HID

MINNEAPOLIS, September 15, 2008 – HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the launch of Asure ID 2009 card personalization software. Featuring a highly intuitive user interface that utilizes a familiar Microsoft® Ribbon look-and-feel, Asure ID 2009 incorporates extensively researched practices and user-tested tools that make ID card design, data entry and data management easy for any type of user. Plus, Asure ID 2009 has an even more powerful underlying software architecture that is built on the Microsoft .NET technology platform for stability and interoperability.

“With its completely redesigned user interface, Asure ID 2009 makes it simpler and even more intuitive to design ID cards than ever before. Users are never more than two clicks away from any command,” said Glenn Bottomly, Ph.D., director of product marketing - software for HID Global. “Not only does the new graphical interface simplify the creation of multiple card templates, the software dramatically simplifies data entry and data management, especially when connecting to multiple external data sources.”

Other features of Asure ID 2009 include iDIRECTOR™ which improves smart card deployment by managing how applications are loaded onto cards in a single encoding pass, a new Live Link™ wizard that demystifies how connections are made to external data sources, a configurable data entry center that allows greater control when entering individual data or groups of records, simplified processes for capturing and importing photos and signatures and the ability to preview fully designed cards on-screen prior to printing.

Asure ID 2009 is available in four editions, with increasing functionality, to fit the needs of any type of organization:

Asure ID Solo™ 2009: Entry-level card personalization software, Asure ID Solo provides simplified processes for card design, a configurable data entry center, no-nonsense card production with dual-sided printing capabilities and basic database functionality to save records.

Asure ID Express™ 2009: This easy-to-use, standalone card personalization software offers advanced card design, a configurable data entry center for quick card production, and basic external database connectivity, which allows for real-time data exchange and batch and sheet printing capabilities.

Asure ID Enterprise™ 2009: This networkable edition allows multiple workstations to share a common database. Database connectivity is enhanced by allowing users to connect to more external database types with Live Link™ for real-time data exchange. Along with its advanced, yet intuitive card design processes, this edition also offers a configurable data entry center and batch and sheet printing.

Asure ID Exchange™ 2009: Designed for the most sophisticated secure credential applications, this networkable edition provides advanced smart card functionally supported by the iDIRECTOR™ encoding and management module, as well as the ability to connect to the widest range of external databases with Live Link™ for real-time data exchange. It also features a configurable data entry center, intuitive card design processes and batch and sheet printing capabilities.

Asure ID 2009 software will start shipping on November 13, 2008, with a 30-day free trial version available for download from the HID Global website on the same date. Supported languages include English, Spanish, French and German.

HID Global will demonstrate Asure ID 2009 in the HID Global booth (#1611) at ASIS International 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia, from September 15-17. ASIS attendees are invited to visit the booth to encounter a “World of New Possibilities” enabled by HID technology.

About Genuine HID™

Genuine HID encompasses a comprehensive set of unique customer benefits associated with Genuine HID products, the Genuine HID Technology trademark to identify third party products deploying HID technology, and the Advantage HID Channel Partner program. Genuine HID’s unprecedented package of value-added advantages is a natural extension of HID Global’s mission to reaffirm that when customers purchase Genuine HID solutions, they are purchasing absolute confidence in performance, value and service.

About HID Global

HID Global is the trusted source for secure identity solutions for millions of customers around the world. Recognized for robust quality, innovative designs and industry leadership, HID Global is the supplier of choice for OEMs, system integrators, and application developers serving a variety of markets, including physical and logical access control, card personalization, eGovernment, cashless payment and industry and logistics. Headquartered in Irvine, California, HID Global has over 1,700 employees worldwide and operates international offices that support more than 100 countries. HID Global is an ASSA ABLOY Group brand. For more information, visit www.hidglobal.com.

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