HID Global’s Edge family of IP-based access control solutions will be integrated into the C-CURE 9000 access control platform from Software House, a Tyco International company. The move means Software House will be able to provide products that address industry demands for more IP-centric solutions by expanding the breadth of its portfolio of door controllers […]

Dynamic Card Solutions, an Englewood, Colo. provider of instant issuance and PIN selection solutions, has named Guy Berg its director of advanced payment technologies. In this role, Berg, formerly president of Collis America, a payments industry consultant, will help lead product development of Dynamics’ smart card instant issuance and PIN change solutions. With over 20 […]

Since New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority tapped Jay Walder as its chairman and chief executive officer, it has begun speeding up migration to a new smart card system. Walder helped launch London’s Oyster card a few years ago. The agency is pushing forward with the next phase of its program that will enable riders to […]

Villanova University’s student ID program, known as Wildcard, can now be used to order print jobs via the Web from the school’s two print centers, which recently adopted WebCRD from Rochester Software Associates to handle online Web-based job submissions and automated production. Now, due to a partnership between RSA and Villanova’s campus card provider, The […]

Tyfone, a Portland, Ore. provider of mobile NFC payments/secure transaction capabilities, says it has received a U.S. patent for its electronic transaction card that allows a memory card to be used as an electronic wallet or for the secure transmission of financial information. This technology is part of the company’s u4ia (euphoria) mobile financial services […]

The Southern Sydney Regional Organization of Councils (SSROC) is working to outfit eight libraries in New South Wales, Australia with RFID tracking systems, a move that would require the purchase of 1.5 million tags. The SSROC believes that implementing an RFID system complete with security gates at entrances and exits will significantly reduce incidences of […]

VIP’s at Microsoft’s Advertising Week in New York City are being issued special RFID bracelets that allow Microsoft to trace their steps and see what’s generating the most interest at the conference. Throughout the event area Microsoft has set up RFID sensitive kiosks that record who is visiting what station and how frequently. Microsoft uses […]