Axing PVC from high-security documents
Issuers finding advanced card materials worth the added investment
Physical access control in new construction
Starting from scratch opens doors for cloud-based access, wireless locksets and more
Biometrics are good, biometrics are bad … good, bad … good, bad…
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
30 Nov, 2009New hologram technology adds anti-counterfeiting features
By Philip Hudson, Chairman, International Hologram Manufacturers Association New technology continues to push the boundaries of holography as an effective ID anti-counterfeiting device. One of the most significant advances has been polycarbonate (PC) security laminates. In recent years we have seen polycarbonate-faced ID cards become increasingly widespread, aided by the use of smaller and lower […]
30 Nov, 2009GlobalPlatform introduces new network framework
GlobalPlatform launched the GlobalPlatform Card Networked Framework v1.0. The technical document – which can be downloaded here – introduces new concepts that will enable GlobalPlatform cards to support a sophisticated networked environment. The Card Networked Framework v1.0 enables administration of a new generation of GlobalPlatform cards, which can utilize TCP/IP communications and support Web applications […]
24 Nov, 2009Gemalto weds token, PIV
23 Nov, 2009Gemalto in talks to buy XIRING banking business
Gemalto is in talks with XIRING, a provider of smart card-based authentication solutions for e-banking and e-commerce, announced that they have entered into exclusive negotiations with the objective to complete the acquisition by Gemalto of the XIRING banking activity. The proposed transaction concerns all of the current activities of the banking business unit of XIRING, […]
20 Nov, 2009Credit union deploying converged system from Diebold
Tullahoma, Tenn.-based Ascend Federal Credit Union has deployed a physcial and logical access control system from Diebold Inc. at its headquarters. The solution integrates physical and logical access control with smart card technology and manages access control and an Internet Protocol surveillance solution. Ascend deployed a smart card solution that allowed the credit union to […]
19 Nov, 2009Afghanistan to possibly include biometric checkpoints
British forces in southern Afghanistan are looking into creating gated communities with biometric checkpoints for the citizens of the combat zone in an effort to keep the Taliban from gaining access to the villages, according to a Times Online article. The idea for the checkpoints follows the studying of counterinsurgency methods utilized during the Boer […]
19 Nov, 20093M announces polycarbonate security film
3M Security Systems has introduced the 3M Polycarbonate Security Film for laser personalization, which offers customers a solution for polycarbonate ID cards and passports. The laser-engraveable film layers necessary to create polycarbonate ID cards and passport data pages are available with 3M Security Systems proprietary security materials incorporated, such as the company’s clear to cyan, […]
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