Card printer Zebra Technologies has added several new weapons to its anti-counterfeit arsenal, including cards with embedded holograms, color shifting ink, and protective laminates. Genuine Zebra Supplies Offer Advanced Security Features Designed to Foil Identification Fraud CAMARILLO, Calif., March 8, 2005 – Zebra Technologies (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a worldwide leader in card printing and bar code […]

Biometric payment systems are sweeping grocery and convenience stores across the southeast. Last week, SecureID featured an article on Pay By Touch’s infiltration of South Carolina and Georgia Piggly Wigglys, and now we have news from their competitor, BioPay. Both companies provide the same services with the same process: paying with your finger and easy […]

With the U.S. government turning into the biggest customer for smart card technology–thanks to a huge push from President Bush–the Smart Card Alliance’s fourth annual smart cards in government conference in Washington, D.C. is coming at an ideal time. Officially titled Smart Cards in eGovernment 2005, the session kicks off March 8 with a pre-conference […]

Wired News “The federal intelligence overhaul that became law last month while creating a new national intelligence director and beefing up border patrols also aims to close loopholes for identity fraud that some of the Sept. 11 terrorists used to get aboard the jets they hijacked. … Privacy advocates warn that the new federal standards […]

Mühlbauer has been given the go-ahead by the government of Serbia to produce smart card security documents–vehicle registrations, identity cards, and driver’s licenses–that will include biometrics. The company’s Serbian smart card production plant is secured by biometrical access control. Roding–Mühlbauer, a leading manufacturer of turnkey automation solutions for smart card and smart label production, announces […]

The focus at Fargo Electronics is squarely on desktop ID card printers and consumables but some might be surprised to know that it is the consumables that make up the larger share of the company’s revenue. In a market where unit sales growth is relatively gradual, new revenue streams and ways to provide more to […]

< ? $key="1104"; ?> Across the country, campus card programs continue the migration off campus. The goals … increased student service and new revenue streams. In this issue, we examine two off campus developments as well a banking partnership under protest from students, and more. A merger off-campus: SA Cash and Quentrix become one Two […]

If you’re looking to get a better handle on visitors or other guests to your campus or facility, Avery may have just the solution for you. Not only will its badge and ID creation software track all your visitors with an optional barcode, it also provides good-looking badges, complete with the visitor’s color photo, plus […]

A “chip sandwich,” an all-in-one payment and metering device for taxi cabs, and specially-designed paper that can include an RFID antenna, were some of the nine innovative SESAMES award winners at CARTES in Paris earlier this month. One of the big winners was Gemplus. The smart card company walked away with two honors–one for its […]

ASK’s Smart Paper ID for e-government applications, a Sesame nominee, will be shown during CARTES 2004 in Paris Nov. 2-4. Ideal for passports, the antenna is printed directly on the cover or on the internal data page, therefore creating a tamper-proof solid block which cannot be delaminated. A reel to reel process also enables the […]