HP Creating ID Powerhouse

In an article dated October 13, 2010, Autmn G. Giusti of SecureIDNews, reports that Hewlett-Packard recently rolled out "[its] next generation of government employee ID card[s], a development the company sees as the first step to bringing its identity management and credentialing services to cyber security, commercial clients and the health care industry."

HP's newest smart card product for the U.S. General Services Administration's USAccess federal ID program contains several upgrades from previous versions.  It's precisely these upgrades that have placed HP in position to occupy a commendable share of the field once the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace becomes operational.  

The upgrades included "[HP's] self-service Web portal to provide [client-agencies] with a single system to issue, activate and maintain employee credentials.  The portal allows agencies to request credentials and indicate which computer applications and government buildings an employee needs to access."  The article continues, "HP's credential enables government employees to get past physical and logical access points with a single ID."  

 With regard to the corporate sector, HP "has helped clients secure their computer systems following Sarbanes Oxley.  'We've taken all the work we've done for Sarbanes Oxley and combined that with credentialing (for public access),' says [Jess May, HP's Global Identity Practice Lead for the U.S. Government Sector]."  

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