Within two years the majority of mobile phones will come equipped with biometrics that will be used for many purposes, according to Denise Culver, a telecommunications researcher and a analyst with Heavy Reading. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Culver who says that smart phones already have the tools necessary to make biometrics work: best-in-market […]

San Jose State University wants to improve payment authentication on campus. So when it ran across Natural Security at a conference it decided to explore using the biometric and mobile security technology on campus to improve payment security. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Brian Mitchler, the services systems manager for Spartan Shops at the […]

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Christopher Columbus and his Spanish colonizers brought sugarcane into the Dominican Republic at the end of the 15th century. Today, agriculture is one of the most important sectors of the Dominican Republic’s national economy and sugarcane is the country’s most important agricultural product. The processing of the sugarcane stalk produces sucrose, the main product of […]

Smart card manufacturers are changing their focus from producing cards to software and services, says Jean-Noel Georges, global program director at Frost & Sullivan. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with him about the changing market and where smart card manufacturers are focusing their energy.

By Al Vrancart, Founder Emeritus and Industry Advisor, International Card Manufacturers Association With the card manufacturing industry constantly evolving, there are particular areas of the industry that offer the most growth potential in 2013. These trends will directly affect how card manufacturers and personalizers conduct business today and will shape the future of the industry. […]

The April meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the spring 2013 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

The Moscow Department of Transport has selected NXP’s MIFARE Plus to serve in its new “TROIKA” smart card project. The new multi-modal transport card will integrate metro, urban railway, tam and bus ticketing into a single MIFARE-based solution; with suburban trains, parking, road tolling and other city services to be added in the near future. […]

SALTO Systems has launched a brand new version of its SALTO GEO (Global Electronic Opening) electronic cylinder specially developed in response to demand for computing, data storage and IT companies. The new electronic cylinder lock provides a wire-free fully stand alone electronic access control solution to secure access to server racks in increasingly important and […]