Precise Biometrics wins Tactivo order
The US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has placed an order with Precise Biometrics for its Tactivo mobile smart card readers for iOS and Android devices, the company announced on 29 December.
Tactivo is designed to provide convenient and secure access to restricted resources from mobile devices. The solution is based on the existing Common Access Card (CAC) infrastructure and adds to the overall usability of the long standing smart card system.
Håkan Persson, CEO, Precise Biometrics, said: ‘The interest in Tactivo is increasing within the US government. We are pleased to see that DLA continues to scale up their usage of Tactivo for convenient and secure mobile access to information systems and resources.
‘The solution increases employee flexibility and efficiency, while ensuring a high level of security by utilising two-factor authentication.’
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