ID DataWeb Joins TSCP

VIENNA, Va., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program (TSCP), the only government-industry consortium focused on secure collaboration for the defense community, announced today that ID DataWeb (IDW), a company formed for the specific purpose of deploying an Attribute Exchange Network (AXN) as an Internet-scale transaction services hub and contractual hub for online federated credential and attribute exchange, has joined TSCP as a Silver member.

Recognizing the role TSCP plays in developing secure information sharing strategies in federated environments, IDW is committed to contributing to the integration and adoption of TSCP standards.

"The AXN will engage and incentivize industry and government participation with a business model designed to strengthen online trust, lower transaction costs, and stimulate identity-centric innovation," said David Coxe, CEO of ID DataWeb.  "TSCP leadership is driving technical development and policy transformation to enhance system security and usability across their ecosystem, and we look forward to actively participating."

"We are pleased to welcome ID DataWeb to TSCP," said Keith Ward, TSCP President and CEO. "We strongly believe that with all parties working together toward a common goal, we can reduce the risk of information security breaches, accelerate secure information sharing across Defense organizations, and reduce overall program costs."

About TSCP: TSCP Inc. is a nonprofit 501(C)(6) technical association comprised of defense and technology companies in the United States and Europe, and U.S. government departments and agencies and European government ministries. TSCP is a government-industry partnership specifically focused on mitigating the risks related to compliance, complexity, cost and IT that are inherent in large-scale, collaborative programs that span national jurisdictions.

TSCP members include: BAE Systems, The Boeing Company, EADS, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Government Services Administration, U.S. Secret Service, the French Government, UK Ministry of Defence, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence, Microsoft, CA Technologies, ActivIdentity, Axiomatics, Boldon James, Centrify, Deep-Secure, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Electrosoft Services, FuGen Solutions, Gemalto, ID DataWeb, Intercede, National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), NextLabs, Syneren Technologies Corporation, Wave Systems. For more information, visit TSCP on the web at http://www.tscp.org.

About ID DataWeb:

ID DataWeb (IDW) uses standards-based personal security and proven identity verification processes combined with a unique business model to create an identity ecosystem that improves online trust and supports revenue growth across ecosystem constituents. The company's Attribute Exchange Network (AXN) is an online Internet-scale gateway for Relying Parties (RPs) to efficiently and affordably access user-asserted, permissioned and verified online identity credentials and attributes from third-party providers (Attribute Providers (APs) and/or Identity Providers (IdPs). The IDW AXN business model stimulates market participation through a mechanism for efficiently servicing and monetizing existing and new business online markets that are currently underserved by the online identity ecosystem.

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TSCP Contact:
Keith Ward
President & CEO
Phone:  (703) 760-7898
Email: [email protected]

ID DataWeb Contact:
Marcie Cheney
703-942-5800, ext. 329
[email protected]

SOURCE Transglobal Secure Collaboration Program (TSCP)