Probaris Issuing PIV Interoperable Credentials in Multi-State Federal Emergency Management Demonstration

PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwire - May 20, 2009) - Probaris, Inc. is participating in an emergency management demonstration coordinated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Office of National Capital Region Coordination (NCRC) during the week of May 18-22, 2009. The Spring Ahead demonstration brings together more than 30 organizations in 20 locations across the United States, from the National Capital Region to Hawaii. The objective of the event is to improve the crisis readiness of Federal and Mutual Aid Emergency Response Officials (F/EROs).

Probaris will use its industry leading software suite, Probaris ID, to issue PIV interoperable credentials to F/EROs from the State of West Virginia and the National Capital Region. FEMA NCRC has developed several emergency response scenarios for the Spring Ahead demonstration, including: the relocation of essential government personnel via air, water and land assets; routine and emergency access into seaports; and out-of-area ingress for federal disaster response and mutual aid personnel.

All of the scenarios will include participation from law enforcement officers with Emergency Support Function (ESF) 13, Public Safety and Security, designations. Probaris-issued credentials will be used to validate both the identities and the ESF designations of the emergency response officials, and to control ingress and egress to the disaster site.

Probaris has equipped a mobile command center with its Probaris ID™ suite of identity products which enables travel to special events and disaster sites to issue Federal Information Process Standard (FIPS) 201 interoperable credentials. This demonstration builds on Probaris' successful issuance of credentials at several of the past DHS/FEMA exercises to show the use of just-in-time credentials in multiple emergency response scenarios.

About Probaris

Probaris (www.probaris.com) develops and markets the Probaris ID™, an end-to-end solution for issuance and verification of employee identities. Probaris ID assists organizations in managing the entire life cycle of smart chip-enabled identity credentials and devices. Probaris ID delivers a flexible and extensible solution to manage the issuance and administration of smart card-based identity and access management systems. Probaris ID bundles multiple pre-integrated GSA-approved products to provide all elements of the credential solution.

Contact Information: For further information please contact: Megan McHugh 215.238.0510 x237