Development Partners to Help HID Cultivate Ecosystem of Products
HID Global’s TIP is a scalable, on-demand, secure identity delivery system that validates, registers and provides lifecycle management support for certified TIP nodes, door access readers, laptops, card printers, near field communications (NFC)-equipped mobile phones or other end points suitable for secure transactions. The company is in discussions with partners who will combine contactless smart card solutions, NFC products and other widely deployed technologies to create products that use the TIP infrastructure in applications ranging from user authentication to cashless vending and PC log-on security. In an early example of TIP product development, HID Global announced in July that it was working with INSIDE Contactless to bring iCLASS™ identity credentials to NFC mobile phones.
“Since introducing TIP in March, we have created a comprehensive developer’s program and are now working with software and hardware partners to cultivate a broad ecosystem of TIP-enabled products. Users will be able to validate and register these products as trusted nodes that can securely receive applications, products and services at any time, which will significantly extend the value proposition for users of HID’s secure identity products,” said Dr. Tam Hulusi, senior vice president at HID Global.