Entertech Systems’s new BioConnect application has received Lenel Factory Certification, a distinction which certifies it to integrate with Lenel’s OnGuard access control security system through the Lenel OpenAccess Alliance Program. Entertech is an operating partner for Suprema’s biometric line of products, and its BioConnect app enables systems integrators and users to apply Suprema’s BioStation T2, […]
22 Feb, 2013Entertech biometric app receives Lenel Factory Certifification
22 Feb, 2013SecureAuth earns two authentication patents
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued two patents to identity technology provider SecureAuth for configuring a digital certificate’s valid duration period and for facilitating secure online transactions. The first patent, number 8,301,877, describes a method for registering X.509 certificates that digitally sign and authenticate a user and server. The process simplifies deploying X.509 […]
22 Feb, 2013PayPal Here ships to UK with Chip and PIN technology
PayPal, the e-commerce business enabling electronic payments and money transfers to be made through the Internet, has announced a new version of its PayPal Here mobile payment solution in the UK where Chip and PIN is the prevalent mode of card authentication at point of sale. The new palm-sized device connects to a mobile phone […]
22 Feb, 2013Master Lock acquires Field ID safety software
Master Lock, a manufacturer of padlocks and related security products, has completed an agreement to acquire N4 Systems, the company behind Field ID, a provider of safety management software. Through the acquisition, Field ID will become a new, complementary offering in Master Lock’s Life Safety business. Field ID’s software-as-a-service (SaaS) product offering gives customers the […]
22 Feb, 2013Lockheed Martin and Fixmo partner for gesture mobile authentication
Lockheed Martin and Fixmo Inc. have teamed up to create secure gesture authentication for consumer mobile devices. The companies integrated Fixmo’s SafeZone&trade technology with Lockheed’s Mandrake SG&trade technology to create the service. SafeZone&trade works on both iOS and Android devices to help IT departments keep corporate e-mail, browsing, documents and applications encrypted and contained, even […]
21 Feb, 2013CBORD: iCLASS and the latest contactless solutions
Robert Lemley, director of Software Development with CBORD, details the latest contactless credentials and discusses the pros and cons of selecting a solution. Lemley explains what solutions like HID’s iCLASS and MIFARE’s DESFire EV1 can offer by examining costs, features and functionalities. Lemley believes that the day of multiple credential support is coming. “Today, we […]
21 Feb, 2013The evolution of credentials and data management
By Christoph Wiesinger, principal business architect for Border and Immigration Solutions Center of Excellence, CSC “We are Federales … you know, the mounted police.” “If you’re the police, where are your badges?” “Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges! I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges!” The next number […]