28 June, 2013
category: Biometrics, Contactless, Corporate, Government, Smart Cards
Quantum Secure: SAFE for PIV Credential added to GSA Approved Products List
Quantum Secure’s SAFE for PIV Credential has been GSA Approved for the caching status proxy category. This GSA category is reserved for products that periodically poll the status of all registered PIV Cards and caches the status responses from the issuer. Caching status proxies are designed for scenarios requiring the quickest query-responses for certificate revocation status or when physical access control systems need to cache certificate revocation information or for access control assessment where online certificate validation is not possible.
Bytes, Lumidigm partner for fingerprint identity authentication
A partnership between Bytes Technology Group and Lumidigm has been forged following Bytes’ acquisition of Brand New Technology. The new partnership makes Bytes the distributor in Africa and the Middle East for Lumidigm.
MorphoTrust adds new fingerprinting contracts
MorphoTrust has revealed a series of fingerprinting contracts with Maine, Michigan and Florida that could yield in excess of $54 million in revenue over the next six years. New contracts have been forged with the Maine State Police and State Bureau of Investigation, the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget and the Florida Department of Financial Services support.
The initiative with the Maine State Police and State Bureau of Investigation consists of a fingerprinting pilot program of state agency employees, with the initial goal of enrolling 10,000 to 15,000 employees per year. The program will support a variety of payment options including credit/debit card, e-check, money order and personal check. MorphoTrust will also provide its automated criminal history processing and reporting solution.
In Michigan, the Department of Technology, Management and Budget will use MorphoTrust’s fingerprinting services to conduct background checks on job applicants and existing employees according to Michigan state law. Enrollments – including legacy business – for the initiative are projected to jump from 63,000 to 170,000 applicants per year.
MorphoTrust’s work in Florida will see the Department of Financial Services implement fingerprinting to enroll insurance agents statewide. The project is expected to see some 68,000 applicants fingerprinted and enrolled per year spanning a total of 69 third-party enrollment centers in 61 Florida cities.
AdvanID: NXP MIFARE Classic 1K Clone Checker Kit
AdvanID’s new kit includes the MIFARE Pegoda II Reader with a secure access module (SAM), additional test cards and software. The solution enables customers to identify authentic MIFARE ICs used in tags or contactless cards, giving transponder manufacturers, transport operators and general end-users confidence that only legal ICs are being used.
Securitron: Digital Keypad Controller
Securitron’s Digital Keypad Controller (DKC) provides unconnected control of up to two electrically locked doors. Compatible with Wiegand and ASSA ABLOY Aperio technologies, the DKC can be used with any Wiegand output reader, keypad or the Aperio series of wireless locking products. In addition to independently controlling one or two doors, the DKC can support up to 250 users per door. The DKC’s programming tool can be loaded onto a laptop and exported to the DKC via USB cable, or can be programmed directly on the CPU board from an installed system keypad.