In the past student IDs were created in a labor-intensive process in which a photograph was taken, developed via traditional film processes, trimmed out, and laminated onto the badge with the printed information. Enrollment verification and status was indicated via stickers affixed to the ID or holes punched into it’s surface. Barcodes were pasted onto […]

G&D’s Sm@rtCafe Expert Java Card Qualified as Compliant with ActivCard Secure Remote Access, Secure Desktop, and Digital ID Card Solutions FREMONT, Calif. and DULLES, Va., May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – ActivCard(R) (Nasdaq: ACTI; NASDAQ EUROPE: ACTI), the leader in IDentity Management (IDM) software, and Giesecke & Devrient (G&D), a worldwide leading provider of smart cards and […]

SAN DIEGO, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – XTec Incorporated andImageWare Systems, Inc. (Amex: IW) today announced the successful issuance of more than 17,000 employee badges to date for the U.S. Department of State (DoS) using an integrated secure credentialing solution developed with XTec and ImageWare technologies. XTec employed ImageWare’s identification technologies to incorporate image capture, badge […]

CardTech/SecurTech, Orlando, May 13, 2003 – The Smart Card Alliance, a multi-industry organization working to accelerate the acceptance of smart card technology, today announced that 26 new organizations have recently joined the growing ranks of the organization. “This is an exciting time for our industry,” stated Randy Vanderhoof, executive director of the Smart Card Alliance, […]

New module for the 9000 Series card issuance systems provides critical capabilities for emerging financial, transit and government card programs Orlando, Fla. — May 13, 2003 — Datacard Group today announced at the CardTech/SecurTech 2003 Conference and Exhibition it will make available a contactless smart card personalization module for the Datacard® 9000, 7000 and 500 […]

CardTech/SecurTech, Orlando, May 14, 2003 – Secure identification credentials and public transportation are the newest sectors contributing to the rapidly growing smart card market in the United States, according to leaders in those markets and members of the Smart Card Alliance. “Telecom, financial/retail and pay television security were the first three sectors in the United […]

ORLANDO, FLORIDA (May 13, 2003) — Fargo Electronics announced today that it has partnered with HID Corporation to expand the encoding capabilities of Fargo printer/encoders to include support for HID’s iCLASS contactless smart cards. HID is the largest manufacturer of contactless access control readers and cards for the security industry. Fargo creates innovative printing systems […]

CBORD has announced new additions to its Campus Elements© Program–which includes approved providers of products and solutions that operate with the CBORD product line. Current members include: Bookstore POS Follett Books POS System; Budgetext; Nebraska Book System; Missouri Book System Sequoia POS; RATEX   Electronic Access Control BEST Access Control; Synergistics; Johnson Controls (CardKey)*   […]

Each year, the Cardtech/Securtech exposition brings together the newest, coolest products from the ID card and security markets. The conference is massive, drawing hundreds of vendors from around the world and often nearly 10,000 attendees. It can be very difficult to navigate through the volume of exhibits to get to the things that most benefit […]

More Than Ten Million Visa EMV Smart Cards Issued in Asia Pacific SINGAPORE, March 12 /PRNewswire/ – Visa Asia Pacific today announced it continues to make solid progress towards chip migration in key Asia Pacific markets. Thirty Visa members are implementing EMV chip programs, more than ten million Visa EMV cards have been issued in […]