Two universities and a hospital are the recipients of CBORD’s Excellence Awards, presented recently at the campus card provider’s 30th annual User Group Conference in Baltimore. This year’s winners were recognized for innovative uses of CBORD solutions to drive revenue, reduce costs and improve safety and security. The Visionary Award went to Ohio State University […]

If an electronic medical record program is established for the U.S. health care system, policymakers need to define an identity management infrastructure that guarantees the security of those records, suggests two Smart Card Alliance councils in a new white paper. The Health care and Identity Councils suggest using existing federal standards for smart cards to […]

SCM Microsystems Japan Inc., Dai Nippon Printing Co. and Japan consultant Digital Media Research Institute have launched a new digital data security solution using cloud computing technologies. The high-security data storage system developed by Dai Nippon consists of the company’s TranC’ert DNA software, a SIM card and SCM’s @MAXX lite secure smart card reader. Digital […]

By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications Apple Inc. is taking facial recognition biometrics to the masses by including the technology in the latest version of iPhoto, the computer company’s photo management software. iPhoto is one of a suite of products in iLife, which includes movie, audio and Web design tools. Apple sent me a copy […]

CPI Card Group has released Card Designer 2.5. This latest version of the online software includes new and updated features. Card Designer now has an updated online tool, enabling customers to get their cards to market faster. These upgraded features include a design checklist, pre-set templates and the ability to design not only the front […]

Carnaval de México, designer of textiles and children’s fashion in Mexico, has deployed one of the country’s first item-level RFID tagging solutions for apparel. The RFID solution, designed by Digilogics SA. De CV. and UPM Raflatac, is one of the largest item-level deployments for apparel in the Americas, tracking and tracing more than one million […]

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is testing how RFID systems affect the function of medical devices–such as pacemakers, implantable cardioverter defibrillators, neurostimulators, implantable infusion pumps and cardiac monitors–with the aim of developing a set of standard testing protocols that companies can use to test their equipment for electromagnetic interference. The test protocol development is […]