CIM USA has launched its new high-speed MultiEncoder, a device capable of encoding 3,000 smart cards per hour. A typical EMV chip profile can take up to 30 seconds to encode on a commonly used device. The MultiEncoder will execute and complete the encoding process in approximately two seconds, according to CIM. The MultiEncoder can […]

Hirsch Electronics announced it is expanding its resources for the U.S. and international government markets by promoting Scott Elliott, formerly eastern district manager, to the newly created position of director of government sales. Elliott will team with Hirsch’s Government Program Group and its director, Lars Suneborn. Elliott and the Hirsch Government Program Group will continue […]

DigitalPersona, a biometric developer, has announced an agreement with IBM to incorporate its U.are.U 4500HD biometric software with IBM’s SurePOS 500 point-of-sale (POS) systems. The idea behind the new agreement is for users of the POS system to be able to identify themselves more quickly when performing a transaction as well as definitively track who […]

Validity Sensors, a developer of biometric hardware solutions, has announced that its fingerprint sensors are now shipping embedded in notebooks with Windows 7. Among the laptops containing the Validity Sensor are the HP ProBook 6545bs. HP’s Probook 6545b is aimed at corporate customers looking for the combination of business-critical and new features in a full-function […]

SATO announced a deal between Smart Guard LLC, which grants SATO rights to all of the Smart Guard patents. Smart Guard is a patented manufacturing process incorporating RFID technology into item level tagging for the book publishing/media and entertainment industries. Smart Guard, developed by BindTech Inc., developed an in-line manufacturing process to apply and fully […]

Sagem Sécurité’s SmartGate, an automated border control system using facial recognition, is now available at Auckland International Airport in New Zealand. Accessible to New Zealand and Australian e-passport holders, SmartGate identifies travelers in real time using facial recognition from the photo stored in the chip of the ePassport, allowing for quicker processing of international travelers. […]

The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) of Singapore plans to boost the number of retail locations where contactless cards can be accepted by 19,000, according to the Straits Times. The added locations include hawker stalls, provisions shops and vending machines. As an incentive for adopting contactless payment, IDA is cutting transaction fees by up to half […]