The Open Security Exchange, dedicated to fostering the merger of physical and logical security, announced new board members and new officers. For the coming year, board seats will be held by Computer Associates, CoreStreet, Fargo, Gemplus, GE, HID, Sony, and Tyco. Open Security Exchange announces new management board officers Expanded Leadership Team Features New Members; […]

The logical security market, the business of securing computers, networks, and individual access to data has been an almost constant state of change. And as a company that has weathered the many storms of recent years, Datakey is an organization that learned to embrace change. For every company in the logical security market that has […]

Gemplus next month will begin shipping 64K high-end smart cards to a systems integrator for use by the U.S. Federal Government. The hybrid cards, which will include contact and contactless functionality, will be used by several U.S. agencies for both physical and logical access control. Luxembourg, Washington, D.C. – Gemplus International has announced it has […]

< ? $key="0530"; ?> New programmer enables University of Nebraska to program iCLASS™ contactless cards onsite The ability to add application data and unique ID numbers to contactless cards at issuance is key in many access control applications. HID’s CP400 programmer is enabling the University of Nebraska to do just that using iCLASS™ cards in […]

INSIDE Contactless has introduced PicoRead, which it sees as an answer for an RF 13.56Mhz interface for large scale applications. It is designed to meet the needs of OEMs in consumer electronics and equipment, such as mobile handsets and PDAs, which require a small footprint. It also covers other applications, such as access for hotel […]

Audi AG employees have gone from six cards to one, thanks to Legic’s smart card system that merges parking, access control, time and attendance, and cashless payment ability at vending machines or in the cafeteria. The card also has room for future biometric applications. Europe’s AUDI AG uses smart card technology from LEGIC for multifunctional […]

OMNIKEY, manufacturer of innovative smart card readers, launches its new portable CardMan® 6121 SIM card reader with USB interface at Cartes & IT Security in Paris. OMNIKEY and Indala partner to offer the affordable dual interface smart card reader, the CardMan® 5121 and complementary FlexSmart family of contact and contactless smart cards for enterprise identity […]