On Track Innovations Ltd. announced COPNI Wave, a plug-in that enables NFC for consumers and business. OTI’s COPNI Wave version enables issuers to offer an NFC accessory to support mobile payments without the need to open or install anything in the phone. The COPNI Wave delivers mobile payment solution to mobile communications providers, banks, retail […]

Codebench Inc. announced that it has formed a technology partnership with Open Options Inc., and has integrated its PIVCheck software suite with Open Options’ DNA Fusion access control solution. As a result of this integration, Codebench’s PIVCheck software suite, a card validation, authentication and registration solution for HSPD-12 compliance, enables DNA Fusion customers to validate […]

Samsung has earned the Common Criteria EAL7 security assurance for a smart card integrated circuit. The certification is for EAL5+ certified IC – Samsung flash 264KB smart card IC for finance. Its security ID is based on 90nm technology. Samsung leveraged French-based Trusted Labs to provide the testing services. The project took nine months and […]

Stark RFID recently deployed an RFID tracking system to track the whereabouts of some 50,000 dancing “zombies”. Their words, not mine. The Zombie Pub Crawl is an annual event in Minneapolis/St. Paul during which thousands of people pretend to be dead and wander the streets, boozing and dancing and carousing as zombies – possibly better […]

STMicroelectronics announced its next generation of dual-interface chip-card microcontrollers combining computing power with contactless performance, and the ability to support multiple transit-card standards. ST’s new ST31 series combines the latest ARM SecurCore SC000 processor that supports contact or contactless operation. The chips can also support MIFARE, MIFARE DESFire and Calypso transport-card standards enhancing multi-application versatility. […]

GlobalPlatform has published an implementation guide detailing how the organization’s card specification can be deployed on a secure element. Often on-chip microcontrollers, SE’s are tamper-resistant platforms that can securely host applications along with their confidential and cryptographic data. The implementation guide should be of interest to groups working on the advancement of secure application management […]

Trüb has been supplying Lithuania with secure polycarbonate datapages since early 2008, and the success of the partnership thus far has led to a contract renewal. Trüb’s relationship with the Lithuanian Personalization Center of Identity Documents and the Ministry of Internal Affairs began in 2007 after the company underwent a thorough evaluation process. At the […]