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THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN INCREASES
EFFICIENCY AND SECURITY WITH METAPASS, AXALTO, AND OMNIKEY TECHNOLOGIES
A Powerful Technology Combination of MetaPass Single-Sign-On Software,
Axalto Smart Cards, and OMNIKEY Smart Card Readers Speeds Up Access To
Data and Increases Information Security
Mountain View, Calif. – February 14, 2006 –
MetaPass, Inc., the Universal Single Sign-On (SSO) company, based in Silicon
Valley, California, today announced that the National Center for Missing
& Exploited Children® (NCMEC) has selected MetaPass SSO, Axalto
smart cards, and OMNIKEY CardMan® 6121 smart card readers as its single
sign-on and strong authentication solution. MetaPass’ technology
will make it easier and more secure for those at NCMEC to access data
on their computers; no logins or passwords required. The technology will
be used first by NCMEC employees, then distributed to the representatives
from the various law enforcement agencies, such as the Federal Bureau
of Investigation, that have offices at NCMEC’s headquarters. MetaPass,
Axalto, and OMNIKEY will be demonstrating the solution at Axalto’s
booth #737 at the RSA Conference 2006 during February 13-17 in San Jose,
California.
To securely access NCMEC systems and data, each employee will have an
OMNIKEY CardMan® 6121 USB smart card reader dongle (a hardware device
that plugs into a USB port, acting as copy protection for a software application)
containing an Axalto Cyberflex smart card. The technology works in a way
that an ATM card would. These portable strong authentication tokens, together
with MetaPass SSO, create a complete solution al¬lowing users fast,
secure and mobile access to data.
“Accessing sensitive information securely and in a timely manner
is of utmost importance to us,” said Steven Gelfound, Director of
IT at NCMEC. “Too many passwords to access all our systems was compromising
our effectiveness. The Cyberflex Access smart card stores the employee’s
user name and password which is accessed through the OMNIKEY USB reader.
Then the MetaPass SSO software automatically fills out IDs and passwords
with a single click, allowing our employees to quickly access the data
they need and operate effectively.”
NCMEC’s mission is to help prevent child abduction and sexual exploitation;
help find missing children; and assist victims of child abduction and
sexual exploitation, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
It serves as a clearinghouse of information and provides technical assistance
to individuals and law-enforcement agencies in the prevention, investigation,
prosecution, and treatment of these cases.
Advances in computer technology have revolutionized the search for missing
children. The ability to provide safer, immediate, and reliable access
to information is critical to the success of NCMEC. MetaPass SSO’s
key driver is one of the solutions. Due to the sensitive nature of the
information handled, security can not be compromised. The MetaPass SSO
is capable of providing access to a number of applications with no integration
to a host of internal and external users, each with different access levels.
MetaPass SSO is the only out-of-the-box, system-independent single sign-on
technology that performs automatic and universal login, without custom
scripts or connectors, to any enterprise application, website, terminal,
appliance, LAN and VPN and is compatible with all browsers.
“We are honored to provide enhanced security, convenience, and
increased productivity to such a noble and important organization,”
said David DuPouy, CEO of MetaPass, Inc. “It has been a pleasure
to work closely with NCMEC to understand their particular requirements,
and it is a great proof that MetaPass is the SSO solution of choice for
all organizations, from the simplest ones to those with tremendous security
and speed constraints to respond to real-world demands.”
MetaPass SSO provides powerful administration and access management features:
from a central console, an administrator creates a sign-on routine with
a few clicks and updates any or all users without their intervention.
The entire process takes only a few minutes. MetaPass seamlessly integrates
with most companies’ directories to securely administer policies,
credentials and deployment settings and most strong authentication devices.
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
NCMEC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that works in cooperation
with the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention. NCMEC's congressionally mandated CyberTipline, a reporting
mechanism for child sexual exploitation, has handled more than 365,600
leads. Since its establishment in 1984, NCMEC has assisted law enforcement
with more than 117,100 missing child cases, resulting in the recovery
of more than 99,500 children. For more information about NCMEC, call its
toll-free hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST or visit www.missingkids.com.
About MetaPass, Inc.
MetaPass provides the only universal single-sign-on software solution
in the industry. Direct benefits to customers include no more passwords
to type and remember, increased network security, decreased support costs,
and easier regulatotory compliance. MetaPass is headquartered in Mountain
View, California. For more information, call +1 (650) 266-8255 or visit
http://www.metapass.com
About Axalto
Axalto (Euronext: NL0000400653 - AXL) is the world's leading provider
of microprocessor cards (Gartner 2005, Frost & Sullivan 2004)—
the key to digital networks — and a major supplier of point-of-sale
terminals. Its 4,500 employees come from over 65 nationalities and serve
customers in more than 100 countries, with worldwide sales reaching 3
billion smart cards to date. The company has 25 years of experience in
smart card innovation and leads its industry in security technology and
open systems. Axalto continuously creates new generations of products
for use in a variety of applications in the telecommunications, finance,
retail, transport, entertainment, healthcare, personal identification,
information technology and public sector markets. Microprocessor cards
provide convenience, security and privacy to public and private services
operators, their customers and end users. For more information, visit
us at www.axalto.com
About OMNIKEY
OMNIKEY, one of the world´s leading manufacturers of innovative
smart card readers, offers the most diversified product portfolio available
on the market today. Having established a tight collaboration with key
decision makers in the card manufacturing and software industries, OMNIKEY
sits at the table of innovation. OMNIKEY’s smart card readers for
PCs can be utilized by any application including logical access control,
digital signature, WLAN authentication, secure banking and online transactions,
loyalty programs, and healthcare solutions. OMNIKEY, headquartered in
Walluf, Germany, is part of the ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology Group
(ITG). OMNIKEY´s US headquarters resides in Irvine, California with
technical support in Atlanta, Georgia. The Asia Pacific operation is located
in Hong Kong. Design, production management, and quality control of OMNIKEY’s
products are carried out in the company’s two R&D centers in
Linz, Austria and Erfurt, Germany. OMNIKEY readers are distributed worldwide
through a global network of partners, including value added resellers,
system integrators, and OEMs. For further information visit http://www.omnikey.com
Media Contacts
National Center For Missing & Exploited Children
Communications Department
(703) 837-6111
media@ncmec.org
MetaPass, Inc.
(650) 266-8255
press@metapass.com
Axalto, Inc.
Deb Montner
Montner & Associates
(203) 226-9290
dmontner@montner.com
OMNIKEY Antje K. Schaefer Marketing Communications Manager ASSA ABLOY
ITG OMNIKEY GmbH Am Klingenweg 6 A 65396 Walluf Germany Tel: +49 6123
7913 15 Fax: +49 6123 7913 28 Mail: antje.schaefer@omnikey.com / aschaefer@aaitg.com
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