Advanced Card Systems Ltd., a supplier of card and reader technologies, launched its new ACOS smart card – the ACOS3X eXpress Microprocessor Card (ACOS3X). This new card is the fruit of ACS’s efforts in developing its Card Operating System technologies and was achieved by enhancing the security level and increasing the reading/writing speed of the […]

The Smart Card Alliance Identity Council will turn its attention to cybersecurity and health care identity in the upcoming year, while continuing its work to educate and make identity credentialing recommendations for corporate enterprise, health care, state and local governments. The Identity Council also announced new officers and steering committee, and plans to attend the […]

With the Windows 7 Operating System release set for later October this year, many have begun to look closely at the product to see where worries may lie for those making the switch. One such area is with those utilizing single sign-on applications such as biometric or smart card-based authentication, according to a Tech republic […]

Exterior doors at 28 buildings on the campus of San Jose State University in California are receiving electronic locks that eventually will only be accessed by a contactless key card. Purpose of the upgrade is to increase campus security by regulating who can access these buildings after hours. “It’ll be more safe to be on […]

GlobalPlatform has taken the first step towards migrating its secure framework technology to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with the launch of the Secure Channel Protocol 03. This latest royalty-free document from the association aligns GlobalPlatform technology to the cryptographic standard increasingly being stipulated by many organizations, including the U.S. government. The GlobalPlatform Secure Channel […]

Unisys has announced the successful test of using multiple companies’ iris recognition hardware with a single system to allow the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to be able to choose multiple vendors for programs such as their US-VISIT program. The US-VISIT program is a DHS program that collects biometrics from foreigners traveling into the U.S. […]

L-1 Identity Solutions, a developer of biometric solutions, has unveiled a new biometric device designed to serve as a reader for an access control unit that can withstand extreme weather conditions. These devices, called 4G PIV-TWIC Station Extreme, are specifically intended for use in governmental applications such as military bases and government facilities and commercial […]