New York based Business Network of Emergency Resources Forms Strategic Alliance with Enterprise Air

New York - July 24, 2007 New York based Business Network of Emergency Resources (BNET), creator of the Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS) forms strategic alliance with Enterpriseair, manufacturer of the Emergency Response Access Manager (ERAM) solution.

BNET is pleased to announce that it has developed a strategic alliance with Enterprise Air for providing for the deployment of its Emergency Response Access Manager (ERAM) solution for the verification of ID cards at the scenes of emergencies issued to critical business employees as part of the Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS). The first deployment of this solution will be in New York City where the CEAS program has been in use since 2004. “We are extremely excited to have our software used as an important part of the CEAS program and hope that this New York deployment will be the first of many other CEAS cities to adopt our software” said Enterprise Air Chief Executive Michael Hejtmanek. “New York City is clearly the flagship program in the CEAS partnership and continues to be at the cutting edge of emergency management. It is our goal to have all of our CEAS programs embraces this cutting edge technology”, said Peter Picarillo, Executive Director for BNET.
CEAS is a pre-event credentialing program, which authenticates critical business employees to gain access to restricted areas following a disaster or serious emergency using a secure identification card recognized by the police. Jurisdictional governments must adopt the CEAS Program for use in their jurisdiction before businesses can enroll in the Program and receive ID cards. The local authorities can implement CEAS following an emergency once immediate threats to life are stabilized. The CEAS program in currently being used in New York City, Buffalo and Nassau County, NY, Boston and Cambridge, MA and Stamford, CT.
Enterprise Air’s suite is a solution for checking ID cards and credentials at an emergency site, which allows active CEAS members to be identified at an incident. ERAM is complete solution packaged in a rugged portable kit and can be easily interfaced to existing identity infrastructures. ERAM is a complete system for issuing & managing credentials, interfacing with existing identity sources and verifying identity badges and tracking access using handheld devices.
Enterprise Air’s Portable Credentialing system provides CEAS municipal partners with:

• The ability to track and check personnel during an emergency.
• Electronically verify a credential to eliminate fraud, counterfeit, and use of revoked and expired credentials
• Complete portable system which can be easily transported to CEAS municipal partner sites.
  System supports peer to peer synchronization so that many enrollment systems can be utilized and perform data merging at a later time
• Ability to provide on site credentials for use by critical government employees or contractors
  The system can be integrated with any available identity infrastructure and already integrates with most physical access control systems out of the box.

About Enterprise Air

Enterprise Air is a leading provider of solutions for the physical security and emergency first responder segments of the Homeland Security market.
Enterprise Air delivers an integrated suite of data connectivity and mobile software applications that address the security and crisis management needs of roaming guards, law enforcement officers, and emergency response workers. Examples of these applications are Physical Security Interconnect (PSI), Mobile Badge Management (MBM), RapidCount Emergency Management System, Alerting, and Incident Reporting applications.

Enterprise Air is located in New York, NY and is on the web at

www.enterpriseair.com.

About Business Network of Emergency Resources, Inc (BNET)

BNET, headquartered in New York City, is a not-for-profit company dedicated to establishing practical and effective emergency and crisis management solutions through partnerships between the public and private sector. Created by BNET, the Corporate Emergency Access System (CEAS) uses a ‘critical employee access card’ system to mitigate the economic loss incurred through unforeseen emergencies where access to the workplace is restricted. The goal of CEAS is to accelerate recovery time for both business and government.

For more information visit

www.ceas.com

July 18th Seminar:The Revolution In Identity Trust Brought On By HSPD-12/FIPS 201

Meet with Enterprise Air, who will be jointly presenting its HSPD-12 solutions with Tumbleweed Communications.

July 18, 2007

Marriott at Metro Center

775 12th Street NW

Washington, DC

Registration Link
http://www.tumbleweed.com/Messaging-Content-Sec-Vision/Washington/

Homeland Security Solutions

New whitepapers detailing our Homeland Security solutions now available at http://enterpriseair.com/industries_homeland.shtml

Enterprise Air and Tumbleweed present jointly-developed Physical Access Control System Validation Service solution for HSPD-12 cards

DALLAS, TEXAS - April 16, 2007 - Enterprise Air and Tumbleweed today announced a partnership to provide a complete, turnkey solution for performing automatic certificate checks on HSPD-12 ID cards. This solution, known as the PACS Validation Service, enables a government agency to perform automatic, daily tests on the HSPD-12 access cards used by their employees, contractors and visitors, thereby fulfilling a crucial FIPS-201 requirement.

"Government agencies need to overcome a lot of obstacles before they can benefit from the HSPD-12 card standard" said Michael Hejtmanek, CEO of Enterprise Air. "The electronic certificates on these cards make them vastly more secure; unfortunately, most of the systems that control electronic doors and gates weren't designed to perform a certificate check. So we've created a system to do it for them - one that can connect to the access control system, checks certificates automatically, and revoke cardholder privileges as needed - so that government agencies don't have to replace their existing equipment."

