ID printer provider Zebra Technologies has selected SkyeTeck’s embedded RFID reader module for use in one of its latest printer/encoders. In addition to printing/encoding, the module is also being used in contactless payments, handheld reading/encoding and item-level inventory. R110XiHF Printer to Incorporate M2 HF SkyeModule for High-Performance, Multi-Protocol Tag Encoding WESTMINSTER, Colo.–SkyeTek, Inc., the leading […]

Joe Wright, a 10-year veteran with Fargo Electronics, has joined ID solutions provider IdentiSys as vice president of sales. Fargo was purchased by HID Global earlier this year. Eden Prairie, MN –IdentiSys Inc., the largest supplier of identification solutions to end users in North America, announced that Joseph (Joe) M. Wright has accepted the position […]

NuCO2 Inc., the largest nationwide supplier of bulk carbon dioxide (CO2) products for carbonated beverages to the food service and hospitality industries, says it’s reaping serious benefits thanks to a new mobile/wireless route service and delivery solution from Zebra Technologies and Symbol. Zebra makes a portable and wireless printer for mobile route accounting (among other […]

Datastrip has added a camera option to its DSVII mobile biometric ID terminals that will, among its many uses, allow law enforcement to take crime scene photos. It will also help police identify suspects via real-time facial recognition by comparing the live image to an image stored on the DSVII or a back-end Automated Fingerprint […]

The window is closing on HSPD-12/FIPS 201 compliant ID cards that federal agencies must begin issuing by October 27. Plenty has been written about the type of card, the biometrics that must be on the card, how big the chip should be … and there is an approved product list from the General Services Administration […]

PEAK Technologies today announced its RFID Solutions Center in Columbia, Md., is equipped with with the SAP(R) Auto-ID Infrastructure Release 4.0 component of the SAP NetWeaver(R) platform to help ensure comprehensive testing and device integration. “Many companies have implemented SAP solutions but don’t know how to use the SAP Auto-ID Infrastructure component,” said Chris Schultz, […]

ActivIdentity’s FIPS-201, NIST certified smart card management system and desktop authentication software, are supported by a cadre of industry leading suppliers. Already integrated with ActivIdentity CMS 4.0 are solutions from Novell, Sun, IBM, Lenel, Honeywell, Imageware, Daon, Probaris, L-1, Entrust,and Cybertrust. Security Industry Rallies With Digital Identity Assurance Leader ActivIdentity as Presidential Homeland Security Deadline […]

“RFID is an important technology for solutions providers to embrace because of its vast benefits in the supply chain … To successfully sell, install and support RFID, a provider must be well-trained in a spectrum of products from a range of vendors, which can be time-consuming and costly.” Such is the logic, says James B. […]

For more than 20 years, Assistance League® of Las Vegas has promoted volunteerism, dedicated to meeting the needs of its community. Part of the National Assistance League®, the organization’s 292 volunteer members logged over 32,000 volunteer hours last year in support of philanthropic projects. Access Control Needed Access control, in support of the large volunteer […]

13.56 MHz contactless cards improve flexibility and security for access control By Chris Corum, Executive Editor Contactless technology facilitates multiple applications and services from a single card, but Erik Larsen, Product Manager of Identity Solutions for Lenel Systems International, stresses that another advantage is equally crucial for card issuers. “Contactless lets you take control of […]