an agreement to deliver a Smartcard Management System for the secure issuance of smartcard driver licences to Queensland citizens. The capacity to issue a smartcard driver licence will be progressively rolled out to licence issuing centres across Queensland, with implementation complete ... (more)

Keane Reaches Agreement to Acquire Portions of BearingPoint Public Services Business

  Boston, MA –  - Keane, Inc., a global services firm that specializes in optimizing businesses’ information technology (IT) investments, today announced that it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with BearingPoint, Inc. to purchase a portion of the BearingPoint Public Services business in North America, which would include BearingPoint’s New York City practice. Finalization of this transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and securing approval by the court overseeing BearingPoint’s bankruptcy restructuring. “This addition to our Public Sector business ... (more)