The Israeli military is to install a secure identification system, based on biometric and contactless (RFID) smart card technology at a critical Gaza checkpoint in January 2004, to speed up passage while limiting friction between Palestinian workers and soldiers. The Basel System, being installed at the Erez checkpoint, was developed by the Israeli firm, On […]

North County Times – North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News “Wise young people who are looking for a career in the grocery business might take a look at the trend lines for the implementation of Radio Frequency Identification, or RFID. It is that technology, being implemented by Wal-Mart, that threatens the jobs of […]

A new partnership of technology and security firms has been formed to develop solutions for electronic passports, conforming to the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s ‘ICAO 9303′ standard for machine readable passports, visas, and other travel documents. The partners are chip maker STMicroelectronics, secure paper supplier ArjoWiggins, and the Italian high security firm Gep SpA. The […]

Financial Institutions Working With MasterCard to Manage More than 400 Chip Implementations – Double Last Year’s Purchase, N.Y., November 18, 2003 – Registering a sharp rise in global demand for smart card services, MasterCard International today announced that it is now working with its customers on more than 400 individual chip implementations around the world. […]

Also Guarantees 2% Discount on Any Published “CASI”-compatible Proximity Card Pricing from Any Other Source BOCA RATON, FLA. – November 20, 2003 – GE Interlogix Access and Integration Group (NYSE:GE) today announced significant discounts on five of the company’s most popular proximity cards, including the Entrée, ProxLite and ISO ProxLite proximity cards.  In addition to […]

Four-State Wiegand Interface Card Supports Multi-Credential Formats BOCA RATON, FLA. – November 19, 2003 – GE Interlogix Access/Integration Group (NYSE:GE) today announced that its new Wiegand Interface Unit-Four State Card (WIU-4), when combined with any conventional proximity, Mifare® and ISO 15693 readers, sends immediate alarm notification if a short circuit, cut line, or open/close condition […]

Rousset, France – November 26, 2003… Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced todaythat its AT90SC3232CS crypto-controller has been granted Common Criteria certification to EAL4+ (Augmented to AVA-VLA.4. This vulnerability assessment corresponds to today’s highest known proven resistance against any security attack). The AT90SC3232CS developed primarily for the high security smart card market, features 32K Flash program […]

Munich, Germany – December 2, 2003 – German semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies (FSE/NYSE: IFX) wants to revolutionize electronic labels for industrial and logistics applications with innovative RFID technology. The newly unveiled chips can be read and written at lightning speed by wireless. They are suitable for contactless electronic identification of fast-moving objects. The focus is […]

Ability to View Campus Grounds Any Time Via Intranet-based Local Area Network Helps Protect People and Property CORVALLIS, ORE – November 24, 2003—GE Interlogix Video Systems Group (NYSE:GE) today announced that Vanderbilt University Law School in Nashville, Tenn. has installed a digital CCTV system to prevent theft and provide heightened security on law school grounds. […]

Aix en Provence, France, November 21st, 2003 – INSIDE Contactless, supplier of Contactless chips and couplers, is proud to announce to have won, along with FASVER, the SESAME for Best Application in IT Security at Cartes 2003. Co-invented by INSIDE Contactless and FASVER, the smartFilm™ is designed to protect biodata on official documents, the smartFilm™ […]