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Certipost Selects Bell ID to Provide Customers with Remote Token Management as a Service

19 April 2011 (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) – Bell ID, a worldwide technology leader in token management solutions, has been selected by secure electronic document exchange specialist Certipost N.V. to provide technology for remotely managing its portfolio of smart cards, tokens and digital certificates.

Supported by Bell ID’s token management technology, Certipost will be able to offer an enhanced user experience to customers by giving token holders the ability to personalise and manage the lifecycles of their own digital identities via a secure online connection. Token holders will continue to enjoy the highest levels of security while benefitting from self-service enrolment, token or card replacement, user deactivation and certificate management services.

The solution will enable customers to load all professional activities such as web access, digital signatures and secure email onto one token, using Bell ID’s multi application management functionality.

Gert Roeckx, CEO at Certipost, commented: “Offering token management as a service has many advantages for our customers: it allows management of tokens by or for the users at any time for any reason. Customers benefit from fast delivery, reduced operational expenses and end-to-end security.  We selected Bell ID because of the company’s innovative technology approach and expertise which, when combined, allows us to extend our current service offer.”

Peter Menssen, Sales Manager Benelux at Bell ID, commented: “Bell ID’s solutions enable Certipost’s customers to benefit from highly secure token management services without the need to make large up-front investments. We are pleased to be working with Certipost on realising this innovative service.”

About Bell ID

Bell ID is a worldwide technology leader in the field of smart card/ token management solutions, with the largest team in the industry dedicated exclusively to developing software that manages life-cycles, applications and cryptographic keys. Having operated in this highly specialised field for 20 years, Bell ID is a true card and token management expert providing unparalleled knowledge, experience and products to an unrivalled portfolio of customers. Bell ID’s software is used in finance, identity and mobile solutions worldwide.www.bellid.com

About Certipost

Certipost establishes trust in digital identities and electronic commitments.Certipost’s digital certificates provide assurance about the identity of individuals on the internet and the authenticity of websites. With a professional certificate, business users can communicate electronically and sign documents in their professional capacity. In Belgium, Certipost is supplier of the digital certificates on the electronic identity card.

Certipost also provides total solutions for electronic document exchange. Over 85,000 companies and 520,000 individuals across Europe exchange electronic documents via its electronic communication platform.Certipost was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of bpost. The company is based in Aalst and also has representation in the Netherlands.

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