German printer manufacturer Digital Identification Solutions has added a series of new products and a major new security initiative to its line of card printers. In addition to 10 new products, the secuirty additions include three important changes: Security Erase to eliminate the remnant data from the black panel of the printer ribbon, IPSEC for […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor With a series of significant acquisitions, HID Global has been expanding its access control empire. Earlier this year, the company combined some of these new resources and capabilities – specifically those from AccessID and Synercard – in a new company called HID Identity. The new entity’s mission is to offer […]

A guide for both product developers and compliant card issuers By Chris Corum, Executive Editor If you are confused about what products you can and cannot buy for a FIPS 201 implementation, you are not alone. Both buyers and sellers of identity products are often found scratching their heads due to seemingly missing categories of […]

iDcentrix will showcase its high security ID card at the Government ID Technology Summit in Washington, D.C. on September 24-25. Their ID is an alternative to North American driver’s licenses and intended to comply with Real ID. The card is created by fusing Swiss banknote paper and polycarbonate to form a hacker-proof card that is […]

Zebra Technologies Corporation, a Vernon Hills, Ill., company that provides on-demand printing solutions for business improvement, announced today that the company has begun shipments to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) to provide RFID printer/encoders for the USAF Cargo Movement Operation System (CMOS) operating at more than 214 locations worldwide. The planned RFID initiative is expected […]

HID Global has appointed two new installation channel sales representatives, signifying the company’s commitment to this key channel. The appointments are expected to “expand HID’s leadership in the market.” IRVINE, Calif.– HID Global, the trusted leader in providing solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that it has made key appointments in its installation […]

Datacard Group recently announced the availability of Datacard® Artista® VHD retransfer color printing module for the Datacard® MX6000™ card issuance system. This innovative module delivers true edge-to-edge, full-color card printing with 600 dpi image quality inline with an array of advanced card personalization capabilities. The Artista VHD module also sets a new standard for speed, […]

MasterCard, Visa, and Amex cards replace the ticket in high-profile public transportation trials By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor A new way of riding the rails and roads–or rather paying for those trips–may be in the wind at two transit agencies across the country from each other. Both involve contactless payments, but what sets these initiatives […]

CPI Card Group has partnered with a Mexico City ID solutions provider to increase the American company’s presence in Latin America. CPI has already hired a sales representative to operate the local office–Maria Elena Flores, a 10-year veteran in the Mexican financial sector. LITTLETON, CO–CPI announced today the partnership agreement with Latin ID S.A. DE […]

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor Less than four months since EDS stole some of competitor BearingPoint’s thunder by winning the General Services Agency’s bid for a shared service provider to execute HSPD-12’s ID-card program, BearingPoint is making waves with a major agency contract. BearingPoint announced Aug. 1 a new contract with the U.S. Department of […]