VASCO Data Security Inc., a software security company specializing in authentication products announced a new version of aXsGUARD Identifier. aXsGUARD Identifier is a authentication appliance for small, medium and large enterprises wanting to improve the secure access to corporate networks and applications for remote users or home workers. aXsGUARD Identifier now offers LDAP synchronization enabling […]

Two publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology describe new capabilities for authentication systems using smart cards or other personal security devices within and outside federal government applications. One report describes a NIST-led international standard, ISO/IEC 24727, which defines a general-purpose identity application programming interface (API). The other is a draft publication on […]

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has rolled out a new electronic lock that can be upgraded without ever taking it off the door. The Schlage AD-Series locks will be introduced at the Door & Hardware Institute Exposition Sept. 16-17 in Kissimmee, Fla., and at the ASIS Exposition in Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 21-23. The modular design of […]

BioTraits, a developer of biometric solutions, has launched a new software product that enables for biometric access to computer files and applications from remote sites. The product, called PC-ID, utilizes much of the same technology BioTraits has developed for various commercial solutions in the past. Beyond providing access, PC-ID can also allow employees to record […]

Softpro, a developer of signature-based biometric systems, has unveiled a new product suite at a recent smart card exposition. The signature suite, called SignPlus, is purported to find check fraud. Their SignDoc Web product is designed to enable for remote signing of online documents such as PDFs directly in a Web browser. In addition to […]

VeriChip Corporation, a provider of RFID systems for health care, has announced that it will acquire identity security products provider Steel Vault in a business merger that will ultimately create PositiveID Corporation. According to Scott R. Silverman, the current Chairman and CEO of VeriChip, PositiveID will be the first company of its kind to address […]

Technology as a cultural lever By Dennis L. Gavin MBA, PMPCGN and Associates Illinois is unique among states because it has deployed an enterprise-level PKI that is cross-certified with the Federal Bridge. While this is a major accomplishment, it is only one component in the state’s quest to develop a federally interoperable credential. Technology is […]