As reported in last month’s issue of CR80News, Higher One has been under fire from a vocal group of students at Portland State University. As reported, much of the information circulating among the students is inaccurate. The company has launched a new web site dedicated to setting the record straight. Higher One successfully launches Onecard […]

Campus card transaction system provider NuVision Networks and access control provider Compass Technology have announced a partnership to deliver full function campuswide solutions to the education market. Both companies will share the same SQL database and promise full integration of their respective systems. NuVision Networks, Corp Enters strategic partnership with Compass Technologies Compass Technologies, Exton, […]

One of the world’s largest telecom companies, Japan’s NTT, is using dual interface readers from SCM in a large scale employee ID card program. To date, 14,000 of the contact and contactless card capable readers have been shipped for the program. SCM Microsystems Provides NTT Communications with Contact/Contactless Smart Card Readers for Internal Network Security […]

Add American Express’ ExpressPay contactless payment scheme to the list of those accepted by OTI’s Saturn 5000 readers. The Amex certification follows prior certifications from MasterCard PayPass and SST’s PowerPay offerings. OTI contactless reader solution receives certification to support ExpressPay from American Express Saturn 5000 Has Already Received Approvals for MasterCard PayPass, PowerPay, Loyalty Programs […]

The Open Security Exchange, dedicated to fostering the merger of physical and logical security, announced new board members and new officers. For the coming year, board seats will be held by Computer Associates, CoreStreet, Fargo, Gemplus, GE, HID, Sony, and Tyco. Open Security Exchange announces new management board officers Expanded Leadership Team Features New Members; […]

< ? $key="1104"; ?> Each and every day, contactless technology is impacting lives. In this issue we explore the nationwide transportation worker ID, take a look at contactless technologies in daily life, find out who won the annual SESAMES “best ID technology” awards, and more. Transportation ID (TWIC) continues its progress The Transportation Worker Identification […]

The focus at Fargo Electronics is squarely on desktop ID card printers and consumables but some might be surprised to know that it is the consumables that make up the larger share of the company’s revenue. In a market where unit sales growth is relatively gradual, new revenue streams and ways to provide more to […]

By Jeff Staples, ContactlessNews/AVISIAN Publisher Having been involved in the advanced identification technology field for at least a dozen years, I have heard many times just how close a particular technology was to achieving wide-spread acceptance and deployment, only to see those promises fade along with numerous companies and their millions of dollars of investment. […]

< ? $key="1104"; ?> In this issue, we explore one of the ID industry’s fundamental technologies – the mag stripe. Three separate lessons provide a fundamental understanding of how this crucial technology works. Also, continue the exploration of FIPS and Common Criteria with us and check out who won the annual SESAMES awards. Chapter 1. […]

They are everywhere. Magnetic stripe cards are so pervasive that most sources do not even try to calculate the number of cards issued worldwide but rather simply refer to the “billions of cards.” According to AIMGlobal, an ID technology industry association, magnetic stripe cards were first used in the early 1960’s by the London Transit […]