Fingerprint-Based Product Provides Ideal Indoor Access Control Solution for Smaller User Populations CAMPBELL, CALIF. – March 24, 2004 – IR Recognition Systems, the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand’s (IR) Security & Safety Group’s Electronic Access Control Division (EACD), today announced the debut of its new FingerKey DX fingerprint access control reader, a low-cost biometric alternative designed […]

Major Deployment at Canadian Airports Offers Physical Access Control and Biometric Authentication IRVINE, Calif., March 23, 2004 – HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced that their combination Prox and iCLASS 13.56 MHz multi-technology contactless smart cards will be deployed at major airports in Canada […]

Combination/Transition Reduces Costs for Companies Migrating into Proximity and Issuing Cards to High-Turnover Users IRVINE, Calif., March 17, 2004 – HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced an innovative new access control solution for customers who require support for both magnetic stripe and proximity card […]

Establishes Distribution Agreement With Alternative Technology, Inc. FREMONT, Calif. and DENVER, March 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – ActivCard Corp. (Nasdaq: ACTI), a global provider of strong authentication and trusted digital identity solutions, and Alternative Technologies, Inc. (AltTech), a leading distributor of security products and server-based computing solutions, today announced signing of an authorized distribution agreement. Under terms […]

Alliance Partners to Display Select Mission Critical Technologies at FOSE CHANTILLY, Va., March 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – GTSI (R) Corp. (Nasdaq: GTSI) announced that it has brought together more than 15 partners to form the Physical Security Alliance (PSA). The mission of this Alliance is to assist in developing an open, standard, secure, reliable, and trusted […]

Washington, DC—NBS® Card Technology Corp.•, a global leader in the secure ID card market, has announced today that it has been awarded the centralized printer contract for the Department of Defense’s Common Access Card (CAC) Program. Following an extensive evaluation process, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) selected the NBS Horizon. Printer for use in […]

iCLASS Standard Card and Reader Combination Provides the Same Functionality as Prox With Migration Path for Development of Additional Applications IRVINE, Calif., March 3, 2004 – HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced it has positioned their iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card R10 reader […]