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Wednesday, January 15, 2003 IBG and West Virginia High Technology Consortium Foundation Strike Strategic Biometrics Alliance Collaborative effort
to help biometrics industry meet newly implemented
international IT security standards New
York, NY, and Fairmont, WV — January 15, 2003 —
International Biometric Group (IBG) and the West
Virginia High Technology Consortium (WVHTC) Foundation
have formed a strategic alliance that will provide the
biometrics industry with comprehensive services for
complying with new, international information security
standards. U.S.
Department of Defense directives implemented last year
require that all information technology security
products that handle national security information —
including biometrics products — be certified using
specific testing criteria including the "Common
Criteria." "These
new standards and requirements under the Common Criteria
are complex and unfamiliar territory for many biometric
vendors and customers," said Raj Nanavati, Partner of
International Biometric Group. "This alliance will
allow IBG and the WVHTC Foundation, acting as strategic
partners, to work together to help the entire biometrics
industry understand and comply with the new security
standards." Not
solely a U.S. directive, the Common Criteria is an
international standard which requires products to be
evaluated by accredited testing laboratories. The WVHTC
Foundation lab is completing accreditation by the U.S.
National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) as a
Common Criteria Testing Lab. That accreditation is
expected in early 2003. James L. Estep, President and CEO of the WVTHC Foundation, said the alliance between IBG and the WVHTC Foundation is a natural one that will offer a great deal of value to the biometrics industry. "IBG
has proven experience in biometrics consulting and
testing and the WVHTC Foundation has knowledge of the
Common Criteria evaluation requirements and
biometrics," said Estep. "This collaboration can
provide vendors with services that are uniquely tailored
for biometrics products, with the end result being that
of international certification. Vendors will also
realize cost and time savings, plus additional value
from the technical expertise of the combined groups." IBG
is prepared to offer services to help vendors and
consumers become better prepared for Common Criteria
certification. Independently, the WVHTC Foundation
can offer Common Criteria evaluation services.
Both organizations are strongly dedicated to vendor
independent biometric industry development and growth
and, therefore, are working together to educate the
biometrics industry on these new requirements. About The WVHTC Foundation The
WVHTC Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
based in Fairmont, W.Va., functioning as an engine of
economic change for growing a statewide and regional
high tech business sector. The Foundation has
established a multi-faceted approach to maximize
economic development, including infrastructure
development, research and development, commercialization
and workforce development. For more information, go to www.wvhtf.org
. About International Biometric Group International
Biometric Group is the leading biometric integration and
consulting firm, addressing the identification and
authentication needs of mid to large size organizations.
IBG works on behalf of both private and government
clients to evaluate, design, and integrate biometric
solutions for Internet applications, public sector
programs, network security, point of sale applications,
physical access and time and attendance systems. Learn
more at http://www.biometricgroup.com
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