Honeywell has announced the OmniAssure biometric reader, part of the OmniAssure contactless smart card reader range, which uses fingerprints and contactless smart cards to enable access control. Users are enrolled on the access control reader. Just use the enrollment card supplied with the reader to store the fingerprint template on the user’s card. Up to […]

The Indian government has chosen Evolis, a European-based card printer, to provide solutions for decentralized production and distribution of health ID cards. The Indian government has implemented a new health care access program for 60 million Indians living below the poverty line. This scheme provides families with health insurance values at $800 per year. The […]

Giesecke & Devrient was awarded a contract to deliver several million debit and credit cards to Commerzbank customers up to 2011. As well as issuing cards under its own name, Commerzbank also issues co-branded cards in partnership with firms such as Steigenberger, TUI, Robinson and Advocard. The new debit cards will be based on the […]

By David C. Wyld, Southeastern Louisiana University In the U.S., it has been estimated that upwards of a million laptops are stolen annually. This is an astonishing – and scary statistic. And it is not just companies that are affected. Indeed, across federal agencies, leading universities, and all facets of health care and education, there […]

Visa Europe announced Cornèr Bank in Switzerland would take part in a trial to pilot a new security solution designed to protect online purchases. The trial will involve 500 Cornèr Bank customers signed up to Visa’s online protection solution Verified by Visa. The new product enables cardholders to enter a one-time passcode generated by the […]

Global Payments, a provider of electronic transaction processing services, announced that it has selected Collis/B2 Processing Solutions Inc. to provide EMV Chip testing and certification tools for its Point-of-Sale payment solutions in Canada. Collis’ testing platform provides Global Payments with the ability to validate the functionality and performance of Canadian card payment networks’ contact and […]

The election of Barack Obama to the White House may signal good things to come for those involved with government IT projects, according to Jeremy Grant, senior vice president and identity solutions analyst at the Stanford Group Company. “We think an Obama presidency is the better of what was two so-so possible outcomes for the […]

HJP Consulting is launching the GT Prove IS test tool product at the Cartes & Identification 2008 exhibition in Paris. The GT Prove IS is a tool used to prove the conformity of extended access control electronic passport inspection systems with the ICAO and EU requirements. The test cases are implemented according to BSI TR-03105-5. […]

Does your campus card office really need a policy and procedures manual to be effective? Absolutely, if for no other reason than to cover your back when you’re on vacation or sick, says Kristy Vienne, director of the Bearkat One Card Services at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Tex. “You can get by without one, […]

HID Global announced the launch of its crack-resistant polycarbonate inlays and prelaminates targted to meet the secure and stringent needs of governmental agencies and organizations using e-documents. This new product is designed to prevent cracking and extend the overall lifetime of mono block polycarbonate electronic identification cards and electronic passports. The inlays and prelaminates are […]