Zebra Technologies has added a dual-sided color printer that can harness RFID technology to automate key processes. It can produce secure laminated photo ID cards on site and is designed for medium- to large-volume applications. CAMARILLO, Calif., June 21, 2004—Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a worldwide leader in barcode labeling and card printing solutions, has introduced […]

Mac-Gray’s LaundryView eMonitoring System now does instant messaging. The new edition expands the company’s Internet-enabled laundry equipment monitoring–in place at Northeastern colleges and soon to move into Florida schools–to deliver notifications directly to a student’s desktop through the major instant messaging services. MONTREAL, PRNewswire– Mac-Gray Corporation (NYSE: TUC – News) has announced at the annual […]

Kumpulan Perubatan Johor, one of the largest healthcare groups in South East Asia, chose Labcal’s SmartPrint™ Technology for 4,200 employees QUEBEC CITY, QC, June 17, 2004 – Labcal Technologies Inc., a company specializing in fingerprint-based biometrics, smart card and Public Key Cryptography identification and authentication solutions, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded […]

Verisign, ASK, OTI, Accelitec, and 17 other companies have recently signed up with the Smart Card Alliance, but security industry companies continue to make up the fastest-growing category of new members for the multi-industry organization working to increase smart card acceptance. PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., June 14 /PRNewswire/ – The Smart Card Alliance today announced that […]

Combine a watch from Casio, a contactless chip from Sony, and a suite of applications from JCB … and you get a payment and security token far cooler than your typical employee ID badge. Credit card giant JCB is testing the new wristwatch with a group of employees in Japan with plans to roll the […]

Retrofitted CM Locks Protect Older Buildings, Cut Key Replacement Costs IR Security & Safety today announced that Morris Community High School District 101 in Illinois is using its Schlage Computer-Managed (CM) locking systems to secure doors on older campus buildings, restricting access to exterior doors and sensitive areas inside the facilities. “Some of our buildings […]

Last week, we reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had awarded a major contract to Accenture to provide support for the US-VISIT program. The program is intended to better secure entry and exit at ports of entry and enforce the visa and immigration policies–including those that will add new technologies (e.g. biometrics, contactless) […]

At Indiana’s Fort Wayne International Airport will use fingerprint biometric readers from Bioscrypt to secure access to key facilities. Fort Wayne is the latest in a series of airports in the U.S. and abroad looking to biometric technologies–either combined with a card technology or standalone–to increase security levels and monitor access. Bioscrypt’s Finger Scan Technology […]

A retirement community in Oregon is using RFID wristbands to continuosly monitor the movements of residents across its 6-acre campus. The system alerts staff when a resident exits a building and can also send alerts at other pre-defined occurences. Family members can log onto a website and track their relative as they go about their […]

If you thought that spring was the busy season for conferences, think again. In the past week the marketing blitz began in full force for a series of ID and security technology events. Events including ASIS, ISC East, Cardtech Securtech, Cartes, InsideID, and more create the difficult situation of “an event per week” and sometimes […]