Identiv to Acquire Mobile Security Company Thursby Software Systems Inc.
Identiv Inc., a provider of physical security and secure identification, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Thursby Software Systems Inc., an Arlington, Texas-based provider of security software for mobile devices. The company expects the acquisition to strengthen Identiv’s identity of offerings with complete solutions for secure and convenient logical access across smart cards and derived credentials on Apple iOS and Android mobile devices. This is a step towards Identiv’s vision of converged, highly secure yet frictionless access to information and places through a single identity and single infrastructure platform.
Thursby’s Software Systems provide security for enterprise and personal mobility, supporting bring-your-own-device and two-factor authentication on mobile devices. The company enables Department of Defense issued Common Access Cards, federally issued Personal Identification Verification cards, derived credentials and commercially issued PIV-I cards to access, sign, encrypt and decrypt information and emails from Apple iOS and Android mobile phones and tablet devices. Thursby has sold more than one million software licenses to a range of customers and industries, including government, healthcare, finance, energy, education, research, Fortune 500, Global 2000 and OEMs.