Good news for people fed up with untangling wires: Powermat has developed a new universal charger that uses RFID technology to wirelessly charge up to three electronic devices at once, including iPods, cell phones and PDAs, The device, which is an oval shaped platform outfitted with a USB port, is easy to operate. Simply clip […]

Smart card provider Oberthur Technologies has completed MasterCard certification in its Compliance Assessment and Security Testing program for its flash memory-based payment card, giving financial institutions more flexibility in card issuance. Flash memory based products reduces time to market by eliminating the “masking” phase, which is usually required to load software onto the payment card’s […]

Gemalto announced the launch of Protiva Smart Guardian, a smart card enabled personal security USB device that offers digital data integrity and data loss prevention for enterprises. Smart Guardian provides nomad workforces with a platform to securely access corporate resources.
 The product combines endpoint control and secure data storage for protecting sensitive information since the […]

SCM Microsystems Inc. announced a new version of its CHIPDRIVE Time Recording solution for recording and administering employee working hours. As in previous versions, CHIPDRIVE Time Recording 6.0 comes with everything needed to set up and manage time recording of employees and projects within small and medium-sized businesses. Smart cards or contactless chip tokens are […]

DigitalPersona, a developer of biometrics systems, has announced that their U.are.U fingerprint sensor will be available as an installed upgrade for electronics company Panasonic’s workstation desktop computers called Stingray JS-950. The sensor is in a modular case and is able to be attached to either side of the display screen of the Stingray. Although the […]

Domasco, a provider of biometrics systems and solutions, has announced that it is now carrying the fingerprint-based time and attendance tracker and human resources system management system, FingerTec, making it available to markets around the world. While the FingerTec system is not a new system, it had previously only been utilized in government operations. The […]

Communication Intelligence Corporation (CIC), a developer of identification technologies, has announced that a leading American Bank has chosen them to provide a biometric signature authentication system. The system is to be rolled out to all branches of the bank as well as the more than 1,000 recently acquired branches.