SafeNet announced that it has acquired Cryptocard, a privately held provider of cloud based authentication solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. With the acquisition of Cryptocard, SafeNet adds to its authentication portfolio. Cryptocard’s platform will provide an opportunity for mobile and telecom service providers, as well as IT system integrators and service providers, to introduce […]

After a year of retooling its DC One Card program, DC officials are reconsidering the use of PIV-I and authentication of taxicab drivers, but they have added a school transit subsidy feature that all DC school children will use. 2011 saw a delay in the implementation of credit card readers and PIV-I identification options for […]

Fingerprint scanners and healthier menus are some of the renovations for schools in the Tallmadge, Ohio City School District. The finger scanners alone speed up the lunch lines as students no longer have to juggle cash when paying for their lunch. The scanners identify students and faculty, but the fingerprints aren’t collected. The scanners also […]

The Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association and the Massachusetts Major City Chiefs have selected MorphoTrust Inc. to provide its anti-counterfeiting technology to the police departments throughout the state, according to a report in Mass High Tech. Law enforcement officials in Massachusetts have carried credentials that don’t include any security elements, such as holograms, that would […]

FIME announced it has joined GIXEL Smart Card Group, the industry organization for the promotion and development of smart card-based e-identity solutions in France. As a partner member, FIME will work with GIXEL to develop and promote the IAS-ECC (Identification Authentication Electronic Signature – European Citizen Card) Specification, which was created by GIXEL for the […]

Harman and Rinspeed have unveiled an NFC-enabled dashboard at the Geneva Motor Show. Now on display in the partners’ “Dock+Go” concept vehicle, the dash enables NFC phone users to sync their handset with the car to automatically to load their personal comfort settings, such as seat positions, favorite music and stereo levels, as well as […]

The world market for RFID technology is projected to reach USD $18.7 billion by the year 2017, according new research announced by Global Industry Analysts Inc.. RFID offers many advantages – production efficiency, inventory updates in real-time, shipping and importing economies, greater product security and curbing of counterfeit products are among others. It is due […]