If you’re looking for a simple way to keep track of visitors to your facility, a San Diego, Calif. company may have the answer. Visitors can swipe any state issued drivers license through the reader, and their information is captured instantly in the VisitorBook ID-e Software. No additional data input is necessary. The security desk […]

If there were any gaps left in HID’s ability to supply its customers with a total solution for secure credentials, one more is now filled. The company announced it will buy card printer manufacturer Fargo Electronics in a cash deal. Fargo has successfully transitioned from an equipment provider to a solutions provider in the past […]

Tim Nyblom, formerly with the software company Ecora, has been added to ColorID’s sales team to help improve the company’s sales and service to its education customers. ColorID brings aboard new addition to its Campus Card sales and service group CORNELIUS, NC –ColorID, LLC announced it has added Tim Nyblom to its education market sales […]

EMV chip migration is alive and well, according to Visa Asia Pacific, which announced a 43% growth rate in compliant chip cards and a 105% increase in numbers of chip terminals. Visa’s EMV chip cards are in use in 18 markets, with four–Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Malaysia–currently in the middle of a national migration […]

Axalto chose CardTech/SecurTech to announce its latest dual interface PIV, FIPS 201-compliant smart cards that combine in one smart card chip secure contact and contactless interfaces that give agencies a choice in how the credentials can be used and the flexibility to integrate with both physical and logical access systems. Large Capacity Card Provides Storage […]

Card Tech-Secure Tech may be the largest “identity” event in the Bay Area this week, but the Internet Identity Workshop may have more long term impact. Using an open-space format the attendees are driving the content of each session and with the attendees reading like a who’s who of digital identity the quality is high. […]

Datacard has released a new card issuance system with modular capabilities that include enhanced color printing technology, high-speed laser engraving and smart card personalization coupled with data security. In addition, the new system helps minimize cost-per card and operator intervention. Highly modular platform takes card programs to new levels of security, productivity and flexibility Minnetonka, […]

Canadian photo card management software supplier Aptika has released a new version of its software that includes double-sided printing, mag stripe encoding, fingerprint capture, and dual-sided card design capabilities. The new software also allows for integration with more devices, such as barcode readers and digital cameras. Montreal, QC– The North American-based company Aptika, which designs […]

New second generation color printers from France-based Dualys will encode both sides of mag stripe or contact/contactless cards allowing customization in a single pass. Application usage includes ID, biometric security, loyalty, transportation, campus cards and banking. Angers, France–European leader in plastic card customization solutions, Evolis, is launching its second generation of dual-sided Dualys color printers. […]

Secure ID supplier Digimarc has released a “see, feel and machine-validate” ID authentication system that allows issuers to personalize an ID in multiple ways. The system includes high resolution printing and laser engraving with a 3D tactile security feature that a card inspector can feel. Beaverton, Ore– Digimarc Corporation announced Digimarc ExianEvident 3D, a secure […]