Explorations Group, a company that operates parking structures, has acquired biometric developer for the automotive, real estate and maritime industries, Hawk Biometric Technologies, according to a Trading markets article. In the acquisition, Exploration has named former Hawk CEO, David Coriaty, the new CEO of Explorations. Some of the patents Hawk held that have been transferred […]

The United States Defense Security Service, an agency serving under the U.S. Defense Department, has awarded ATSC, an information technology systems company, a contract spanning 4 years and valued at $6 million for providing and supporting an Internet-based biometric security system, according to a United Press International article. The specific system the contract calls for […]

China’s Daily RFID has unveiled a kit for RFID-enabled parking applications. The kit contains the elements needed to deploy a parking management solution for the tracking of vehicles in a parking area or gated community. Included in the UHF RFID kit are are RFID windshield tags in both adhesive and clipping formats, a RFID reader, […]

Another university is trying to beef up security, particularly with housing. Northern Michigan University, Marquette, is in the process of installing a new system for its residence halls that will require students to use their campus card instead of a key to gain entrance to the dorms. Students wishing to enter their residence hall can […]

Canada’s GAO RFID Inc. has introduced a heavy duty parking barrier gate designed to be integrated with its various RFID-enabled parking solutions. The gate, designed for harsh environments and medium to high traffic applications, is suitable for the unmanned management of wide traffic lanes. Though the gate’s design is flexible to fit a variety of […]

Using their new contactless student ID card, called RamCard 2.0, students and faculty at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo., will be able to gain entry to various campus buildings, including dorms, without keys. The new keyless entry system costs $2,000 per building and includes contactless functionality that can also handle debit functions. Read more […]

Hirsch Electronics, a supplier of access control and security management solutions, announced that its Professional Services Group has developed a solution for verifying digital identity certificates by integrating both their Velocity Security Management System and RUU Verification Station with FIPS 201-enabling technology from CoreStreet, a provider of credential validation solutions. The integration enables smart card-based […]