The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of Near Field Communication technology, announced the release of two candidate specifications that further the integration, implementation and standards interpretation of NFC technology. The new NFC Digital Protocol and the NFC Logical Link Control Protocol (LLCP) candidate specifications are available to the public for […]

SCM Microsystems Inc. announced that its eHeatlh500 mobile terminal has received the required certification for use with the new eHealth cards in stage two of the introduction of the electronic health cards in Germany. The certification for SCM’s eHealth500 mobile reader comes from gematik, the German health care organization overseeing the implementation of the country’s […]

Gemalto and Open Communications Security S/A, a Brazilian company specialized in information security, have entered into a partnership to collaborate on sales, consulting, implementation and support of Gemalto´s Protiva authentication solutions in Brazil and other countries in the Mercosur, a regional trade orgainzation including Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay. The two companies will target telecom […]

CoreStreet announced that its CoreStreet PIVMAN Solution will be used during FEMA’s “Spring Ahead” demonstration, taking place the week of May 18. The purpose of the demonstration is to showcase FIPS 201 interoperability, with credentials issued from multiple jurisdictions utilizing the same technology as recommended in the draft National Incident Management System Credentialing Guideline. Coordinated […]

A Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed between the decision making body of the European payments industry, the European Payments Council (EPC) and GlobalPlatform, the specification body for smart card infrastructure, to coordinate initiatives within the mobile contactless environment. By signing the memo the two parties aim to promote interoperable and neutral technology that will […]

Advanced Card Systems Ltd. has launched its eH880 Secure Smart Card Terminal and software development kit targeted at the e-Health market. The eH880 is a smart card terminal dedicated to multicard-based electronic health care programs. This device is capable of facilitating secure mutual authentication between two parties, for example, between doctors and patients. It displays […]

By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines IDmachines has focused from day one on the opportunity created by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12) and the requirements in the access control market place that would emerge as a result of Federal Information Processing Standard 201 (FIPS 201). It hasn’t always been the most popular position, given the extent […]

Bell ID announced that its Card & Application Management System (ANDiS) has been selected by Universal Payment Services, a transaction service provider of payment card services in the Middle East and Africa, to enable EMV smart card issuing solutions. Bell ID’s ANDiS platform will initially perform EMV data preparation to provide EMV issuing services for […]

Datastrip has launched its EasyRead handheld biometric reader for the verification of travel documents. The EasyRead is the a mobile biometric device offering a one-step inspection procedure for validating Machine Readable Travel Documents and verifying document holders. The EasyRead also provides features to support identity management for e-passports, as well as national ID cards, visas […]

ITN International aims to make conference and exhibit hall lead tracking easy, all with near field communication Ivan Lazarev, president of ITN International, sees great potential for the bCard business and the way it works with NFC. The bCard – for business Card – was originally launched in 1999. Since then ITN International has grown […]