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National Electronic ID Programs Generate $54 Billion Between 2013 and 2018 with 3.5 Billion National eID Card Holders Worldwide

DENVER, July 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Acuity Market Intelligence today released forecasts from "The Global National eID Industry Report: 2014 Edition" indicating that the global market for National Electronic ID (eID) programs will generate $54 billion in revenues between 2013 to 2018. During this time, the number of National eID cards in circulation will double from 1.75 billion to 3.5 billion. Asia, with its vast population, will dominate the market representing nearly 70% of all National eID cards issued, while Europe trails a distant second at 11%.

According to Acuity Principal and biometrics and secure document market expert, Maxine Most, "In five years time, half of the world's population will have a chip-based National eID card, including near-complete regional coverage in Europe. This eID platform will encourage significant expansion of eGovernment services and provide the foundation for the development of national and global trusted authentication infrastructures."

Most continued, "The evolution of National eIDs is also an evolution towards mobility as these physical electronic credentials evolve towards virtual credentials that are easily stored in mobile devices. This separation of credential from form factor will fundamentally shift the way identity is established, referenced, and used everyday across the globe."

While the total number of countries with some form of National ID program is projected to increase just 6.5%, from 142 to 152 between 2013 and 2018, the number of countries issuing National eID cards will increase 70% from 56 to 95 during this period.

In addition to the 3.5 billion chip-based National eIDs issued by these 95 countries, another 300 million National ID cards will be issued by 31 countries that have integrated biometrics into non chip-based card programs.

Additional analysis and projections are available in "The Global National eID Industry Report: 2014 Edition" which includes comprehensive, country-by-country, regional, and global unit and revenue forecasts for all National eID cards programs including cards, and card and biometrics readers.

To order, preview, or get more information on "The Global National eID Industry Report: 2014 Edition", visit www.acuity-mi.com/GNeID_Report.php.

About Acuity Market Intelligence
?Acuity Market Intelligence (http://www.acuity-mi.com) is an emerging technology strategy and research consultancy with a proven record of accurately anticipating biometric and electronic identity (eID) market trends.

Contact:? Acuity Market Intelligence?, +1 303 449 1897

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Healthcare Real Estate & Medical Office Buildings: Join Leading National Investors, Developers & End-Users on April 8

If you are active in healthcare real estate, or have an interest in this niche real estate sector, please join the most active and innovative firms on April 8 in New York City. (PRNewsFoto/CAPRATE Events LLC)jwplayer.key="2kY/GKwZ2uQZmDlQ9VYArfZt2b4+KhHX3+DM4zisgtE=";NEW YORK, March 7, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- New Investors, New Developers, New Strategies & New Stories: Healthcare & Real Estate 2014 will bring together 300+ attendees and 40 Speakers in 12 panel discussions. Join the most active investors, developers, capital sources, brokers, tenants, healthcare providers and technology firms for an important and in-depth healthcare & real estate update on April 8.

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HEALTHCARE & REAL ESTATE 2014 will feature 40 speakers, including new voices and industry experts in 12 panel discussions. Agenda coverage:
* The new and changing delivery of healthcare in 2014: What's new in healthcare delivery?
* Urgent care centers update: Are they here to stay?
* Healthcare legal analysis: What are the legal ramifications of the accountable care act?
* Is the private practice of medicine going the way of the dinosaur? Who will survive and who may become extinct?
* New innovations in healthcare: What are the most profitable medical services being provided today?
* A study of healthcare design today and the efficiencies of multiple care facilities: Exploring the Importance of efficient health care design in today's multi-specialty healthcare spaces
* Investment trends in healthcare real estate, including hospitals, medical office buildings and research facilities: Who is investing in healthcare real estate today?