The PACS Validation Service works by first creating a reference list that can match certificates to badge IDs, and vice versa. The system then periodically checks every certificate in the list; if a certificate has been revoked, the PACS Validation Service revokes the corresponding badge in the access control system. From that point on, every card reader throughout the building will automatically deny access to the cardholder.

The new solution builds on the strengths of both companies' products. Enterprise Air's Physical Security Interconnect (PSI) platform provides broad compatibility with the most popular physical access control systems (PACS) in use today. Tumbleweed's Validation Authority and VA Monitoring API provide a seamless, scalable method for monitoring any number of Certificate Authorities and CA bridges, in any network configuration. Both companies' components are built to be secure, fault-tolerant, and easily configured.

"Our partnership with Enterprise Air will enhance security for all physical access systems," said Jim Scullion, chief executive officer at Tumbleweed. "Now agencies have a consolidated approach to digital and physical access credentials that will keep them safer, and ease the previous complexities of access card management."

Enterprise Air launches Emergency Response Access Manager (ERAM) solution for end-to-end security during an Emergency Response

NEW YORK, NY - March 31, 2007 - Enterprise Air announced today the product launch and immediate availability of its Emergency Response Access Manager (ERAM) system, a comprehensive technology solution for securing emergency sites and tracking personnel during every stage of an emergency response. The ERAM solution includes an integrated suite of mobile handheld ID card readers, portable equipment for issuing new ID cards, management consoles, and data connectors that securely link the system to command centers.

The ERAM system builds on Enterprise Air's lengthy experience deploying integrated security solutions and mobile equipment and interfacing with other security systems. The components of the ERAM suite can be readily integrated with other existing emergency response systems, including incident control systems, command and control, and other physical access control systems.

With ERAM, security personnel and response coordinators are able to perform the following functions:

• Verify ID cards for any emergency responder (including FRAC, TWIC, CAC, magstripe, barcode and other card formats)
• Track entry and exit times for every responder
• Issue new badges to volunteers, construction workers, and other participants
• Connect all portable equipment with or without a wireless network, enabling the creation of ad-hoc security perimeters at any location
• Report all data automatically to central command, enabling coordinators to locate responders and identify resource shortages
• Securely integrate with other security systems: access control, incident control and others
  

Enterprise Air has designed the ERAM solution to be modular, so that customers can choose which components to adopt and integrate with their existing systems. The solution is built to be highly secure and fault-tolerant, with ruggedized hardware that can withstand harsh physical conditions.

"So many technology solutions for emergency management are just incomplete," said Michael Hejtmanek, CEO of Enterprise Air. "We have worked very hard to build a complete, end-to-end solution for securing an emergency site - a solution that works in every phase of the response, from mobilization to triage to final recovery. And we've made compatibility our number one feature - so we can work with whatever ID card system, command console, or other emergency management system our customers have chosen to use."

New York-based Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) deploy Enterprise Air's Portable Credentialing System

NEW YORK - March 15, 2007 - Enterprise Air is pleased to announce the deployment of its Portable Credentialing System for use by a group of New York based Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT). The Portable Credentialing System will be used to enroll and issue credentials to CERT volunteers.

“We are extremely excited to have our software used to enroll CERT members and hope that this New York deployment will be the first of many other CERT teams to adopt our software” said Enterprise Air Chief Executive Michael Hejtmanek.

The CERT Program is a nationwide initiative, enabling community members to participate as volunteer emergency responders. The CERT program provides an organized way for first responder teams, and offices of emergency management, to register and train community volunteers.

Enterprise Air’s Portable Credentialing System (PCS) is a part of the Enterprise Air Emergency Response Access Manager (ERAM) suite, a solution for handling ID cards and credentials at an emergency site. The PCS system enables rapid issuance of new credentials at an emergency site.

PCS contains all of the components required to quickly enroll applicants, add certifications, and print badges. The system supports scanning documents and driver’s licenses, capturing fingerprints, capturing signatures, and photographing the applicant. The entire system is packaged in a rugged portable kit and can be easily interfaced to existing identity infrastructures. ERAM is a complete system for issuing & managing credentials, interfacing with existing identity sources, and verifying identity badges and tracking access using handheld devices.

Enterprise Air’s Portable Credentialing System provides the CERT teams with the following benefits:

• Common ID card which is personalized to fit the city’s ID card graphics guidelines
• Electronically verifiable credential to eliminate fraud, counterfeit, and revoked and expired credentials
• Completely portable system which can be easily transported to CERT meetings or training sessions
• System supports peer to peer synchronization so that many enrollment systems can be utilized and perform data merging at a later time
• Automates most enrolment tasks minimizing user error, typos, and reducing enrollment time
• Badges can be printed onsite or later at a centralized facility for mass distribution of badges
• The system can be integrated with any available identity infrastructure and already integrates with most physical access control systems out of the box.

