Whether you’re using gift cards, riding roller coasters, or buying a fast food meal, cashless payments are hot. So hot, in fact, that GO SmarTTender RFID gateway, a payment gateway and transaction processor, scored a “Best New Product” award at the recent IAAPA Expo in Atlanta. The product enhances the guest experience (current Proximities clients […]

“With dual-active RFID cards, personnel no longer have to manually present their card for access as it’s done automatically”, said Allan Griebenow, President and CEO of AXCESS International Inc. The company today announced that Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s largest California operation is using its long-range access control and safety system for hands-free identification and attendance record […]

Biometric hand readers aren’t just for use at banks or other high-secure facilities. Colleges can use the same thing to control access to their buildings, thanks to an Ingersoll Rand reader that has been integrated with campus card systems provided by CBORD. Ithaca, New York- The next phase of access control technology has arrived – […]

De La Rue produces the paper currency for more than 150 countries as well as a range of security documents including passports. The company adds another ePassport project to its portfolio announcing that it has begun production of Ireland’s ICAO-compliant, contactless passports. Layered security (e.g. digital signatures, Basic Access Control (BAC), and Active Authentication to […]

VeriSign is helping the U.S. Department of Education meet HSPD-12 mandates by providing the agency with its integrated Personal Identification Verification Card Management System and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solution which will enable quick deployment and faster compliance with the federal requirements. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – VeriSign, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure for […]

Security provider Lenel Systems International has launched IdentityDefender, a commercial, off-the-shelf security solution that is FIPS-201 and HSPD-12 compliant. IdentityDefender’s modular design allows organizations to implement either a full end-to-end solution or individual components, as needed. Once an identity credential has been issued, IdentityDefender manages the life cycle of the credential for the existing physical […]

One of the hospitality industry’s newest innovations, an electronic-locking solution provided by VingCard, has been recognized for its adaptation of RFID technology for access control and remote check-in. Hotels are now able to send a booking confirmation number, room number and an encrypted room key via SMS (Short Message System) to a guest’s NFC-cell phone […]