> View detailed agenda: http://cre-events.com/hcre2014/agenda/

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Confirmed Speakers: Hear 40 Speakers, Including New Voices & Industry Experts
* John D. Claybrook, Partner, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
* Jeffrey H Cooper, Chairman & Executive Managing Director, Savills
* Jeffrey P. Drucker, AIA, Vice President and Studio Director, NortheastRegion, ARRAY
* Ciro Fraschilla, AIA, President & Chief Executive Officer, Mascioni & Behrmann, Architecture & Engineering, P.C.
* Wilkingson Germain, Investment Officer, Ventas, Inc.
* Morris Gross, Vice President - Facilities Management, Danbury Hospital
* Todd Jensen, Chief Investment Officer, American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust
* Christopher W. Korsh, Senior Principal - Regional Leader, Healthcare, HOK
* Steven Laufer, President, Promenade Senior Living
* Sean P. Leyden, Partner/Director, Garfunkel Wild, P.C.
* H. Guy Leibler, President, Simone Healthcare Development
* John Marshall, Vice President, Duke Realty
* Scott A. Mason, D.P.A, FACHE, Executive Managing Director and Leader | Healthcare, Cushman & Wakefield
* Chris Montello, Principal, MP Healthcare Services
* Casey N. Moore, Principal, Prudential Mortgage Capital
* Max Newland, Director - Acquisitions, Kayne Anderson Real Estate
* Gary Sastow, Law Offices of Gary S. Sastow, PLLC
* Frank R. Williams, Jr., Senior Managing Director - Acquisitions, Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
* Paul Wexler, Wexler Healthcare Properties, The Corcoran Group
* Jonathan L. Winer, Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, Seavest Healthcare Properties, LLC
* Laca Wong Hammond, Head of Healthcare Real Estate - Healthcare Investment Banking, Raymond James

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NETWORKING & NEW BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT: 135 leading CRE and healthcare executives have already made plans to attend - Add your firm's name to this influential list today. 300+ are expected to attend. Attending firms, as of February 19, 2014.

* AFD Contract Furniture Inc.
* American Realty Capital
* Arbor Commercial Mortgage
* Array Architects
* Beech Street Capital
* Capital One
* Caracor LLC
* CBRE
* CTL Capital
* Cushman & Wakefield
* Danbury Hospital
* Dare Living Associates
* Duke Realty
* EmblemHealth, Inc.
* EwingCole
* First Columbia Property Services
* Garfunkel Wild, P.C.
* HealthAmerica Realty Group
* HFF
* HOK
* Kayne Anderson Real Estate
* Kings III Emergency Communications
* Law Offices of Gary S. Sastow, PLLC
* LifeQuest
* Lillibridge Healthcare Services
* Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services
* MB Real Estate
* MedDev LLC
* Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
* Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
* Montefiore
* MP Healthcare Services
* NAI JAMES E. HANSON
* NPV Advisors
* Promenade Senior Living
* Prudential Mortgage Capital
* Prudential Mortgage Capital Company
* Savills
* Seavest Healthcare Properties, LLC
* Simone Development
* Simone Healthcare
* Simone Healthcare Development
* Ventas, Inc.
* Voikos Construction Management
* Westage Companies
* Wexler Healthcare Properties, The Corcoran Group
* Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

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Battelle Energy Alliance Awards NexDefense Inc. Commercialization Rights to Sophia Software Tool Developed at Idaho National Laboratory

SILICON VALLEY, Calif., Jan. 21, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NexDefense, Inc., www.NexDefense.com, a provider of cyber security solutions for Industrial Control Systems (ICS) used in the operation of critical infrastructure, today announced that Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) has signed a patent and copyright license giving NexDefense exclusive rights to commercialize its Sophia software. Sophia (Greek for wisdom) is an ICS network fingerprinting and monitoring tool developed at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) during the past three years with an investment of over $1.5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability (DOE-OE).

Sophia is a patent-pending, passive, real-time diagnostic and security tool that builds and maintains an ICS network fingerprint and continuously monitors activity against it, alerting its managers of any abnormal communication for further investigation, monitoring or action.

