At the French National Swimming Championships, held Nov. 15-18, plastic card personalization company Evolis provided the printing for the event’s access badges. The event used Evolis’ Primacy printer to create the profiled badges needed for both the qualifications and the finals. The organizers created more than 1,000 personalized badges prior to the event but also […]

North Carolina-based SaaS provider KnowledgeTree has added SAML single sign-on support for internal and external identity providers, enabling simplified user authentication and standardizing content security levels. The SAML single sign-on support enables companies to use their existing network password policies for access to KnowledgeTree’s cloud-based tools. This allows companies to quickly grant or deny employee […]

MasterCard and Absa have unveiled Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa (APME) with an interactive debit and credit card with MasterCard PayPass technology to enable quick, contactless payments. The Absa MasterCard Titanium card combines a built-in LCD display and a touch sensitive button for enhance control and security. The all-in-one payment card combines MasterCard technologies, […]

Identive announced the release of its Tagtrail solution — a cloud-based NFC mobile services platform. According to a release from Identive, the Tagtrail app will enable advertisers, retailers and other organizations to deliver tailored content and services direct to users’ mobile devices using NFC. The company expects the solution to provide solutions to the education […]

The U.S. Navy Recruiting Command awarded a five-year contract to CGI Federal Inc. for technology support of its recruiting and accessions system. The contract is a single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth $65 million. CGI will also integrate its biometrics product for trusted security credential processing and secure identity and access management. Under the terms of […]

DeviceFidelity has announced that moneto prepaid MasterCards will now be available at all MetroPCS retail locations in the San Francisco area. Customers using the moneto prepaid MasterCard will also be able to use the moneto Android app, which will enable customers to manage their account, monitor transaction history, view real time balance information, make mobile […]

The U.S. General Services Administration has added Oberthur Technologies’ ID-One PIV Client software to its approved product list (APL). ID-One PIV Client is middleware that complies with NIST SP 800-73-3. Its interface enables access to various PIV card functions including authentication, electronic signature and file encryption. It also includes access to features mandated by SP […]

Conventional fingerprint readers rely on surface characteristics, but Lumidigm uses multi-spectral approach to capture the fingerprint, explains Bill Spence, vice president of transaction systems at Lumidigm. The company’s sensors are ideal for rugged, challenging use cases. They use multiple wavelengths of light to look at different aspects of the finger. For example, the blue light […]