PIVMAN System to be deployed in LA

19 December 2006

CoreStreet’s PIVMAN System has been selected for the City of Los Angeles Urban Area Security Initiative, where it will be deployed with SuperCom’s mobile credentialing system.

According to CoreStreet, it was chosen as part of a three-agency mobile credentialing system for its ability to read and accurately determine the status and privileges associated with any Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201) credential in any environment, with or without network connectivity. Compatible credential types include the Department of Defense Common Access Card (CAC), the First Responder Authentication Credential (FRAC) and the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC), which will work with the SuperCom system that manages temporary and permanent Los Angeles city identification cards.

“SuperCom selected the PIVMAN System as the handheld verification unit for its mobile credentialing system because of its ability to read a variety of current and future FIPS 201-compliant credentials. The City of Los Angeles has numerous federal, state and local agencies working in the same areas, with federal officials and first responders working alongside City of Los Angeles employees. PIVMAN works with our system and answers the need for validation of any FIPS 201 credential and CAC deployed in the area,” says A. Benjamin Mannes, national account manager at SuperCom.

The PIVMAN System consists of software for rugged handheld devices and back-end servers designed to quickly verify information on cardholders, without the need for special pre-enrolment procedures.