Pfizer’s GIS program seeks to build a globally aligned, company-wide electronic identity management infrastructure that is provisioned via an integrated smart badge. The objective of implementing smart cards is to improve the overall level of protection against intrusion, while enabling more efficient and secure collaboration among employees and business partners using digital signatures. The Gemplus identity management solution, „“SafesITe““, allows Pfizer to benefit from two-factor authentication, which combines the traditional „“something you know““ (password or PIN), with „“something you have““ (smart integrated badge), enabling greater security than traditional username/passwords. „“Gemplus is extremely proud to work with Pfizer on this innovative project, which demonstrates Pfizer’s innovation in the pharmaceutical industry to drive and set technology standards,““ said Dave Ludin, Vice President of ID and Security for Gemplus North America. „“Pfizer stands among the top of a growing list of American enterprises that are recognizing the intrinsic security, convenience, and provisioning benefits of smart card-based identity management.““ carl.norell@gemplus.com www.gemplus.com