Beta testing conducted by BEA recently concluded involving more than 40 participants, including major utilities, control system vendors and departments of the federal government. Participants experienced immediate benefits in the fingerprinting process (mapping of communication activities) and longer-term benefits in monitoring and testing modifications to ICS configurations. Beta participants and others in the industry have expressed interest in obtaining commercial-grade Sophia software, services and support. Currently, there are 12 active federal government users, including organizations within Homeland Security, the U.S. Army and the Navy.

Cyber security threats to critical infrastructure systems are constantly evolving and ICS network administrators and operators have a challenging job of safeguarding their systems from attacks. ICS networks have unique characteristics that require sophisticated and safe tools to protect critical infrastructure from cyber threats.

Recently, President Obama declared that the "cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation."

"Because of the great need to meet the network security and operational challenges of our critical infrastructure, NexDefense plans to develop, enhance and tailor multiple commercial versions of Sophia to meet those needs," said Michael Assante, Co-Founder of NexDefense. "The resulting products will improve ICS operations reliability, survivability, resilience and efficiency."

"NexDefense has very strong industry relationships and offered a robust business plan to achieve our goal of widespread deployment of Sophia to the energy sector and electric power generation, transmission and distribution systems," said Mark Kaczor, BEA/INL's Senior Commercialization Manager for Sophia. "We are pleased to award NexDefense this opportunity and further support them through our Technology Assistance Program."

NexDefense is accepting participants in a new Beta II Testing and Planning program through February 15, 2014. The Beta II program will share Sophia with industry experts for their testing and deployment planning, as well as facilitate industry input into the first commercial versions of Sophia from NexDefense planned for later in 2014.

To sign up for the Beta II program or for more information on NexDefense and its commercialization of Sophia, visit www.NexDefense.com, or email info@nexdefense.com.

About NexDefense, Inc.

NexDefense brings top industrial automation and cyber security expertise together to forge proactive next-generation industrial cyber security solutions that help protect our nation's critical infrastructure, including providers of national and homeland security, electricity, natural gas, water, pharmaceuticals, chemicals and petroleum-based products.

NexDefense founders' backgrounds include founding the network security intelligence company LogiKeep, now Cisco's IntellishieldTM; Chief Security Officer (CSO) for AEP, a Fortune 200 energy company; CSO for North American Electric Reliability Corporation; creating the National Board of Security Examiners and the ICS curriculum for the SANS Institute; as well as decades of related security, technology and business experience. Read more about us here: http://nexdefense.com/about-us/our-team/.

About Idaho National Laboratory

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is one of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) 10 multi-program national laboratories. The laboratory performs work in each of DOE's strategic goal areas: energy, national security, science and environment. INL is the nation's leading center for nuclear energy research and development. Day-to-day management and operation of the laboratory is the responsibility of Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA).

Contact:
Julie George
Director of Communications
Julie.George@NexDefense.com
www.NexDefense.com

SOURCE NexDefense, Inc.

Battelle Energy Alliance Awards NexDefense Inc. Commercialization Rights to Sophia Software Tool Developed at Idaho National Laboratory

Recently, President Obama declared that the "cyber threat is one of the most serious economic and national security challenges we face as a nation."

To sign up for the Beta II program or for more information on NexDefense and its commercialization of Sophia, visit www.NexDefense.com, or email info@nexdefense.com.

About NexDefense, Inc.

About Idaho National Laboratory

Contact:
Julie George
Director of Communications
Julie.George@NexDefense.com
www.NexDefense.com

SOURCE NexDefense, Inc.

Kurt H. Becker Named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Dec. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kurt H. Becker, the associate provost for research and technology initiatives and a professor at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly), has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Becker was chosen by the NAI for his spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. His pioneering work with atmospheric-pressure cold plasmas paved the way for new, more effective methods of sterilizing medical instruments and other biomedical and environmental applications, and he holds numerous patents on his discoveries.