About CERT
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. Using the training learned in the classroom and during exercises, CERT members can assist others in their neighborhood or workplace following an event when professional responders are not immediately available to help. CERT members also are encouraged to support emergency response agencies by taking a more active role in emergency preparedness projects in their community.
More information about CERT can be found online at http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert.

Enterprise Air launches HSPD-12 Solution Suite, making HSPD-12 ID cards immediately compatible with existing access control systems

NEW YORK, NY - March 6, 2007 - Enterprise Air today announced immediate availability of its HSPD-12 card rollout solution suite, a set of applications designed to make HSPD-12 ID cards compatible with the Physical Access Control Systems (PACS) already installed at secure government facilities.

The HSPD-12 ID card standard, a new mandatory federal program that defines a common identification card system for all federal agencies, can now be easily integrated with on-site PACS security systems and put into use at existing gates and doors. The solution suite will initially consist of three components:

• A PACS Data Connector that allows on-site security systems to automatically download HSPD-12 cardholder records from the central offices that issue cards
• A Provisioning Kiosk that enables visitors and traveling cardholders to quickly register their HSPD-12 cards at a local facility.
• A Hybrid Handheld card reader that enables security officers to quickly scan, validate and inspect the data from HSPD-12 cards. This enables security guards to electronically read data that is no longer printed on the face of the card.
• Enterprise Air's HSPD-12 applications are compatible with all popular Physical Access Control Systems (PACS), including Lenel OnGuard, SoftwareHouse C*CURE, MDI, and others. Enterprise Air provides network fault-tolerance and a scalable architecture able to support a wide variety of equipment and network configurations.

"We are really betting our company on HSPD-12," said Michael Hejtmanek, CEO of Enterprise Air. "The HSPD-12 standard isn't just a more secure card; it's also an opportunity to strengthen the value of existing access control systems everywhere. All it takes is a strong software link between the central and local systems. We're thrilled to be providing this new solution set, building on our years of expertise and our deep relationships with PACS vendors."

More information about the HSPD-12 Solution Suite can be found online, at www.enterpriseair.com.

Mobile Badge Management for ID Verification deployed at University of Massachusetts Medical Center

WORCESTER, MA - February 28, 2007 - The University of Massachusetts Medical Center (UMMC) has recently deployed the Mobile Badge Management solution from Enterprise Air to enhance security at its hospital facilities in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The UMMC is now using the application, and its handheld card readers, to verify identification of hospital staff, including temporary workers.

The Mobile Badge Management application was quickly integrated with UMMC's existing physical access control system, enabling security guards to use their existing database of cardholders and access permissions. Deployment of the solution was rapid, enabling UMMC's security personnel to quickly cope with a sudden increase of temporary workers at the hospital site.

James City County deploys Enterprise Air's Physical Security Interconnect system

WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA - February 16, 2007 - Enterprise Air announced the recent deployment of its Physical Security Interconnect (PSI) solution at the municipal office of James City County, Virginia. James City County is using PSI to simplify the issuance of ID cards to its government employees, by connecting their central IT systems to the physical access control systems (PACS) that control their electronic gates and doors.

With PSI, personnel administrators are able to enter, modify and revoke cardholder records in their existing personnel tracking system (based on Microsoft Active Directory); this data is then automatically synchronized to the PACS system where it is used to control access to government buildings.

The PSI solution enables James City County administrators to save time, and reduce errors, by using a single system for data entry and maintenance. The PSI deployment also improves security, since any changes made in the personnel tracking system, such as marking a card as "revoked" or "lost", are automatically respected and enforced by the PACS system.

Enterprise Air's Physical Security Interconnect (PSI) platform is a technology solution for synchronizing any kind of data between central and local security systems - particularly systems that manage ID cards, and data about the cardholders that use them. PSI was designed to be highly secure, fault-tolerant and compatible with the widest possible range of IDMS and PACS technologies.

Enterprise Air has partnerships with many popular PACS vendors and maintains an extensive library of connectors to their PACS systems, across multiple versions.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission adopts RapidCount Emergency Mustering Kit for Emergency Management

WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 8, 2007 - Enterprise Air has announced the recent deployment of its RapidCount mobile mustering solution at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) facilities in Washington, D.C. The RapidCount System for Emergency Management is an automated application for tracking evacuees and missing persons during an emergency evacuation, using portable handheld card readers designed to be compatible with a wide range of employee and government ID card systems.

FERC has chosen to incorporate the RapidCount System as a core component of emergency planning at its Washington, D.C. facilities, and now uses the RapidCount system in regular evacuation drills. RapidCount has been used successfully in drills at several government agencies, in a variety of physical environments, with and without a wireless network.

"Mustering is a critical part of any organization's emergency preparedness and planning," said Michael Hejtmanek, CEO of Enterprise Air. "In an emergency situation, there is no time for errors or delays - emergency coordinators need accurate data, quickly, and deserve good tools to get it. Our RapidCount solution is turnkey, and extremely cost effective because it integrates with an organization's existing ID card system."