CR80News | ActivCard becomes ActivIdentity reflecting its expanding work in identity assurance

Tuesday, February 7, 2006

by Sara Pralle, Contributing Editor

ActivCard®, a leader in digital identity assurance, recently changed its name to ActivIdentity™ in an effort to reflect the migration from its initial focus on card-based solutions to its current focus on a wide range of identity solutions. “The timing couldn’t be better,” Julian Lovelock, the company’s director for the Financial Services Group, told SecureIDNews. “The market as a whole is understanding the identity management concept now.”

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