April 11, 2005—HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry has signed an agreement with GEs Security business, granting GE a worldwide, non-exclusive license for HIDs proximity technology, the companies announced.
Under the agreement, GE will develop, manufacture, and market access control reader products that are compatible with HID proximity cards.
In other HID news, the company has announced that Synercard Corporation, a leading provider of digital identity software solutions, will become part of HID. Synercard will be managed by the HID executive team and continue to design and distribute digital identity and photo card management software products, including the popular ASURE ID line of identification software products.
HID is part of the ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology Group. For more information on the company, visit the HID Web site.
