CSC's Identity Management and Biometric Test Lab Achieves ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation
December 09 2009 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- CSC (NYSE:CSC) announced
today that the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation
awarded the International Organization for
Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ISO/IEC)
17025:2005 accreditation to the company's Test Lab, which is part
of the CSC Identity Labs located in Fairmont, W.Va. The Test Lab is
the second biometrics test laboratory in the world to achieve this
accomplishment and the only one located in a top secret cleared
facility. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090422/CSCLOGO) ISO/IEC
17025:2005 is an international standard which specifies the general
requirements for the competence to carry out tests and
calibrations. It enables CSC's Test Lab to perform official testing
for biometric and identity management technologies. Clients,
regulatory authorities and accreditation bodies may now use it to
confirm or recognize the competence of CSC's Test Lab. "This
achievement is an endorsement of CSC's expertise and knowledge in
the identity management and biometrics fields," said Aaron Fuller,
president of CSC's North American Public Sector Enforcement,
Security and Intelligence Group. "Our seamless integration of
identity systems, policies and procedures provides clients with
enhanced security and stronger identity protection while lowering
operating costs through the enhancement of existing business
processes." The CSC Identity Labs are centers of activity where
expertise and technology combine to develop and test identity
management solutions. CSC engineers and subject matter experts
specialize in biometrics, cyber security, government regulations
and vendor offerings. Their collective knowledge is applied to the
latest technologies to provide flexible, workable solutions in
identity management, biometrics, physical security, force
protection, radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies and
human location intelligence for public- and private-sector clients
worldwide. For more information, visit csc.com/idlabs About CSC CSC
is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and
services through three primary lines of business. These include
Business Solutions & Services, the Managed Services Sector and
the North American Public Sector. CSC's advanced capabilities
include system design and integration, information technology and
business process outsourcing, applications software development,
Web and application hosting, mission support and management
consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, VA., CSC has
approximately 92,000 employees and reported revenue of $16.0
billion for the 12 months ended October 2, 2009. For more
information, visit the company's Web Site at http://www.csc.com/.
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