Entrust Inc. is extending its Non-Federal Identity SSP service to include PIV-I compliance for state governments, the private sector and entities that wish to securely communicate and interoperate with the U.S. federal government. Entrust is one of three security vendors with such capabilities and is now on the U.S. government’s list of approved PIV-I providers. […]

Precise Biometrics has announced that under its new management group it will be focusing on the U.S. marketplace. The new business plan also intends to focus on the development of its new internal divisions of Mobile, Identity Access Management and Access Management. The new focus is a direct response to the U.S. taking up a […]

GAO RFID has announced the launch of its new contactless UHF Gen 2 silicon wristband tag. Designed for personnel verification in hospitals, nursing homes, schools and other institutions, the tag (model 116401) operates at 860-960MHz, providing a read range of 5-12 cm. The Gen 2 IMPINJ-complaint tag also features 96 bits of memory and comes […]

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority still uses tokens and paper transfers. The transit system that serves 1 million commuters daily will be making the switch to contactless smart cards and even near field communication in the coming years, Richard Maloney, SEPTA’s director of public affairs, told Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan. “For the riders, they will […]

Quintron Systems Inc., a provider of physical access control and intrusion detection systems, announced its new version of AccessNsite PACS provides a logical access control solution via Microsoft’s Active Directory. The converged solution will require a user to have a smart card and enter a user name and password before enabling access to computer networks […]

Jolly Technology has announced support for QR bar codes in all products: Lobby Track, ID Flow, Asset Track and Label Flow. The company envisions uses of the technology will be for ID verification, ticketing, trade shows and other uses for the transfer of personal information. These bar codes can store information about a given person […]

idOnDemand and NXP Semiconductors have partnered to bring smart card security to mobile device authentication. By using near field communication technology and embedding NXP Semiconductors’ SmartMX chip into an idOnDemand SmartID card, customers can facilitate a secure login from their tablet computer, smart phone or hand-held mobile phone. With an idOnDemand SmartID, users can authenticate […]

HID Global announced it will be demonstrating the first in a planned family of FIPS 201 compliant solutions at ISC West 2011. The company’s Federal Identity Compliance Initiative will make it easier for federal agencies to upgrade an existing physical access control system to support recently mandated government identity-verification standards. Customers will be able to […]

The impact of FIPS 201-2, ICAM, PIV-I, NSTIC By Salvatore D’Agostino, CSCIP, IDmachines LLC A little over a year ago IDmachines reviewed the FIPS 201 Government Services Administration (GSA) Approved Products List (APL) also known as FIPS 201 Evaluation Program Products and Services. FIPS 201, Personal Identity Verification (PIV), has just been updated with a […]

HID Global announced it will showcase new developments in its federal identity compliance initiative and preview its next-generation access control technology platform at next week’s ISC West International Security Conference and Exposition. The company will also present its share insights into the recent acquisitions of ActivIdentity and LaserCard during its annual strategy briefing on April […]