Swiss company LEGIC Identsystems, a developer of contactless smart card technology for identification purposes, has extended its partner network to include one Czech and three German companies. These include Warok, Maxicard, PP high tech and LUX-IDent. The partnerships all involve use of products produced by LEGIC. German-based Warok is integrating the LEGIC advant reader module […]

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Biometrics pass speed and security tests, accuracy not quite there The National Institute of Standards and Technology is continuing its march towards approving an ID card with a stored fingerprint that can be quickly authenticated without the data on the card ever leaving. The match-on-card fingerprint trials show that existing technology will work, although accuracy […]

Runge & Company, a consulting firm specializing in card issuance systems, says it was instrumental in helping First National Bank and Colorado State University launch the first Visa-branded, unembossed campus card that features Visa debit and ATM functionality, a contactless smart chip for building security, and Visa-approved instant issuance. The university’s new RamCard Plus program […]

Utah Community Credit Union has partnered with Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah, to implement a campus card program that includes keyless building access, a bus pass, access to athletic events and a Visa debit card. The new program was engineered by Runge & Company, a consulting firm specializing in card issuance systems. The new UV […]

Blackboard Inc., a provider of educational enterprise technology, has launched Release 3.0 of its Blackboard Transaction System that includes a new interface and integration with the company’s video surveillance system. “Release 3.0 of the Blackboard Transaction System represents a major landmark for our customers,” said David Marr, Blackboard Commerce president & chief operating officer. “Release […]

Colorado State University students and faculty can now receive an instantly-issued campus ID and Visa debit card rolled into one, thanks to a partnership between Dynamic Card Solutions, a developer of instant issuance solutions for banks, credit unions and retailers, First National Bank and Runge & Co., a consulting firm specializing in card issuance systems. […]

Cardz Middle East, a United Arab Emirates card management solutions provider specializing in digital photo ID card management systems, is launching a Mifare-based bus pass system that’s initially targeted to students in the Indian state of Karnataka. Prior to the new system, students would identify themselves with their school or college identity card and be […]

There was a time when all you needed for a print job was a black nylon ribbon and a dot matrix printer. With color came more options, and now with the ability to print directly to cards – no matter if it’s smart, ID or debit – the choice of which print ribbon to use […]

U.S. House of Representatives Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bernie G. Thompson is wondering why two-thirds of the card printers for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential have broken down and why there isn’t a backup plan to have the credential produced elsewhere. More then 1 million port workers are expected to have TWIC by April 2009. […]