A contract for a new supply of e-ID cards for Estonian citizens has just been approved by the Citizenship and Migration Board of the Republic of Estonia and its recent partnering with the Trüb Group. Trüb, producer of national ID cards, driving licenses and data pages for passports as well as bank, customer loyalty and […]

By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications President Obama wants people to be better secured when using the Internet. The rising costs and concerns over identity theft as well as weak cybersecurity have caused the president to task a group with finding solutions to the online identification problem. Obama’s group, the National Strategy for Secure Online […]

Dan DeBlasio, director of business development for identity and access management at HID Global, talks about the company’s risk-appropriate authentication product and how it works with HID’s logical access solutions. Corporations want to know what they can do with their existing badge without having to re-card, including adding logical access features as well. DeBlasio also […]

Transport for London, issuer of the popular Oyster Card, is in the process of upgrading to new, more secure cards. Two-years ago researchers found a vulnerability on the existing MIFARE contactless smart cards that the agency was using. NXP’s MIFARE Classic line of products was possibly the world’s most widely deployed contactless product, used for […]

The University of New Mexico is moving forward with a transition to align new technology and services with a redesign of the campus’ Lobo Card. Coined the “Lobo Re-Card Initiative,” starting in summer 2010, the University’s card office will begin printing the new cards, which will feature a new format and updated encoding on the […]

The first Below Poverty Line (BPL) families in Mangalore, India are receiving smart cards starting at the end of March, according to The Times of India. The smart cards, which are intended to replace old ration cards, facilitate government distribution of basic amenities to families in need. The distribution plan is based on a survey […]

Visa has announced that in four years all credit cards issued in New Zealand with a magnetic strip will be replaced by contactless chip cards and EMV, according to The Timaru Herald. Visa made the announcement in light of a 20% increase in credit card fraud over the last few years, predominantly in Internet transactions. […]

Hirsch Electronics, a security systems manufacturer, announced the company is extending the functionality of its flagship security management system, Velocity, to include IT-oriented identity and card management capabilities. Specifically, Velocity will interface with certificate authorities and Active Directory to create smart cards that can be used for secure computer log-on and door access control. A […]

A local business is now offering an off campus meal plan for San Diego students, which provides them with a refillable debit card that can be used at 27 participating restaurants throughout the city, according The Daily Aztec. Appropriately named San Diego Student Dollars, the program provides students with debit cards which enables students and […]

Beginning next month, pensioners in Pune, India will be issued smart cards to receive medical benefits from the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), according to indianexpress.com. The cards will contain the medical history of the patients, a record of monthly prescriptions and a photo ID. For the first phase of the rollout, the government will […]