Unilever announced that it has chosen Nedap to provide a physical access control solution. Nedap’s AEOS security solution was a major reason for the Unilever’s selection. The company requires flexibility and scalability as Unilever has mroe than 800 sites spanning the globe. AEOS will allow Unilever to create management reports for all disparate locations from […]

Ingenico, a worldwide provider of payment transactions solutions, has received approval for its iPP350 payment device in Germany for the new contactless payment method, called girogo. The Ingenico iPP350 payment device has been approved for all of the card-based payment methods relevant in Germany and has been in operation in the German city of Hanover […]

This past celebration at Tokyo’s Roppongi Hills Christmas Market 2012, urban shopping center operators installed MasterCard PayPass contactless payment terminals at all its vendor booths to speed up transaction times and ease long check-out lines. Organized by Mori Building Co., Ltd., the Christmas Market offers shoppers from abroad an authentic atmosphere of traditional Christmas markets […]

Date: April 9-12, 2013 Location: Las Vegas, NV Venue: Sands Expo & Convention Center URL: www.iscwest.com Description: ISC West is the largest event in the U.S. for the physical security industry, covering Access Control, Alarms & Monitoring, Biometrics, IP Security, Video Surveillance / CCTV, Networked Security Products and more. 1000+ Exhibitors Informative Education Non-Stop Networking […]

Global Enterprise Technologies Corp., a provider of passport and ID systems, announced its CP500 ID card printer has been selected as the photo ID printer for Phase 1 of the NATO TACTIC Program. The program will take advantage of the CP500’s combination of 600dpi printing capabilities and pigment ink for secure ID personalization. Working with […]

HID Global announced it acquired Codebench, a provider of physical security identity management focusing on the government sector. The acquisition brings together two offerings in validation software and solutions for government credentials and will enable HID Global to offer solutions that ease deployment for its federal agency and contractor customers. The Codebench offering joins HID […]

The mandate to achieve FIPS 201 compliance means that many government departments and agencies must upgrade their access control systems. In 2012, the U.S. Army Reserve Control (USARC) achieved their upgrade with the help of Monitor Dynamics’ FICAM Platform. Before the upgrade, the Army Reserve relied on proximity and magnetic stripe technologies. This is what […]

Walt Disney World theme parks are set to introduce a new interactive vacation management system incorporating wristbands with encoded RFID technology, according to The New York Times. MagicBand will serve as resort hotel room key, park ticket, FastPass and credit card used to pay for various food items and souvenirs. The RFID bracelets can also […]