BLACKSOCKS, a European sock subscription (sockscription) service, has launched an interactive RFID-based iPhone app that makes sorting socks child’s play. Sewn into each sock is a unique communication button in the form of an RFID chip that can share all sorts of details about the individual socks, like which socks belong together, how many times […]
21 Sep, 2012RFID, the only way a man can sort his own socks
21 Sep, 2012Report: NXP, Gemalto, and Ingenico leading in payment card and contactless technologies
NXP, Gemalto and Ingenico are the three highest ranked vendors to sit atop ABI Research’s latest payment and banking card and contactless technologies Competitive Assessment. The Competitive Assessment comprised a total of 18 companies, all evaluated against 11 different criteria under the categories of implementation and innovation, in addition to a market share analysis for […]
21 Sep, 2012Oberthur and Zvetco collaborate for biometric authentication
Oberthur Technologies and Zvetco Biometrics are collaborating on a biometric authentication device designed for government and company computing environments. The companies will combine the Oberthur ID-One PIV smart card with Zvetco Biometrics Verifi fingerprint readers. The smart card complies with HSPD-12 and is FIPS-201 compliant for physical and logical access control. Its applications include authentication, […]
21 Sep, 2012HID and Interlogix form security partnership
HID Global and Interlogix have teamed up to provide integrated security products for residential and commercial use. The companies have combined Interlogix’s Security Commander system hardware with HID’s EasyLobby Secure Visitor Management (SVM) software for security and visitor management. Security Commander can support up to 128 Challenger panels, over 6,000 intelligent doors and 32,000 alarm […]
21 Sep, 2012Identive introduces Legic readers to address growing number of multi-function IDs
Identive Group has rolled out a new family of multi-protocol Legic card readers to meet the demand in corporate, campus and other environments for readers to handle multi-function ID cards. Based on the advant 4000 reader IC technology from Legic Identsystems, Identive’s new readers work with a variety of smart card formats to support multiple […]
21 Sep, 2012Gabon selects Gemalto for biometric national registry
The State of Gabon has selected Gemalto to build a national biometric civil registry to replace the current paper identification system. The project, a part of Digital Gabon’s strategic plan, aims to have the registry in place before local elections in 2013. Gemalto will create an end-to-end system with its Coesys biometric citizen enrollment system. […]
20 Sep, 2012NIST awards $9 million to five for NSTIC pilots
The National Institute for Standards and Technology released the five pilot award winners for the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace. The five were selected from a pool of 27 finalists and 186 organizations that originally submitted proposals. The national strategy proposed an identity ecosystem where technologies, policies and standards support greater trust and […]