Phunware Announces Partnership with HID Global to Deliver Smart Workplace Solution on Mobile

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN) (the “Company”), a fully-integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides products, solutions, data and services for brands worldwide, announced today it has partnered with HID Global to integrate and offer its Smart Workplace Solution to customers using HID’s access control solutions.

Founded in 1991, HID Global is a market leader for secure identity products and solutions to include ID cards, authentication technologies and cloud-based physical access control solutions, including HID Origo™. HID initially plans to integrate Phunware’s Smart Workplace Solution with HID Origo to create a more comprehensive offering as organizations look to not only return to the office, but also create a better office experience.

“HID is delighted to partner with Phunware in order to provide our customers with a comprehensive mobile solution that tech-enables the employee experience,” said Matt Bennett, Director of Strategic Alliances at HID Global. “We are confident that integrating Phunware’s Smart Workplace Solution with HID Origo will increase employee engagement, reduce the number of employee applications our customers must maintain and simplify each employee’s daily experience.”

The Phunware Smart Workplace solution provides access to all of the features and capabilities of Phunware’s Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS) platform such as contactless digital access, employee directory, check-in instructions, safety prescreening, employee feedback, company information and news, company resources, surveys, geofence entry notifications, broadcast notifications, scheduled notifications and analytics.

“We’re thrilled to partner with an industry-leader like HID who is committed to providing its customers with cutting edge technology that truly drives digital transformation,” said Alan S. Knitowski, President, CEO and Co-Founder of Phunware. “Our integration with HID Origo will accelerate organizations to become more efficient and secure while Phunware will enable a more frictionless office experience by turning every mobile device into a mobile concierge.”

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About HID Global

HID Global powers the trusted identities of the world’s people, places and things. We make it possible for people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely. Our identity solutions connect things that are accurately identified, verified and tracked digitally. Billions of things are connected through HID^® technology. We work with governments, hospitals, educational and financial institutions, and industrial organizations, including the most innovative companies on the planet. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, HID Global has over 4,000 employees worldwide and operates offices supporting more than 100 countries. HID Global is part of the ASSA ABLOY Group. For more information, visit www.hidglobal.com. 

About Phunware, Inc.

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Phunware, Inc. (NASDAQ: PHUN), is the pioneer of Multiscreen-as-a-Service (MaaS), an award-winning, fully integrated enterprise cloud platform for mobile that provides companies the products, solutions, data and services necessary to engage, manage and monetize their mobile application portfolios and audiences globally at scale. Phunware’s Software Development Kits (SDKs) include location-based services, mobile engagement, content management, messaging, advertising, loyalty (PhunCoin & PhunToken) and analytics, as well as a mobile application framework of pre-integrated iOS and Android software modules for building in-house or channel-based mobile application and vertical solutions. Phunware helps the world’s most respected brands create category-defining mobile experiences, with approximately one billion active devices touching its platform each month when operating at scale. For more information about how Phunware is transforming the way consumers and brands interact with mobile in the virtual and physical worlds, visit https://phunware.com, https://phunwallet.com, https://phuncoin.com, https://phuntoken.com, and follow @phunware, @phuncoin and @phuntoken on all social media platforms.

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