Government ID, Smart Cards, Identification and Authentication

CoreStreet finalist for Info Security award

Monday, February 22, 2010

FIPS-201 F5 Solution, a CoreStreet Ltd. security system, has been announced as a finalist in the running for the 2010 Global Product Excellence award.

The award honors the product that shows excellence in the access solution category. CoreStreet, an ActivIdentity subsidiary, will be one of the primary industry players attending the Awards Event to take place on March 18.


The award looks for products that set the bar for other developments in security technologies. They recognize the CoreStreet FIPS-201 F5 Suite of products for advancing existing physical access control systems and making them functional.

Other features of the solution include credential compatibility for Personal Identity Verification cards, Common Access Cards, First Responder Authentication Credential cards and Transportation Worker Identification Credential cards.

Winners will be awarded at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco on March 18. [end] 

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