by Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, SecureIDNews Thanks to smart cards, U.S. Navy ships are no longer “floating banks,” troops stationed overseas don’t have to carry large amounts of cash, and the U.S. doesn’t have to ship boatloads of currency to them. The U.S. Department of Treasury is managing four distinct smart card stored value programs […]

United Press International: Wireless World: WiFi comes to hospitals “A nurse places a bracelet around the wrist of a newborn baby. It is emblazoned with the name of the baby’s parents, as is traditional, but this one also contains an emerging hospital technology – an imbedded radio frequency identification chip. The RFID security precaution is […]

Since Sept. 11, 2001 when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in the U.S., using airplanes as weapons of mass destruction, security has become the top priority at airports worldwide. While invigorated passenger screening was the most visible security implementation, another key has been to ensure that airport personnel–from baggage handlers to mechanics–are legitimate and […]

Cupertino, CA– April 28, 2004 – On Track Innovations, Ltd. (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard (Frankfurt): OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions for Homeland Security, Micropayments and Petroleum Payments among others, announced today that it has entered into agreements under which it will obtain $15.1 million of new equity financing. The closing […]

Washington, D.C. – CardTech/SecurTech Conference and Exhibition – April 26th, 2004 – ActivCard Corp. (NASDAQ: ACTI), a global provider of authentication and digital identity solutions, today announced it will support MasterCard International’s Chip Authentication Program to offer its customers chip-based cardholder authentication solutions for non face-to-face transactions. As part of its global MasterCard SecureCode(tm) initiative, […]

CardTech/SecurTech, Washington, D.C. and FREMONT, CA, April 26, 2004 – SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today introduced the Physical Access Control Terminal (PACT), the company’s first products for the physical access market. The announcement came at the 14th annual CardTech/SecurTech exhibition, taking […]

HID Corp. is making it easier for campuses that want to move from magnetic stripe to proximity cards for security and access control. Thanks to the company’s purchase last year of reader manufacturer Dorado Products and further development of the combined mag stripe and proximity readers, HID can now provide colleges with a new option […]