With more than 40 million cards to be issued to Spanish citizens, the country’s national ID cards will incorporate both physical and logical applications including digital certificates from Entrust. “The centralized infrastructure supporting this effort will consist of a hierarchical architecture, which includes, among other elements, certification authorities (CAs) and registration authorities (RAs), which will […]

A Colorado-based manufacturer of contactless security readers has significantly strengthened its market position with a major announcement in the physical security space. XCeedID’s multi-technology readers – capable of reading prox plus an array of contactless card flavors (e.g. Mifare, DESFire, iCLASS, my-d) – have been selected by Lenel for private-labeling. Lenel Privately-Labels XceedID Multi-Tech Readers […]

HID has introduced a new dual reader that handles both prox and contactless, making it easier for existing customers to upgrade from their current 125 kHz prox technology to HID’s 13.56 MHZ iCLASS cards. The reader is expected to be available in the second quarter. Multi-CLASS Reader Targets Companies Seeking Flexibility and Increased Security IRVINE, […]

Following on the heels of its sponsorship of a privacy forum late last year, contactless access control card and reader provider HID has appointed a government relations director to further proactively address privacy and RFID issues. IRVINE, Calif.– HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, announced that […]

The demand for tighter security systems doesn’t seem to be abating anytime soon. Some of the latest technologies available for fighting fraud and ID theft and the increased interest in logical and physical access convergence are just some of the subjects that will be featured at the SecurTech portion of this year’s CardTech/SecurTech Conference May […]

An all-weather biometric smart card reader from Washington-based Saflink Corp. can harden security for both seaports and airports. It’s the first Saflink reader designed to meet NIST/FIPS 201 requirements and can be integrated with many existing physical access control systems. BELLEVUE, Wash.– Saflink Corporation, a leading provider of solutions that verify identity, secure access and […]

ColorID, which supplies ID systems to the campus card industry, has named David Stallsmith to lead its Advanced Technology Cards Initiative, a new project designed to help the company’s customers integrate such technologies as biometrics, single sign-on, server-based authentication and data encryption. ColorID creates new focus on Advanced Technology Cards CORNELIUS, NC– ColorID, LLC announced […]