Russia may totally switch over to biometric passports by 2010, according to the deputy director of the Russian Federal Migration Service Mikhail Tyurkin. The country is planning to equip 250 of there one thousand Federal Migration Service offices with the necessary equipment to issue biometric passports. They hope to issue more than a million new […]

Wrocklage Intermedia GmbH, a leading provider of content security, PDF and digital signature software, today announced a new generation of its popular PDF and Smart Card Applications. The Smart Card Connector, including a Microsoft approved CSP (Cryptographic Service Provider) and a PKCS #11, provides native, plug & play security enhancement to Microsoft Windows operating systems […]

Hitachi, Ltd. will begin selling its compact and contactless finger vein biometric authentication device and SDK (Software Development Kit). Full-scale availability of the reader will begin in July. PC users can now guard against illegitimate access or leakage of information on their computers by using the vein patterns in their finger as the key to […]

Alaric International’s Authentic authorization and switching solution is being used to enable the first contactless EMV credit card launched in Europe–a new generation MasterCard® PayPass™ card. The ground-breaking scheme, which has been introduced by the Swiss-based card issuer and acquirer Aduno Group, comes several months ahead of the contactless card rollout in the UK, due […]

Key Ovation’s Goldtouch ErgoSecure2.0 Adjustable Smart Card Keyboard has recently met all HSPD-12 hardware requirements specified in the FIPS 201 Evaluation Program. The Goldtouch ErgoSecure2.0 is one of only two keyboards approved on the FIPS 201 list. Key Ovation-Goldtouch Announces GSA’s FIPS-201 Certification for HSPD-12 Compliance AUSTIN, Texas, July 18, 2007–Key Ovation, manufacturer of the […]

Tim Hortons will begin uding Chase Paymentech’s payment solutions allowing for customers to pay with MasterCard PayPass contactless cards. These point-of-sale terminals will also accept conventional swipe cards from MasterCard. Merchants accepting contactless technology are able to accept and process payments quicker, making contactless ideal for the quick service restaurant industry. Tim Hortons is Canada’s […]

Howard A. Schmidt accepted the chairman of the board position with Secure Network Systems (SNS). He is a former White House, eBay, and Microsoft executive with a heritage that also spans law enforcement. Mr. Schmidt possesses a perspective on real-world convergence solutions that has yielded measurable, cost-effective security improvement across multiple sectors. “I am proud […]

The ICAO e-Passport test tool from GALITT was selected by Integrated Circuit Technology Korea (ICTK) for evaluating compliant products for passport use in the Asia Pacific region. According to the company, “this Test Suite simulates a passport reader device and thoroughly covers all Test Cases defined by ICAO.” KaNest®-ICC ICAO LDS e-Passport Test Suite selected […]

TAGSYS announced that Walking Plant Systems (WPS), one of Holland’s leading systems providers for greenhouse botanical growers, has successfully implemented RFID technology into its Plant Order System for commercial greenhouses. By allowing growers to fit each flower pot with an RFID tag, WPS can optimize the greenhouse growing process. Zetes, a pan-European company interested in […]

St. Joseph Health System announced that it will deploy more than 1,500 energy efficient Wyse thin clients to automate and streamline patient care procedures throughout its hospitals and clinics. The Wyse thin clients will dramatically reduce energy costs and provide doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals with real-time access to vital patient information resulting in […]