West Midlands Police Selects ActivIdentity to Secure the Digital Identities to 16,000 People

FREMONT, CA, Mar 24 (MARKET WIRE) --
ActivIdentity Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTI), a global leader in strong
authentication and credential management, today announced it has won a
tender by West Midlands Police Authority (WMPA) to deploy a smart card
and credential management solution to create secure electronic identities
for its 16,000 staff members. Providing every individual in the force
with a multi-application smart card is the first major step for WMPA
towards achieving National Police Improvement Agency's (NPIA) Identity
Access Management (IAM) compliance.

Driven by the recommendations of the Bichard Inquiry calling for improved
sharing of information by police forces, the ActivIdentity implementation
will allow WMPA to securely manage permission levels for each user when
accessing internal networks or sharing data with other forces.

The smart card used by WMPA will serve as the new police IAM card or
police staff ID. This smart card, which follows Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS 201-compliant), will not only bridge the
physical and logical access but also manage all the logical requirements
within WMPA that are used for accessing national applications and
securing the exchange of data, including desktop log-on and digital
signatures.

"We selected ActivIdentity for many reasons, but most compelling was the
company's experience of working with a number of police forces and the
high reputation for delivery that they have," explains Paul Williamson,
WMPA gateway programme manager. "Deploying a new technology becomes
easier when dealing with a provider who understands the needs of your
organization and the police sector in general."

"ActivIdentity support and expertise will be invaluable in the coming
months when we think about extending the solution to include uses such as
internal secure printing and photocopying," concludes Williamson.

"A smart credential management solution offers the necessary level of
visibility and control for West Midlands Police Authority to ensure the
right users are accessing sensitive information at the right place and
time," says Michael Sotnick, executive vice president of worldwide sales
and field operations at ActivIdentity. "ActivIdentity has a proven record
of providing UK police forces with strong authentication and credential
management capabilities and the choice made by WMPA is reinforcing this
leadership position."

Implementation of the project, including ActivID(TM) Card Management
System and ActivClient(TM) middleware, will have a phased roll-out over
the next year, with an in-house team dedicated to introducing the new
technology to 160 sites across the authority. The next step will
integrate Single Sign-On technology into the smart card using a secure
PIN to manage passwords and access multiple applications.

About West Midlands Police Authority

West Midlands Police is the second largest police force in the UK,
covering an area of 348 square miles and serving a population of almost
2.6 million.

The West Midlands is an area rich in diversity, with 18 percent of its
population from ethnic minority backgrounds. An average of 170,000
motorists travels through the region daily, making its motorways some of
the busiest in Europe.

The force is made up of 8,616 police officers, supported by 4,240 police
staff, 651 special constables and 814 police community support officers
(PCSOs).

About ActivIdentity

ActivIdentity Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTI) is a global leader in strong
authentication and credential management, providing solutions to
confidently establish a person's identity when interacting digitally. For
more than two decades the company's experience has been leveraged by
security-minded organizations in large scale deployments such as the U.S.
Department of Defense, Nissan, and Saudi Aramco. The company's customers
have issued over 100 million credentials, securing the holder's digital
identity. ActivIdentity is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California.
For more information, visit www.actividentity.com.

ActivIdentity, ActivID, and ActivClient are registered trademark in the
United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners in the United States and/or other
countries.

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Press Contact:
Torsten George
VP Marketing
+1 510-745-6310
Torsten.George@actividentity.com

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Chief Financial Officer
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