OpenWays is offering a new technology that will allow hotel guests to use their mobile phones as room keys, according to iTWire. Guests can also use their phones to book a room online and remotely check in, allowing them to bypass the front desk and go directly to their room. When a guest books a […]

iDTRONIC, supplier of RFID hardware products, introduced its new wristband and keyfob of the EVO series. The wristbands use either proximity or contactless smart card technology within sealed housings that are both practical and waterproof, and come in an assortment of colors. The keyfob, like the wristband, also encompasses RFID technology with the ability to […]

Vienna’s Raiffeisen Zentralbank (RZB), one of the 100 largest banks in the world, has announced the deployment of LEGIC’s multifunctional employee badges, which combine functions such as time and attendance, access control, ID, parking and an electronic wallet. Money can be added onto the badges at special stations either by using cash or credit, which […]

Integrated Biometrics, a developer of fingerprint-based biometric authentication systems, has announced the successful testing and approval of their TRU650 fingerprint solution by the U.S. Transportation and Security Administration to be placed on the TSA Biometrics Qualified Product List (QPL) for Access Control. As part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the […]

Technology developer IBM and Fujitsu Frontech North America, a developer of biometric solutions, have announced a joint effort that utilizes Fujitsu’s palm-vein biometric technology and IBM’s enterprise single sign-on technology. The offering form the two companies serves as a means of doing away with password based systems and replacing them with biometric signatures and is […]

LEGIC is providing its advant smart card technology for secure access at the German House at the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. For the last twenty years, the German House has been the meeting point for athletes, advisers, officials, journalists and visitors from the worlds of business and politics around the German Olympic team. […]

Another reason to leverage FIPS 201 and PIV-I By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines IDmachines attended the American Association of Airport Executive (AAAE) Aviation Security Summit in Washington DC. This 9th annual program brings together operators, federal, state and local government, including representatives from the legislative branch, architects and consultants. The program provided a good overview of […]