HID Global, a worldwide leader in providing secure identity solutions, today announced that it has acquired Quantum Secure, a leading provider of software solutions for managing identities, access compliance and provisioning access within physical security infrastructure. With this acquisition, HID Global will enhance its ability to deliver an end-to-end identity management solution.
Quantum Secure’s SAFE software suite provides a single, fully interoperable and integrated physical security policy platform to manage secure identities, compliance and operational analytics across multiple sites and systems. Using this platform, customers are able to reduce operational costs and the risk profile of the organization as well as foster compliance with regulations across disparate security infrastructure.
“With the acquisition of Quantum Secure, HID Global is taking a significant step in addressing customer needs in managing identity, risk and compliance. The company has been at the forefront in delivering a versatile management tool for all organizations, especially those in highly-regulated industries such as finance and healthcare with demanding compliance requirements,” said Denis Hébert, HID Global president and CEO. “Going forward, the combination of Quantum Secure’s SAFE software suite with HID’s product portfolio will deliver ever better and more comprehensive solutions for our customers.”
“The growing need for compliance and risk management for a diverse set of identities will have to be satisfied by intelligent, predictive data analysis and related process automation in a global security environment. By bringing together HID Global’s best-in-class technologies, its global reach and Quantum Secure’s software suite, this acquisition will help customers mitigate risk and ensure compliance,” said Ajay Jain, Quantum Secure’s CEO.
“I am very happy to welcome Quantum Secure to the ASSA ABLOY Group. This acquisition reinforces our strategy of being the world leader in secure identity solutions. Quantum Secure takes us one step further in being able to provide our customers with an end-end-identity management system. The company has experienced very strong growth since its founding and we look forward to continued growth in the future,” says Johan Molin, President and CEO of ASSA ABLOY.
“Our acquisition of Quantum Secure gives customers a robust, policy-driven software application that will help them achieve their identity management goals,” says Denis Hébert, Executive Vice President ASSA ABLOY and head of business unit HID Global. “The SAFE software suite allows organizations to manage identities across multiple sites for employees, visitors, vendors, and contractors.”
Quantum Secure customers range from large international airports, highly secure government agencies and Fortune 500 global corporations. Customers include the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Adobe Systems, AMD, AT&T, Baxter International, Juniper Networks, Symantec Corporation, San Francisco International Airport and the Toronto Pearson International Airport.
The company has 175 employees and contractors and is based in San Jose, Calif. For more information, visit www.hidglobal.com or http://www.quantumsecure.com/.
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