NXP Semiconductors and Toppan Forms announced that their jointly developed NFC reader/writer module “TN33MUE002L” has been adopted by Lenovo in three ThinkPad laptop models for the global market: the T410, T510 and W510. When built into a PC or a peripheral device, the module solution supports a variety of security and convenience features enabling transactions […]

The Online Trust Alliance announced keynotes and speakers for the 5th Annual Online Trust and Cybersecurity Forum being hosted at Georgetown University Sept. 22-24 in Washington DC. White House Cybersecurity leader and presidential adviser Howard Schmidt will provide the kickoff keynote, followed by Greg Link of Franklin Covey who will provide a keynote on the […]

PhoneFactor Inc. announces its new compatibility with IBM Tivoli Access Manager. The certified, “Ready for IBM Trivoli” solution can authenticate a user’s sign-on using phone-based two-factor authentication technology. PhoneFactor can be downloaded, installed and configured to Tivoli Access Manage on company networks. PhoneFactor integrates with Tivoli’s directory system as well as AD and LDAP servers […]

GSI Technologies and NTERA have developed a card based on NTERAS’s NanoChromics display technology that was developed by GSI Technologies. The result is the first hot-laminated display card modules. The display is printed onto the same flexible substrate as the microcontroller and features a white background. The color changing NTERA NCD displays address the market […]

DocuSign and Authentify have announced the two companies have integrated their biometric solutions into a two-factor solution. The new option with both modes of biometric authentication is available on DocuSign’s recent release. One of the benefits DocuSign officials are citing to the new, more secure offering is that signing a document now requires both Web-based […]

Anakam’s focus is on bringing low cost two-factor authentication to the masses, says J. Brent Williams, chief technology officer at Anakam. The company does this using out-of-band authentication technology such as text messaging, voice to telephone or voice biometrics. “We developed a platform for doing two-factor authentication that’s a fully functional equivalent to cards and […]

As a result of the new electronic identification program rolled out by Germany, SCM Microsystems has announced that more than 700,000 of its contactless smart card readers will be released for use in the country. The provider of secure access solutions and business unit of Identitive Group Inc. are providing free IT Security Kits to […]