OTTAWA, July 6 /PRNewswire/ - Alacris, Inc., a developer of certificate management and identity assurance software products, today announced its membership with the Smart Card Alliance, a multi-industry organization working to accelerate the acceptance of smart card technology. This membership further enhances Alacris’ commitment to provide a robust management system for deploying advanced security solutions using smart card and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technologies.

“The Smart Card Alliance has demonstrated its commitment to advancing smart card technology and the growing global adoption of smart cards for authentication and protection of digital information”, said Bill Tompkins, Vice President Market and Business Development, Alacris Inc. “The Alliance provides many resources and opportunities for its membership. We are pleased to be working with the other members that represent the leading players in the smart card industry.”

“Organizations like Alacris that join the Smart Card Alliance substantiates the growing number of technology companies converging to deliver of a new generation of products and services based on smart card technology”, said Randy Vanderhoof, Executive Director of the Smart Card Alliance. “Alacris provides our members and non-members a proven track record of assisting large organizations to realize the business potential of digital certificates and smart card technologies for over ten years.”

The Alacris idNexus 2.0 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 simplifies digital certificate and smart card deployment in the enterprise environment. It delivers enterprise class management functionality that maximizes customers’ investment in Microsoft Technologies including Windows 2003 Certificate Services, Active Directory (AD), Internet Information Services (IIS) and smart card life-cycle support. idNexus for Microsoft provides full interoperability and digital life-cycle management support for a growing number of leading smart card technology providers including Axalto and Gemplus. Alacris is committed to extending its idNexus product offerings to continue delivering best-of-breed authentication and smart card based identity assurance solutions to the enterprise Windows clients.

About Alacris Inc.

Alacris Inc. is a developer of certificate management and identity assurance software products including idNexus, a certificate and smart card management product for the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Certificate Authority (CA) and the Entrust CA. Alacris has also developed the Alacris Identity Validation (OCSP) product that provides real-time certificate status information. Global industry leaders in industries such as Pharmaceutical, Health Care, Financial Services and Government have implemented Alacris products. For more information about Alacris, please visit our Web site at http://www.alacris.com. Alacris is a registered trademark of Alacris Inc. All other products, logos or company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

About the Smart Card Alliance

The Smart Card Alliance is a not-for-profit, multi-industry association working to accelerate the acceptance of smart card technology. Through specific projects such as education programs, market research, advocacy, industry relations and open forums, the Alliance keeps its members connected to industry leaders and innovative thought. The Alliance is the single industry voice for smart cards, leading industry discussion on the impact and value of smart cards in the U.S. For more information please visit http://www.smartcardalliance.org .