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In an effort to develop a solution for managing universal identities and access to federal facilities and systems, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and Diebold Inc. have partnered to complete a study that will hopefully initiates the first steps of the project. The idea is to spread identity, credential and access management (ICAM) across […]

SCM Microsystems expands its product portfolio with introduction of three products. The new products are addressing the need for stronger and more convenient security solutions and access control applications. PAT1461, the first new device in the series from SCM, is a physical access control terminal which supports the growing focus on contactless technology. PAT1461 makes […]

CSC announced the launch of the Common Access Card Enabled – Remote Access Solution (CE-RAS), a secure connectivity product that enables employees to access government networks from non-government computers, regardless of location. With the solution, employees can meet increased work requirements during surge periods and continue working during emergency situations that would normally prevent them […]

After the recent violation of patients medical records, the Patients Association in the UK is campaigning for a medical smart card deployment. The patients are concerned about their safety and the confidentiality of their records after hearing that their medical records are being put online without their consent, according to the British Medical Association. Additionally […]

A new authentication manager for Microsoft Windows will now enable any identification device to be used for login. Passlogix Inc.’s v-GO Universal Authentication Manager (v-GO UAM) is said to not only speed up user’s network access and operations, but also cut costs of the back-end authentication infrastructure by more than 85% per user. Corporate markets […]

ActivIdentity Corp., a provider of in strong authentication and credential management, announced that it has launched a PIV-Interoperable initiative to enable non-federal organizations to issue employee identity cards that are technically interoperable with U.S. government PIV systems, and issued in a manner that allows government and relying parties to trust the cards. To address the […]