Thanks to a credential management system from XTec, the U.S. State Department was able to meet the logical and physical access requirements of HSPD-12 and FIPS 201 PIV. According to XTec, the state department became one of the first federal agencies to use a smart card for wide scale physical and logical access. MIAMI– XTec […]

By Marisa Torrieri Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Those waiting for the ‘California Gold Rush’ to RFID and contactless-enabled ID cards will have to cross their fingers and sit tight. Come January 1, a new bill barring wireless identification technology in government-issued IDs, authored by California Senator Joe Simitian (D-Palo Alto) will hit the state’s legislative […]

California is not the only state considering RFID-type legislation, but the other states tend to hold the focus to RFID, rather than adopting California’s broad inclusion of contactless smart cards or any wireless ID token. Six separate states have proposed legislation that can be described as Right to Know style regulation, requiring disclosure for tagged […]

One of the leading suppliers of security technology, ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology Group (ITG) has taken a proactive step to protect the privacy of a worldwide community of RFID end users. In September the company published its “corporate principles and practices” regarding RFID and privacy. Assa Abloy ITG includes HID, Indala, OMNIKEY, Sokymat, Access ID, […]

“University of California Irvine Extension said on Monday it has opened enrollment for it’s first certificate program in radio frequency identification technology, joining a handful of business schools across the country taking an academic interest in RFID. Classes at UCI begin in January. Five courses totaling 150 hours are required to complete the program. The […]

Zebra has signed a new three-year full product line agreement with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems. The full line agreement makes Zebra’s bar code, card and RFID printers as well as its supplies and service agreements available to MedAssets’ customers for a wide range of identification, tracking and access control applications. “Increasing patient safety is among […]

MasterCard International has launched another Japanese pilot of its PayPass contactless credit card program, this one in cooperation with Pocket Card and Itochu Enex. Beginning this December, Car Enex Itsumo cardholders will be able to use PayPass at selected Itochu Enex service stations in Chubu, Japan. MasterCard International has announced its collaboration with Pocket Card […]