Awards could mean $200 million in contracts By Peter A. Buxbaum, Contributing Editor, RFIDOperations WASHINGTON D.C.—Five vendors won approval to supply the U.S. military with passive tags as part of a larger program that could be worth $200 million in government contracts over the next several years. This is the first of five groups of […]

HID has licensed its proximity card technology to GE to allow the company to develop, manufacture, and market access control reader products compatible with HID’s contactless applications. The move symbolizes a “bridging effort” that will “accelerate open technology adoption,” says a GE spokesperson. Irvine, Calif. – HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards […]

A Gemplus-produced contactless chip will be embedded in Singapore’s new passport that will contain biometric information about the passport holder such as fingerprint and facial details. In addition, Gemplus will provide the chip personalization solution. Gemplus, NEC and SNP SPrint part of consortium involved in one of the world’s first commercial deployments of e-passports Luxembourg […]

Using Microsoft’s .NET operating system combined with RFID technology, San Jose, Calif.-based Indala recently announced the development of multi-application credentials for the software giant’s employees, which allows them to use one card for logical and physical access. Leading Access Control Manufacturer Develops Custom Smart Cards for Software Giant San Jose, CA – Indala recently developed […]

French company ASK introduced a new 424 kbps contactless high speed reader at the recent CardTech/SecurTech show in Las Vegas. The SafeID reader is designed for secure ID documents, such as passports and visas. High speed reader for ID documents offers the same performance in ISO14443 type A and B Las Vegas – ASK announces […]

Flexsmart, Indala’s latest offering of contactless readers that includes support for both DESFire and MIFARE ISO 14443A, was unveiled recently at the ISC show in Las Vegas. Features include full sector/file programmability, encryption key management, and outputs such as Wiegand and ABA Track 2. Leading Access Control Manufacturer Offers Easy-to-Use, Attractive Contactless Smart Card Reader […]

House considers active tags for Congressmen and staff By Peter A. Buxbaum, Contributing Editor, RFIDOperations This article originally appeared in a 2005 issue of RFIDOperations. WASHINGTON D.C.—The State Department is moving ahead with plans to add RFID chips to American passports. As the sophistication of intrepid forgers grows, especially in today’s heightened homeland security atmosphere, […]