SCM Microsystems Inc. and Hirsch Electronics Corp. announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. The combination of SCM and Hirsch is expected to result in a new security products company at a time of escalating market demand for converged security solutions leveraging smart cards and smart chip-enabled devices. Pursuant to the proposed […]

GTSI Corp., an IT infrastructure solutions and services provider, announced that it has partnered with Sagem Morpho Inc. to supply the Port of Miami with physical access control readers. The fixed biometric readers are used to authenticate Transportation Workers Identification Credential smart card holders via a contactless interface. The Port of Miami is the first […]

By Doug Yeager, Founder, Elemental Knowledge Inc. I was recently involved in a project that involved the integration of contactless readers for grocery stores. The role of Elemental Knowledge in the project was to design and develop a reader that could accept contactless loyalty cards. We were able to satisfy the customer in a number […]

Consumers are still worried about identity theft and would be willing to use biometrics to confirm their identity, according to a survey from Unisys, the Blue Bell, Pa.-based systems integrator. More than 70% of respondents will trust banks and government agencies to ask them for biometric data for identity verification. Fingerprints also nearly tied passwords […]

Identity management and smart cards play a role protecting the Web. The Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Technology and Public Policy Program released a report with recommendations of what President-Elect Barack Obama should do to secure cyberspace. Identity management and the use of smart cards make up a section of recommendations from the commission. […]

Entrust Inc. has been selected to supply the certificate authority software for Finland’s migration to second-generation electronic passports based on the Extended Access Control (EAC) standard. With the European Union’s June 2009 deadline for migration to the EAC standard on the horizon, Finland’s Population Register Centre expects the transition to the new EAC e-passport Certificate […]

De La Rue Identity Systems opened am electronic passport research and production facility took place on Nov. 26. De La Rue has built the dedicated manufacturing plant on a brown-field site in the Republic of Malta. This new factory enables De La Rue to print and assemble both machine readable and biometric passports, as well […]

Giesecke & Devrient has developed a mobile security card offering contactless smart-card security in addition to the usual data storage functions. The new security feature is provided by a cryptography controller with an NFC-compatible interface integrated in the microSD card along with flash memory. The Mobile Security Card CL is designed to implement security and […]

Ricoh Americas Corp., a provider of digital office equipment, announced the availability of a new card authentication package compatible with different Ricoh multifunction products. This card-based software solution improves document security within environments that use central multifunction products by protecting sensitive documents from unauthorized viewers, as well as preventing users from sending electronic files to […]

Williamsburg, Ky. Police were able to arrest a woman who used a fake student ID to steal two laptops from the University of the Cumberland’s library. The university’s library has a service that allows students to check out laptops for use around campus. Williamsburg Police Department said one of the computers had a tracking device […]