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SIBOS 2004, ATLANTA, OCTOBER 12, 2004
Identrus Expands Global Presence through Agreement with ACTALIS
ACTALIS to Provide Infrastructure Services and Customer Support to European Identrus Community
Identrus™, the global provider of trusted identity, today announced a strategic agreement with ACTALIS, a leading European security services and consultancy provider. The agreement helps expand Identrus' presence in continental Europe, giving members of the Identrus network greater technical and operational services and support globally.
As Identrus' European hub, ACTALIS will help accelerate the broad adoption of Identrus digital certificates and Identrus-based applications in the European market. ACTALIS will provide outsourced infrastructure and customer support services to the Identrus community within continental Europe. ACTALIS' services will serve to complement Identrus' continued focus on sales and distribution activities to support the growth of Identrus business in Europe.
"We are proud to announce that Identrus has selected ACTALIS to act as its European hub for its digital identity infrastructure solutions. ACTALIS' expertise in the space, aided by the support of four of the most prominent Italian banks, will help European businesses and financial institutions securely conduct business transactions," said Paolo Michele Soru, CEO of ACTALIS.
"With ACTALIS as our European hub, Identrus will provide better solution delivery into the European market and ultimately benefit the Identrus community. This partnership is a critical step towards achieving a common, globally ubiquitous
standard of identity authentication that is supported by the Identrus network," said Karen Wendel, CEO of Identrus.
About Identrus
Identrus™ is a global solutions company that secures interactions where identity is critical. As the only government regulated, bank-built identity company, Identrus provides a worldwide network for trusted identity credentials based on global standards. Identrus' proven solutions provide a legally and technologically interoperable environment for using identities. The Identrus platform provides the legal and technical infrastructure for financial institutions, governments and commercial entities to effectively manage the risks associated with identity authentication and enables these organizations to develop business applications and value-added services for their customers. Identrus partners with systems integrators, software developers, smart card and token providers, as well as experts on identity management, security and fraud to help organizations achieve greater application security and meet their e-business objectives. Identrus membership consists of more than 55 of the world's leading financial institutions spanning 160 countries. Additional information about the company is available at www.identrust.com.
About ACTALIS S.p.A.
ACTALIS is today one of the leading company both in domestic and European security services and consultancy market, thanks to its proven ability in designing, developing and managing certification authority systems and services. ACTALIS offers a wide range of security consultancy services, from check-up to a complete development of Information Security Management Systems, from training on PKI and Information Security to the design of ad-hoc security solutions for risk mitigation and management, providing its Customers with highly qualified professionals. ACTALIS is a Qualified-certification-service-provider issuing qualified certificates, accredited by the Italian Body (CNIPA), operating with the leading Italian banks for on PKI based security solutions in compliance with main international standards and best practices. ACTALIS is playing a key role in the most important Italian PKI projects as: IDENTRUSinitiative, Italian Banking Association ÈProgetto Microcircuito« and Corporate Banking Interbancario. Founded in March 2001 by SIA and SSB, ACTALIS from May 2003 have also incorporated the e-security branches of SECETI and BNL Multiservizi (company of BNL Group).
Additional information about the company is available at www.actalis.it
ACTALIS will be at SIBOS 2004 on October 11-15, 2004 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. Please contact ACTALIS at the SIA booth located at B022.
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Schwartz Communications, Inc.
Rebecca Krueger
+1 415-512-0770
Identrust@schwartz-pr.com
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