LAS VEGAS, ASIS International, Booth # 2649, Sept. 24, 2007 — Lenel Systems International announced today the commercial availability of a technology update to IdentityDefender, an off-the-shelf solution for creating, customizing and managing both physical and logical security credential data in a customized business workflow environment. The technology update is release 2.2, and is being sold through authorized IdentityDefender value-added resellers. Lenel, a global leader in the development of software and integrated security systems for government and commercial markets, is part of UTC Fire & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX).
Technology updates are issued between major product releases, and enable Lenel to deliver new capabilities as soon as they are available. The IdentityDefender technology update provides a streamlined and optimized data capture workflow in IdentityCollector, the module responsible for capturing a credential recipient’s photograph, biometric and demographic information. The new release also adds support for ActivIdentity card management system (CMS) 4.0 Service Pack 2. IdentityDefender 2.2 conforms to the specifications of FIPS 201-1, the latest U.S. government standard for personal identity verification of federal employees and contractors.h
About Lenel Lenel is a global leader in the development and delivery of scalable, integrated systems for the commercial security market, with more than 15,000 system installations in 93 countries. Lenel is headquartered in Rochester, N.Y., with sales and support coverage in all major world markets. Lenel is part of UTC Fire and Security, a $4.7 billion company that provides fire safety and security solutions to more than one million customers worldwide. Headquartered in Connecticut, UTC Fire & Security is a business unit of United Technologies Corp., (NYSE:UTX) which provides high technology products and services to the building and aerospace industries worldwide. More information about Lenel and UTC Fire & Security can be found on their Web sites at www.utcfireandsecurity.com and www.lenel.com.
