idOnDemand and SAIC to Jointly Present "Identity as a Service Model" at Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference

Pleasanton, CA, May 03, 2011 --(PR.com)-- idOnDemand, the pioneer in smart identification, will be presenting with SAIC at the 2011 Smart Card Alliance Annual Conference in Chicago May 2–5, 2011. The theme this year is “The Roadmap to EMV Payments and Secure ID.”

idOnDemand empowers organizations to rapidly deploy a standards-based identity, fulfilling the vision of a single identity across the enterprise, in the cloud and on the go. idOnDemand is the only provider of a fully managed lifecycle for smart cards and is FIPS 201 PIV-I and PIV-C compliant. SAIC is a leading provider of scientific, engineering, systems integration and technical services and solutions to all branches of the U.S. military, agencies of the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other U.S. Government civil agencies, as well as to customers in selected commercial markets.

The 2011 SCA Annual Conference will focus on the Issuers and Users of smart card technology in payments, security, and mobile markets, with added emphasis during their payments sessions on EMV – the global security standard for payments that has been adopted by Canada, the U.K. Europe, and Latin America.

In the speaking session on Wednesday, May 4, Terry Gold (VP, Sales at idOnDemand) and Ewan Wilmot (Branch Manager, Identity Solutions at SAIC) will jointly present 'Secure Identity as a Service: Case Study and Lessons Learned'. In this presentation, they will address considerations for service-based identity models, the variances between them and the impact they can have on corporate enterprises including a case study of a global deployment. They will further discuss the factors customers need to consider in order to determine the appropriate model for their organization.

Customers, partners and systems integrators are invited to speak with Terry and Ewan during the conference to discuss their smart card project requirements and additional questions.

About idOnDemand
idOnDemand delivers a standards based, single trusted identity and smart card solution. Using the idOnDemand managed service, organizations can quickly, easily and cost effectively grant trusted access for employees, customers and partners to information and assets such as IT systems, remote access, data encryption, secure email, building access and mobile authentication. Authorized users no longer need to carry multiple tokens, ID cards, building access cards or remember multiple passwords.

idOnDemand has offices in the United States and Australia. For more information, visit www.idondemand.com.

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