SecureData today announced it has become a member of the HID Advantage Partner Program. The programme is an extension of Genuine HID, and is designed to assure the delivery of superior quality and service to HID Global end-users through a select network of sales channel partners.
HID Global is the trusted source for innovative products, services, solutions, and know-how related to the creation, use, and management of secure identities for millions of customers around the world.
The company's served markets include physical and logical access control, including strong authentication and credential management. HID Global's strong authentication and smart card solutions are relied on by many agencies, and it has issued more than 100 million credentials to enterprise, government and commerce customers. Numerous financial institutions globally, in particular in Africa, have implemented HID Global's identity assurance solutions to provide strong authentication for their employees and customers.
SecureData, a wholly-owned subsidiary of JSE-listed SecureData Holdings, provides information risk management and network solutions for the sub-Saharan Africa region. This includes a broad portfolio of technologies in the network and security domain.
SecureData also provides a full complement of support, presales and professional services, as well as two training centres to offer local certified sales and technical training. As a member of the HID Advantage Partner Program, SecureData works closely with HID Global to leverage the necessary resources, HID Global expertise, and knowledge to deliver tailor-made solutions that enhance customer value.
"Customer satisfaction excellence is a critical factor in our customers' ability to invest with confidence in Genuine HID solutions," said Gerhard Fourie, Area Sales Manager, Identity Assurance, Southern and sub-Sahara Africa for HID Global. "As a member of the Partner Program, SecureData forms an essential link in the HID Global value chain by extending the Genuine HID value proposition to their customers."
"With HID Global's Identity Assurance solutions, the industry's broadest range, SecureData is now equipped to offer an integrated logical access control portfolio. This consists of strong authentication, credential management and single-credential solutions to address enterprise, financial services and government customers' requirements. Furthermore, HID Global is an industry leader and a strong strategic partner for SecureData, as it offers both logical and physical access control solutions. We anticipate customers requiring a converged solution in the short, mid and long-term. As a result, this positions SecureData in the forefront for customer requirements in the token and authentication technology space," says Wayne Olsen, Chief Technology Officer at SecureData Africa.
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