The Seattle Children’s Hospital and Gemalto announced that the hospital has implemented Gemalto’s Protiva security solutions, including the Strong Authentication Server, two-factor authentication devices and technical support services, to securely access its servers, networks and VPNs. Seattle Children’s Hospital will equip 4,500 clinicians and IT administrators with Gemalto’s multi-factor authentication capability. 
 The hospital selected […]

idOnDemand has introduced a One-Time Password (OTP) mobility solution using a contactless smart card and near field communication-enabled mobile phones. With the idOnDemand SmartID mobile technology users touch their idOnDemand Personal Identity Verification (PIV) compatible corporate ID to facilitate a secure login from their NFC-enabled tablet computer, smart phone or hand-held mobile phone. Users touch […]

The Federal PKI Policy Authority has certified Symantec as an authorized vendor to issue PIV-Interoperable smart cards. Symantec officially earned its certification when policy authority voted to approve Symantec’s VeriSign Non-Federal SSP PKI for cross-certification with the Federal Bridge Certification Authority at the new PIV-I assurance level. The approval followed extensive policy compliance and interoperability […]

Jolly Technologies, San Carlos, Calif., has integrated its Lobby Track Visitor Management software with an access control system from DSX Access Systems, Dallas. The integrated DSX/Lobby Track solution streamlines the registration and credentialing process for a visitor who needs to be issued an access card. Selected visitors are assigned an access card which is then […]

HID Global announced it has secured an 85,000-unit order from a major U.S. government agency for the company’s OMNIKEY contact smart card readers for network authentication. The OMNIKEY solutions include both contactless and contact-based readers for use with desktop and mobile devices. HID will provide 85,000 of its OMNIKEY USB contact-based smart-card readers that will […]

Cisco named MorphoTrak as an Ecosystem Provider, enabling MorphoTrak’s MorphoAccess biometric readers to be integrated with Cisco’s popular IP-based access control solution. The Cisco solution is scalable from one to thousands of points by connecting MorphoAccess input/output modules to the gateway through a controller area network bus without the need for additional Ethernet ports. In […]

Intercede announced that its MyID PIV version 9, the latest version of the identity and credential management software, has been released. The software is targeted at government and corporate users who are required to meet the latest Personal Identification Verification (PIV) and PIV-Interoperable standards. Intercede MyID v9 provides a path to compliance with the latest […]

Hirsch confirmed the award of a $3 million order from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which encompasses a base year plus four option-years. The order covers application software support and maintenance services for the IRS Enterprise Physical Access Control System being supplied by Hirsch and in the proves of being deployed at all IRS facilities. […]

Match-on-card biometrics receives a lot of buzz because of its potential privacy-enhancing abilities. Precise Biometrics’ Michael Harris explains the technology as well as some of the benefits noting that there are more than 100 million national ID cards which use math-on-card in circulation as well as 60,000+ match-on-card credentials deployed within the U.S. Department of […]

By Jess May, Global Identity Practice Lead for the U.S. Government Sector, HP National Identity smart cards and identity systems are not a new phenomena. Several countries including Bulgaria, Belgium, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland and Spain use smart cards for their national identity cards. At least 10 countries are currently testing, introducing legislation or have […]