India’s Employee’s Security Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is launching a biometric card drive for industrial workers in Gurgaon and Manesar, reports The Times of India. The aim of the program is to have a central database of industrial employee medical histories, as many don’t possess the appropriate identification and insurance papers. The new system issues magnetic […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the summer 2012 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

The global card market reached $17 billion in 2011, jumping almost 14% from 2010, according to the 2011 International Card Manufacturers Association Global Card Market Statistics Report. Higher value chip-based cards used in mobile phones and other electronic transactions as well as expanded production in the Asia-Pacific region led market growth as more than 30 […]

Stanley Healthcare Solutions, a division of Stanley Black & Decker, announced the acquisition of AeroScout, a provider in real-time location systems (RTLS) for healthcare and industrial customers. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, other than the two companies will work to develop advanced solutions that enhance quality, safety and efficiency of patient care to […]

The European Commission announced Monday that the European Union is proposing new rules to enable cross-border e-signatures and e-identity. The new proposals would allow people and businesses from EU member countries to use their own national e-IDs to access public services in other EU countries that also have electronic identification programs. It will also enable […]

Dates: November 6-8, 2012 Location: Paris, France Venue: Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre URL: http://www.cartes.com Description: CARTES is the world’s leading Smart Technologies event dedicated to security, payment, identification and mobility. Each year, it brings together 430 exhibitors, 79% of whom come from outside France, 20,000 visitors and 1,300 congress participants to explore the industry’s […]

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has deployed AeroScout’s health care based visibility solutions to in effort to improve staff efficiency and patient care. UPMC St. Margaret Hospital will use the AeroScout RFID solutions to automate temperature monitoring as well as asset tracking and management across most of its U.S. hospitals. Both applications free […]