UPEK, a developer of biometric solutions, has unveiled their new fingerprint technology, called TouchLight that integrates light emitting diodes (LEDs) as a way for user prompting and feedback to fingerprint sensors. The LEDs are expected to be used for services such as letting a user know when they can swipe a finger or whether or […]

Just 16% of K-12 schools actually badge students and staff, according to a recently-released nationwide survey of the American Association of School Administrators. More significantly, there is a surprising difference in this rate among regions of the country. While 16% of respondents said staff and students are badged, another 35% reported that staff only are […]

National Laminating has launched a new radio frequency shielding, rigid, 2-card, non-metallic, lightweight badge holder. The part, #RFSHIELD01, received FIPS 201 approval, on April 28, under the category of “Electromagnetically Opaque Sleeve” and is listed as #423 on the FIPS 201 Approved Products List. National Laminating RF shielding badge holder is composed in part of […]

NASA’s Office of Inspector General released a report stating that the agency didn’t fully comply with federal regulations for the issuance of PIV credentials. As of January, NASA had issued more than 70,000 credentials to staff and contractors, more than 98% of the PIV cards NASA planned to issue. The problem is the credential issuer […]

Gemalto announced that its Optelio banking card has been certified to the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) requirements. Optelio is designed for the local market, as it hosts the Saudi Payments Network (SPAN) application, the debit card functionality deployed in Saudi Arabia. The Gemalto product is also compatible with the GlobalPlatform specifications, the Visa Electron […]

The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency is proposing using smart cards to log how much radiation a person receives in the course of a lifetime from imaging technology, according to suite101.com article. CT scans are of particular concern because they deliver higher doses of radiation to patients in comparison to conventional X-rays. Read more […]

PingPing, a brand by Belgacom for mobile and micro payments, and touchatag, an Alcatel-Lucent venture, have teamed to define a business model that combines PingPing’s payment system for mobile phones and touchatag’s contactless services, such as interactive advertising, loyalty programs and coupon services. By this fall of this year, Belgian consumers will be able to […]