AMAG Technology and Intercede Partnership Provides Unmatched FIPS 201 Smart Card Support

Torrance, CA (May 25, 2006) – AMAG Technology, a manufacturing leader in access control and security management systems, announces a new technology partnership with Intercede. Intercede is a leading developer of powerful smart card and identity management software. The partnership enables AMAG to incorporate a powerful smart card and digital credential issuance system into its security management systems to provide a robust, one card security solution to manage all areas of security.

Intercede’s MyID® PIV is the first smart card and identity management system to support FIPS 201 PIV ll certified smart cards. The partnership will help US Federal Government agencies and their contractors meet HSPD-12 requirements.

“The combination of AMAG’s access control system and Intercede’s MyID® software creates a very powerful security management solution for government agencies and large corporate customers,” said AMAG’s Vice President of Product Development, David Ella. “The vigorous solution of AMAG and Intercede is unmatched in the security industry.”

“MyID® is a recognized leader in the smart card and identity management market and adding interoperability with leading physical access solutions further strengthens that position,” said Richard Parris, Intercede Chairman and CEO. “We are extremely pleased to be working closely with leading physical access vendors such as AMAG to bring innovative and compelling solutions to the global market place.”

The partnership allows users to issue one credential for both logical and physical access. Users reduce enrollment costs by enrolling data in a single process.

The security market is moving toward combining technologies such as AMAG’s Symmetry Global, Symmetry Enterprise, Symmetry Professional and Symmetry Homeland Security software with smart card and ID management solutions to place AMAG’s security management solutions at the forefront of the security industry.

AMAG currently secures the Pentagon, the Department of the Interior and several other government agencies. The AMAG/Intercede partnership makes AMAG a compelling option for the US Government’s PIV initiatives.

About Intercede

Intercede Group plc is a leading developer and supplier of smart card and identity management software listed on the London Stock Exchange (IGP LN) (IGP.L). Intercede works with a number of market leading OEM, re-seller and technology partners that supply MyID PIV technology including: RSA Security, SafeNet, Thales, VeriSign and a variety of systems integrators and other security product and service providers. Intercede and MyID are registered trademarks or trademarks in the UK, US and/or other countries.

About AMAG Technology

AMAG Technology Security Management Solutions can be found in a wide spectrum of markets: government, commercial, education, transportation, healthcare, retail and banking. Based out of Torrance, California with sales and support located throughout the US, AMAG sells its products through its valued resellers throughout North America. AMAG Technology is part of G4Tec, a leading manufacturer of scalable, integrated security management systems headquartered in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. AMAG Technology has been at the leading edge of access control technology for over 30 years. As AMAG Technology looks to the future, the next generation of products will bring the core aspects of security to the next step beyond integrated solutions – Symmetry™.