Nephsystem Technologies is offering its bundle of RFID system technology designed for use in rugged environments, such as waste management applications. The RFID bundle consists of a rugged handheld PDA accompanied by a low frequency RFID transponder mounted to recycle bins. Bins are scanned and weighed right at the curb, and the system tallies credits […]

In some media reports the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace has been referred to as an Internet driver license so the fact that an association that represents issuers of those documents may seem like a no brainer. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan spoke with Geoff Slagle, director of identity management at the American Association […]

In its latest white paper, Frost & Sullivan stated that the U.S. – which is still in the planning stages for EMV – needs to seek a single migration project that will prepare the country for an EMV and NFC-enabled payment environment. The document addresses the current structure in place to accelerate EMV adoption, but […]

Secure ID and card personalization specialist Datacard Group revealed that it will add four new programs– spanning the Americas, Europe and Asia— to its passport solution. The four newest additions join a list of nearly twenty global passport programs deployed. Datacard’s passport solution integrates a wide portfolio of government technologies enabling flexibility in enrollment office […]

The September meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

Internet2 has been in the online identity business for more than a decade so its involvement with the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace may seem like a given. Internet2 will be working on building a privacy infrastructure for the identity ecosystem, including anonymous credentials, something that has been missing thus far, many say. […]

Gemalto and Raiffeisen, an Austrian banking group, announced the introduction of a Bio Sourced payment card for its Austrian cardholders. Visa Europe enabled Gemalto to use the Bio Sourced card material for Visa branded EMV card programs. These cards, from Gemalto’s Clarista range of payment solutions, will offer prepaid cards to end users as part […]

Microsoft Corp. announced the acquisition of PhoneFactor Inc., a provider of multifactor authentication solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2001, PhoneFactor is used by organizations to help secure logins and transactions. By leveraging a device nearly every user already has — a phone — PhoneFactor enables deployment of multifactor authentication across […]