BrickHouse Security has introduced a USB Fingerprint Lock for physical access control. This lock uses a USB key to access records, preferences and lock information. The users have to insert a flash drive in the bottom of the lock, and it instantly downloads all information including audit trials. The employer can thus track which employee […]

A hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Citizenship discussed ways to fix employment eligibility in the country. E-Verify is the system in place now and it verifies Social Security number, date of birth and other demographic data. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) says the system is prone to errors and […]

By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee is exploring the use of biometrics and smart cards for a new Social Security card, SecureIDNews has learned. This could lead to the issuance of as many as 300 million electronic credentials in the next six to eight years. There are two different ideas […]

Community colleges haven’t always been considered ideal candidates for campus banking services. That’s changing. Partnerships between banks and the two-year schools through their student ID cards, are out there and brick and mortar facilities are showing up on campus as well. CR80News’ 2008 campus card banking partners survey identified at least 10 partnerships between banks […]

Visonic Technologies has released the Elpas2 High-Definition IR Reader, a supervised, fixed infrared locating device. The Elpas2 High-Definition IR Reader is a supervised, fixed infrared locating device. The reader is designed to detect and relay sub-room data in real time from Elpas Active RFID IR-Enabled Asset, Personnel or Infant Protection Tags to host applications. The […]

Nedap’s access control system hardware has received a GOST-R Certificate of Conformity in Russia. GOST is the quality certification system in the Russian Federation and is comparable to the ISO 9000 series certificates for western companies. With the GOST-R certification, all AEOS hardware has been approved by the Russian authorities for the security market. This […]

SAP AG announced that biometric identity assurance provider Daon has been awarded an SAP NetWeaver certification for its DaonEngine platform. As a result public security organizations can seamlessly process all types of biometric data with their SAP systems. For example, this will allow border control officials to more easily confirm identities or police organizations to […]

Delfigo Security, a logical access security provider, announced that the Department of Cardiology at Children’s Hospital Boston has selected DSGateway to help ensure secure access to its newly developed clinical care system. DSGateway requires no hardware or software and uses multiple factors including biometrics to validate users accessing the system and enables traceability for HIPAA […]

MasterCard Worldwide in collaboration with Toshiba Corp. and Dai Nippon Printing, announced the launch of a dual-interface card equipped for contactless MasterCard PayPass and contact EMV payment applications in Japan. The card offers MasterCard’s M/Chip 2.1 EMV technology for contact applications, such as ATMs, and PayPass M/Chip Flex technology based on the global ISO/IEC14443 Type […]

Smart Card Laboratory Inc., an international smart card provider based in Seoul, Republic of Korea, has become the latest organization to join the membership of GlobalPlatform, the international specification body for smart card infrastructure. Offering a range of products and solutions related to smart cards, Smart Card Laboratory will be able to track the activities […]