PockeTracker, a handheld ID checker from Jupiter, Fla.-based Vision Database Systems, was used recently by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to control entry to the 81st version of the Oscars presentations in Hollywood, Calif. The portable device contains both proprietary software and an ID card reader, which allows authentication of any secure […]

Acxiom Corporation, a provider of interactive marketing services and identity management, has teamed with campus card provider Blackboard to handle online authentication needs of higher education institutions. As a partner in the Blackboard Alliance Program, Acxiom will make its Risk Identification Suite, used also in verifying online banking transactions, available to Blackboard clients to identify […]

Identification Systems Group, a network of dealers in identification and card personalization systems, has unveiled the MOCA (Multi-application Open Card Architecture) Card. The MOCA Card was developed in coordination with two key ISG partners, XceedID and CPI Card Group. The 13.56 MHz contactless smart card is can handle multiple applications with its open architecture. Multiple […]

IBM’s Zurich research laboratory has released information on a USB token that can be used to ensure secure banking transaction even if a PC is infected with viruses and malware, according to a PC Advisor report. The ZTIC (Zone Trusted Information Channel) is on display at the Cebit trade show. IBM is marketing the device […]

Legic Identsystems Ltd. has announced a deployment of contactless smart cards to members and employees at Zest, a Madrid-based fitness club. Zest has deployed contactless smart card to its members at its four locations. The cards are used to access to the clubs as well as for members to secure items in lockers at the […]

Finnish RFID solutions provider UPM Raflatac brought RFID-enabled access control to February’s “Piemonte Mondiale 2009” skiing event. The ski competition, part of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, was held in Sestriere, Italy. For the event, UPM Raflatac inlays were used to create RFID-enabled plastic ID cards for all attendees, including press, athletes and invited […]

Users of Visa payWave cards released by Cornèrcard, one of Switzerland’s largest card issuers, could soon use the same credit card as an ID badge for car sharing, gaining access to leisure or club facilities or as an e-ticket for public transport thanks to a virtual transponder produced by LEGIC Identsystems. Establishing this functionality on […]