Score another for durable chips with 2048-bit memories in the LRI2K and LRIS2K chips introduced this week by STMicroelectronics – created to meet demands for increased memory in cost-sensitive RFID applications requiring both data storage and high security. The Geneva vendor will market these babies to businesses looking for better access control, library automation, and […]

ActivIdentity has launched two new products, including a mini-token, that support OATH’s one-time-password technology. The company’s strong authentication platform is designed to support current and future releases of the OATH HOTP algorithm, and aligns with OATH’s concept of delivering royalty-free open authentication technologies which help resolve security threats such as identity theft, phishing and internal […]

VASCO, producer of user authentication products, has purchased an Austrian company experienced in smart card-based authentication, Logico, whose customers include those in the healthcare, manufacturing industry and government markets. The move will help VASCO expand and strengthen its position in the smart card-enabled password and PKI market. Acquisition Expands and Strengthens VASCO’s Connected Smart Card […]

Notebook computer maker ASUSTeK will be using Bioscrypt’s VeriSoft, which provides data encryption and support for multi-factor functionality and single sign-on functionality, which are all part of the company’s Door to Desktop solution. Leading Manufacturer Expects to Ship One Million Notebooks Over Initial 12 Months TORONTO–Bioscrypt Inc., a leading provider of identity verification technology, announced […]

Axalto chose CardTech/SecurTech to announce its latest dual interface PIV, FIPS 201-compliant smart cards that combine in one smart card chip secure contact and contactless interfaces that give agencies a choice in how the credentials can be used and the flexibility to integrate with both physical and logical access systems. Large Capacity Card Provides Storage […]

Card Tech-Secure Tech may be the largest “identity” event in the Bay Area this week, but the Internet Identity Workshop may have more long term impact. Using an open-space format the attendees are driving the content of each session and with the attendees reading like a who’s who of digital identity the quality is high. […]

A California company has released a software peripheral called EzWriter that’s designed to read and write data to mag stripe cards used for access control, identification, loyalty and more. The encoding quality, according to ID TECH, exceeds the ISO 7811 standards for mag stripe cards. CYPRESS, California–ID TECH, a leading manufacturer of automatic identification products, […]