Even in a post 9-11 world, college campuses remain fairly open. Anyone can enter the campus itself with barely a nod from security. Corporations are a different matter and many have hardened building access in recent years. So, too, have K-12 schools. But with more options and lower costs, is it now time for colleges […]

LEGIC provides robust suite of payment and security applications for students in Chur, Switzerland By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor While many U.S. colleges and universities have been hesitant to delve into the contactless world, European and Asian campuses have taken the opposite approach. So it is with the University of Technology and Economics (HTW Chur) […]

For those agencies, organizations and colleges looking to produce single color ID badges and cards, Fargo Electronics may have just the printer to meet your needs. The Minneapolis company has released its new Persona M30 single- and dual-sided monochrome card printer. It can print in one of seven colors and an optional magnetic stripe encoding […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor A couple of years ago Wells Fargo’s Peter Ho was in Hong Kong when he picked up an Octopus card, a rechargeable contactless stored value smart card used for electronic payment. “I said ‘wow, wouldn’t that be cool if we could do something like that in the U.S.?’ ” Zip […]

In another collaboration for world dominance in RFID (or at least to make current product lines better), Zebra Technologies Corp. just announced plans to license Magellan’s Phase Jitter Modulatin (PJM) RFID technology. What’s that, you say? “Ratified in 2004, PJM is an HF RFID system specified in an existing global standard: ISO/IEC 18000-3 mode 2, […]

Ecuador has chosen the Zebra P640i, a dual-sided color printer with a built-in laminator, to create driver’s licenses that also are used as national ID cards for the country’s 13.5 million citizens. 96 Printers to be Located at Government Offices throughout the Country Ecuador, located in the rugged Andean highlands on the west coast of […]

Datacard’s line of card printers comply with the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive, the company recently announced. The RoHS directive deadline is July 1 and affects all EU member nations. Minnetonka, Minn.–Datacard Group announced that the company’s complete line of Datacard SP Series card printers and Datacard Tru Photo solutions comply with […]

Digimarc has launched three new secure enrollment products for government ID issuers that will digitally capture and manage portraits, signatures, and fingerprints while speeding up the enrollment process and providing more security features. Newest advances in Digimarc’s secure enrollment solutions reliably and securely capture, store and manage the industry’s highest quality digital images for biometric […]

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor The Oct. 27 deadline is right around the corner, and federal agencies are scrambling to implement smart cards to comply with Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD) 12. But for Shared Services Providers who provide the Public Key Infrastructure (or digital certificates) for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards, the game has […]

It’s all about the young adults, carrying the torch, blazing the path. As such, Zebra Technologies Corporation is helping to prepare the next generation of RFID experts at University of California’s Irvine campus for the challenges ahead. The RFID printer/encoder company just announced a donation of R110Xi RFID printer/encoder and smart label media for use […]