When shopping for an ID card printer, you’re liable at the outset to be hit with two choices: direct-to-card or reverse image transfer? Making an informed choice depends on what kind and how many cards you’re trying to print. Direct-to-card (DTC) printing is the most common technology used in desktop ID systems to print images […]

For enterprise and government markets, networking companies are opting to converge and fine-tune access control applications By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor Depending on your frame of reference, the term “access” conjures thoughts of very different applications. Traditional building security or access control professionals think of physical access. The IT community thinks of logical access to […]

Where in the world is GSM? By Ryan Kline, Contributing Editor Ever wondered how that expensive little handset connects to the phone network that undoubtedly seems to be taking more and more of your money? Well, the handset is pretty smart – at least in most of the world – relying on a smart card […]

The emerging single euro payments area is forcing changes from banks and payments processors. Visa Europe, an association owned and operated by its 4,500 European member banks, has pledged its support committing to implement SEPA principles in its own processing business. “The consolidation of the European processing sector has been predicted for many years,” states […]

By Russ Ryan, Vice President, National Biometric Security Project Numerous national and civilian security applications will see improvement in functionality because of newly published biometric standards. Biometrically enabled passports will be made more robust because of new standards that define a general specification for physical characteristics, layout and security. A new FBI Electronic Fingerprint Transmission […]

By Robert M Fee, General Manager BU North America, LEGIC Identsystems Establishing a corporate contactless smart card program can be a daunting task when considered in its entirety. While the physical security team might drive the project, the end result can easily turn into a corporate-wide, all-in-one credential that provides many departments with a tool […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Providing campuses with the ability to instantly notify their students in the event of a disaster or emergency was on most campus card vendor’s to-do lists. But the Virginia Tech incident quickly moved what had been a mid-tier suggestion all the way to the top. The deadliest shooting in U.S. […]

Lenel has released OnGuard® 2008, the newest version of its industry leading security platform. The numerous enhancements include combination digital and analog video recording in the same solution, automated facial detection/photo cropping, and re-badging service for rapid mass issuance. Lenel to Introduce OnGuard® 2008 Flexibility, automation and interoperability characterize next release of company’s integrated security […]

Ever think about adding new credential form factors to your HID security system? It is a major step easier now with the company’s introduction of idBank™, a virtual credential issuance solution that creates HID-compatible IDs on fobs or other non-card formats. The initial implementation of these Virtual Credentials is with Privaris’ biometric key fobs. HID […]

German printer manufacturer Digital Identification Solutions has added a series of new products and a major new security initiative to its line of card printers. In addition to 10 new products, the secuirty additions include three important changes: Security Erase to eliminate the remnant data from the black panel of the printer ribbon, IPSEC for […]