Former HID Global Managing Director David Sullivan has been named the new president of Fargo Electronics, secure card identity systems provider. Mr. Sullivan will be responsible for setting the strategy and development of business objectives for the Minneapolis, Minn.-based company. Minneapolis, MN–Fargo Electronics, Inc., a global leader in secure technologies for card identity systems, today […]

By Chris Corum, Editor The Government Services Administration (GSA) was instrumental in the federal agencies’ successful compliance with last year’s October 27 deadline for PIV card issuance. That is because the GSA’s HSPD-12 Managed Services Office (MSO) actually issued the cards for 39 contracted agencies. It is outsourcing at the federal level–agencies heads not wishing […]

ACI has introduced a new version of its Smart Chip Manager that enhances support for in-branch issuance. It also includes new card inventory management support to give issuers control over distributed cards. OMAHA, Neb.–ACI Worldwide, a leading international provider of enterprise payments solutions, announced the general availability of Release 4.9 of its smart card management […]

By Chris Corum, Editor Transportation workers will soon be carrying the first TWIC cards and they will not be delayed getting into transport facilities by a contact chip and PIN number. That is because TSA officials have decided that contactless is the only way to go for everyday TWIC use. But the readers have not […]

Congressional leaders and staff, members of a UK Internet group and others will get a first-hand look at HID Global’s iCLASS smart card technology during next week’s Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee Technology Exhibition in Washington, D.C. Access Control Highlighted as Key Technology IRVINE, CA.–HID Global, a leading manufacturer in the access control industry, will […]

Working together, Avery Dennison RIS and Vue will combine core competencies to offer a seamlessly integrated item-level RFID package for moderate- and high-end retailers. That’s the gist of the announcement by Avery Dennison and Vue, which announced their marketing alliance. Both parites will team up to market Avery’s braod line of item-level RFID tags and […]

Fargo Electronics has named three smart card/printer industry veterans to its sales and marketing team: Steve Blake, Alan Fontanella and Charlie Ross. Minneapolis, MN– Fargo Electronics, Inc., a global leader in secure technologies for card identity systems, has announced the appointment of key leaders in the company’s sales and marketing organization. Steve Blake now heads […]

Diebold has achieved HSPD-12 certification from the GSA, enabling the company to deliver FIPS-201 compliant Homeland Security solutions to federal agencies. Specifically, the certification will allow Diebold to help agencies deploy and apply their ID credentials to both physical and logical access control systems. NORTH CANTON, Ohio– Diebold, Incorporated, one of the nation’s largest security […]

The CBORD Group has entered into an arrangement with South Carolina to enable the state’s agencies and public colleges and universities to purchase CBORD’s campus card systems without having to issue a request for proposal as is traditionally required by the state. Ithaca, New York–The CBORD Group, Inc., the leading provider of campus card privilege […]

Keeping track of the bad cards–those that were printed but never issued–is just as important as tracking the good cards when managing your ID card system. For John Ekers, Fargo Electronics’ director of product marketing for software and services, it has become something of an evangelization issue. “One of the things we’ve been trying to […]