Since joining NYU-Poly in 2007, Becker has been instrumental in helping the Institute translate its mission of Invention, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (i2e) into action. He is the academic lead for PowerBridgeNY, a New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)-sponsored proof of concept center, which will leverage clean-energy innovations emerging from institutional research labs to create more and stronger businesses in New York State. He is also the NYU-Poly academic lead in the Northeastern Regional Node of the National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps), a joint program with CUNY (lead) and Columbia University that prepares academic researchers to become entrepreneurs and speeds the commercialization of their research.

NYU-Poly is home to some of the top university business incubators in the world, and Becker serves as a valuable liaison between faculty members and the incubators' staff and companies. Additionally, he was one of the creators of the school's popular Inno/Vention competition--now in its seventh year--which challenges NYU–Poly and NYU students from across the globe to prototype and develop commercially viable ideas for real-world problems.

NYU-Poly President Katepalli R. Sreenivasan said, "As an NAI Fellow, Kurt Becker takes his place among an august company. We are proud that the organization has recognized, as we do at New York University, that Dr. Becker exemplifies the spirit of innovation and invention. We consider him an enormous credit to the Institute and are grateful for all his work on our behalf."

The 143 innovators elected to NAI Fellow status represent 94 universities and governmental and non-profit research institutes. Together, they hold more than 5,600 U.S. patents. Included in the 2013 class are 26 presidents and senior leadership of research universities and non-profit research institutes, 69 members of the National Academies, five inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, six recipients of the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation, two recipients of the U.S. National Medal of Science, and nine Nobel laureates.

The NAI Fellows will be inducted by Deputy U.S. Commissioner for Patents Andy Faile during the NAI's 3rd Annual Conference on Mar. 7, 2014, in Alexandria, Va., at the headquarters of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Becker is a professor in two NYU-Poly academic departments, Applied Physics and of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He holds master's and doctoral degrees in physics from Germany's Universitaet des Saarlandes. He is an honorary professor at the Leopold-Franzens Universitaet, in Innsbruck, Austria. His many other honors include the Dr. Eduard-Martin Prize for Excellence in Research, a fellowship in the American Physical Society, and the 2007 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award, and the SASP Erwin Schroedinger medal of the University of Innsbruck.

The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (formerly the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute and the Polytechnic University, now widely known as NYU-Poly) is an affiliated institute of New York University, soon to be its School of Engineering. NYU-Poly, founded in 1854, is the nation's second-oldest private engineering school. It is presently a comprehensive school of education and research in engineering and applied sciences, rooted in a 159-year tradition of invention, innovation and entrepreneurship. It remains on the cutting edge of technology, innovatively extending the benefits of science, engineering, management and liberal studies to critical real-world opportunities and challenges, especially those linked to urban systems, health and wellness, and the global information economy. In addition to its programs on the main campus in New York City at MetroTech Center in downtown Brooklyn, it offers programs around the globe remotely through NYUe-Poly. NYU-Poly is closely connected to engineering in NYU Abu Dhabi and NYU Shanghai and to the NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP) also at MetroTech, while operating two incubators in downtown Manhattan and Brooklyn. For more information, visit www.poly.edu.

SOURCE Polytechnic Institute of New York University

Kurt H. Becker Named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

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National Electronic ID Programs Generate $54 Billion Between 2013 and 2018 with 3.5 Billion National eID Card Holders Worldwide

Healthcare Real Estate & Medical Office Buildings: Join Leading National Investors, Developers & End-Users on April 8

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Battelle Energy Alliance Awards NexDefense Inc. Commercialization Rights to Sophia Software Tool Developed at Idaho National Laboratory

Battelle Energy Alliance Awards NexDefense Inc. Commercialization Rights to Sophia Software Tool Developed at Idaho National Laboratory

Kurt H. Becker Named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Kurt H. Becker Named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors