Senture and CoreStreet Join Forces for TWIC Implementations

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Mon Jun 1, 2009 8:30am EDT

-- CoreStreet to Partner with Senture at 5th Annual SecurePort Conference --
CHESAPEAKE, Va. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Senture Security Solutions, LLC, a full service security solutions integrator,
and CoreStreet, the leader in credential validation solutions, today announced
they will team up to deploy national security programs for both the maritime and
transportation industries, as well as the defense, homeland security and
emergency management markets. 

With over 10 years of smart card and biometrics experience, Senture offers its
customers a unique balance of Transportation Worker Identification Credential
(TWIC) regulatory and technical expertise. Maintaining product and technology
neutrality, customers benefit from Senture`s best-in-class hardware and software
components to complement its TWICReady! services. 

The CoreStreet PIVMAN for TWIC Solution enables Transportation Security
Administration (TSA)-approved mobile devices to verify the identity and
attributes of TWIC card carriers. The CoreStreet Enabled devices are
synchronized with the authoritative source for this information, the TSA TWIC
hotlist. By having this secured data resident on mobile devices, operators have
the ability to determine if the TWIC credential is still valid. 

"Implementation of TWIC credentials will vastly improve the security of port
facilities," said Ed Merkle, Director of Port Security and Emergency Operations,
Virginia Port Authority. "We turned to Senture to provide us with end-to-end
services for the implementation of TWIC, based on their ability to deliver
best-of-market solutions using CoreStreet`s TWIC compliance software." 

Unlike many other point solutions, the CoreStreet for TWIC Solution has upgrade
options to validate and verify off card attributes for the Department of
Defense`s Common Access Card (CAC), the Personal Identity Verification (PIV)
cards used by civilian agencies and the Emergency Response Official Community`s
First Responder Authentication Credential (FRAC) used by federal and state
emergency management officials. This allows mobile operators to make the same
type of informed decisions whether presented with TWIC, FRAC, PIV or CAC
credentials. 

"As the only company in the nation offering TWICReady! services, Senture is
uniquely qualified to help clients navigate the complex rules, defining the most
comprehensive, efficient and cost-effective path to meet the new security
standard," said Steve Parsons, Vice President, Senture. "We scoured the market
for best-of-breed hardware and software solutions and we are pleased to team up
with CoreStreet to offer our customers access to the market leading mobile
identity verification software in the CoreStreet PIVMAN Suite." 

"The CoreStreet PIVMAN Suite offers unique functionality for mobile
authentication and validation of PIV, CAC, FRAC and TWIC identity credentials.
Our unique ability to combine status and off-card attributes - even in
lights-out and comms-out situations - enables critical decision making even in
worst case scenarios," said John Bys, Executive Vice President, CoreStreet.
"Combining our software with Senture`s services and expertise provides our
maritime and transportation customers with the assurance of a smooth TWIC
implementation today, while allowing a straightforward migration for future
requirements." 

As part of the partnership, CoreStreet will join Senture at the upcoming 5th
Annual SecurePort Conference and Trade Exhibition in Detroit, MI, from June 1-3.
On hand at booth # 26, the companies will jointly exhibit the CoreStreet PIVMAN
for TWIC solution running on Guard System handheld devices from DAP
Technologies. To schedule a briefing to learn more details, please contact
corestreet@shiftcomm.com. 

About Senture Security Solutions (SSS), LLC

Senture Security Solutions is a full-service security solutions integrator based
in Chesapeake, Virginia where it provides a full range of physical security and
professional consultation services as a part of its national Got TWIC? campaign.
Senture has major offices in Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee, and Virginia. For
more information, visit www.senture.com or www.gottwic.com. 

About CoreStreet

Every day, the world`s most demanding government and commercial enterprises rely
on CoreStreet technology to authorize critical events, ranging from signed
communications and transactions to physical access. More information, including
technical whitepapers, industry solution studies and a list of the patents
awarded to the company is available at www.corestreet.com. 



CoreStreet
Guy Vancollie, 617-661-3554 x201
press@corestreet.com
or
SHIFT Communications
Meredith Robertson, 617-779-1830
corestreet@shiftcomm.com



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