One of the leading suppliers of security technology, ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology Group (ITG) has taken a proactive step to protect the privacy of a worldwide community of RFID end users. In September the company published its “corporate principles and practices” regarding RFID and privacy. Assa Abloy ITG includes HID, Indala, OMNIKEY, Sokymat, Access ID, […]

Smart Card Alliance and Security Industry Association both working to educate and impact federal government smart card efforts With about a year remaining before federal agencies have to comply with the FIPS 201 standards, the Smart Card Alliance has come forth with a 43-page white paper describing some of the issues involved and the work […]

By Dee Ann Kuhn Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications There’s nothing more appealing to frequent fliers than a line that stretches less than a corridor’s length for security check-in. Add to the mix an opportunity to avoid a secondary security sweep and, chances are, your day just got a whole lot better. This utopia became a […]

When Omaha, Nebraska-based West Corporation needed to update and standardize a mix of security systems at 31 locations without ripping everything out and starting anew, the company turned to AMAG Technology, Torrence, Calif. West manages call centers and has locations across the country – nine branch offices and 21 “remote” offices. These existing facilities use […]

In what seems to be the broadest (in terms of applications) NFC trial to date, the city of Caen in the Normandy region of France will demonstrate the technology in retail payments, parking facility ticketing, tourist site information sharing, and eventually promotions via active posters. City of Caen, France, to Demonstrate Simplicity of Near Field […]

< ? $key="6543"; ?> It seems that European campuses may be catching up with their American counterparts when it comes to the use of advanced campus ID systems. In this issue we feature several programs from “across the pond” and find truly robust card solutions. Closer to home, don’t miss CR80News’ exclusive survey of campus […]

Two years ago, CR80News conducted a quantitative survey of campus card banking partnerships in an attempt to put some numbers to trend . Our editors surveyed seven financial institutions that were determined to be actively involved in the market, offering banking services via the campus ID card. This month we endeavored to update this survey […]

By Geoff MacGillivray, Semiconductor Insights The use of RFID and contactless smart card technology is exploding and devices (e.g. tags, tokens, cards) all require embedded memory arrays that suit the needs of the application. All of these devices require non-volatile memory, memory capable of retaining information in the absence of power and some of these […]

By Heather Klein and John O’Malley, Giesecke & Devrient Imagine a scenario where Joe Smith is leaving his house in the morning to head to work, grabbing his mobile phone as he heads out the door. Joe starts down the street, calling the office to check messages, and ducks into the local coffee shop. While […]

At the recent ASIS security conference, displayed alongside the line of ID card printers in one company’s booth was a big metal locker with a reader and computer attached. It was not what one expects to see amid sleek, footprint-conscious card printers. But according to representatives of the printer manufacturer showcasing it, this box could […]