Security Products Announces 2011 Govies Government Security Award Winners

COCONUT CREEK, FL -- (April 26, 2011) Codebench, Inc., the leading provider of TWIC / HSPD-12 / FIPS-201 authentication and physical access control middleware, has been recognized as having the top access control solution as part of the 2011 Security Products' Govies Government Security award competition. The award honors outstanding government products in a variety of categories and was held in conjunction with GovSec Conference & Expo, held in late March in Washington, DC.

Codebench's PIVCheck Software Suite took top honors as part of the awards program receiving the Platinum award, the highest distinction available. In addition to Access Control solutions, award submission categories included Cloud Computing / Storage, Disaster Recovery, Fire & Life Safety, Homeland Security, IP Video, IT Software / Hardware, Video Management Systems and Wireless Security.

Codebench's PIVCheck software suite has been twice named Best Integrated System for HSPD-12/FIPS 201 Compliance by Government Security News as part of its annual Homeland Security Award Program.

"We're excited that once again Codebench's PIVCheck Software Suite has been recognized as an award winning solution," said Geri Castaldo, CEO of Codebench, Inc. "Our engineering team is dedicated and proud of that fact that Codebench provides the government security market with the best HSPD-12/ FIPS 201 Compliant solution available in the market today."

The PIVCheck software suite provides a seamless transition to HSPD-12 or FIPS-201 compliance by leveraging a facility's physical access control system for card validation, authentication, and registration. PIVCheck software currently integrates with 22 different physical access control software platforms, making it the most comprehensive integrated solution on the market today. The software has been deployed at many federal agencies, ports, petrochemical and military facilities.

Codebench's PIVCheck software suite is listed on the GSA's FIPS 201 Approved Products List in 5 product categories: "Caching Status Proxy", "PIV Authentication System," "CAK Authentication System," "CHUID Authentication System" and "SCVP Client."

The Security Products' Government Security Awards were launched in 2009 and re-launched as the Govies in 2011. According to Ralph Jensen, Editor-in-Chief of Security Products, the awards program had numerous outstanding entries as part of this year’s program.

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About Codebench
Codebench is a software development firm focused exclusively on physical security applications. A leading developer of software integration solutions, Codebench's PIVCheck software suite was twice named Best Integrated System for HSPD-12/FIPS 201 Compliance by Government Security News. A certified Women's Business Enterprise located in Coconut Creek, Fla., Codebench serves the Fortune 500, academic and government markets. For more information, visit www.pivcheck.com or call (561) 883-3218.