20 Dec, 2005The e-passport’s significant impact on electronic identity documents
A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By Greg Pote, Chairman, Asia Pacific Smart Card Association (APSCA) Industry news is now dominated by the ICAO e-passport. In the future we will see the impact of this standardization and […]
20 Dec, 2005Standards, new technologies, and lower prices will spur smart card growth in 2006
A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By Peter Boriskin, Chief Technology Manager, Software House, Tyco Fire & Security’s Access Control and Video Solutions Business Unit In last year’s predictions, I discussed greater adoption of smart card readers […]
20 Dec, 2005Fingerprint Biometrics, The Evolution of a Revolution
A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By Ron May, UPEK, Inc. Our high tech graveyards are littered with the bones of great ideas. For over a decade, VC dollars rained down onto solutions for which there was […]
19 Dec, 2005Growing functionality to extend campus card programs in 2006
A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By Fred Emery, Systems Marketing, General Meters As we look to industry trends for 2006 we will see a greater offering of services for campus cardholders. This will include service-oriented devices […]
15 Dec, 2005$10 million capital infusion for INSIDE Contactless
In what is certainly a strong show of support for both the company and contactless payments/NFC technology, key VC investors have added more than US$10 million to INSIDE’s war chest. The fact that Visa International is one of those investors is another sign of strong support for the company. INSIDE Contactless Raises euro 9 Million […]
15 Dec, 2005Carding software, printer, and camera predictions for 2006
A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By Emil Bonaduce, President, Vision Database Systems Prediction#1: Good News for Fargo, Datacard, Evolis, Magicard, and Nisca – the desire to print text and photos on plastic cards is just not […]
14 Dec, 2005Cash, check, or iPod? Credit card payments via mp3
File under “cool” the following development from point-of-sale leader Ingenico. The company has demonstrated the initiation and completion of credit card payments using an Apple iPod mp3 player. The iPod, equipped with an FM transmitter, used this FM capability to send the payment data to the POS reader. Beyond payments, the possibilities loom large. Imagine […]
13 Dec, 2005JSA Technologies welcomes Jon Gear to its team
JSA Technologies Inc. has appointed Jon Gear, former Director of Ohio State’s ID card program, as Vice President of Service. Mr. Gear will oversee all service aspects of JSA’s StudentLink product, as well as focus on business development and partnership opportunities. Jon has more than 15 years experience in the higher education market. At his […]
12 Dec, 2005All-in-one solutions for managing print jobs take 2006 by storm
A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By Kevin Pickhardt , CEO, Pharos Systems International, Inc. ID card-integrated MFPs (multi-function printers) are taking campuses and corporate offices by storm. Combining print and copy technology with in-demand print cost […]
12 Dec, 2005Securing Personal Identity and Country Borders with Contactless Radio Frequency Technology in 2006
A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By VC Kumar, Manager for Emerging Markets, Texas Instruments RFid Systems Nations around the world are looking to provide both citizens and tourists with more secure identification and authorization documents. While […]
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