“Unique strategies” that led to strong market growth in 2004 and the first half of 2005 in the global smart card reader market has earned a German company, OMNIKEY a Frost & Sullivan Competitive Strategy Leadership Award. LONDON–OMNIKEY, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of innovative smart card readers, has been presented the 2005 Frost […]

By David Wyld, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications When visitors step up to the gates of the four Disney World theme parks, the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, or the MGM Studios, they will encounter something unexpected and largely foreign to them. Disney has embarked on a program to use an established biometric technology – finger […]

A Turkish bank has chosen a “one-stop” solution from Axalto, using the Netherlands-based company to provide not only its EMV-compliant credit cards, but also its employee badges that will regulate physical and logical access to the bank and its network. Delivers EMV technology to top-tier Turkish bank and secures access to its corporate assets Amsterdam, […]

Proximity solutions from RF IDeas can help hospitals comply with HIPAA by locking down computers, when not in use, thus protecting a patient’s privacy and information. The Illinois-based company, which has shipped some 30,000 prox devices, showed off its products this week at a healthcare conference in San Diego. Devices Help Healthcare Organizations Achieve HIPAA […]

The Utah Transit Authority has issued an RFP for a fare collection pilot for its fleet of buses serving the areas ski resorts. The impressive aim of the project includes use of the ISO 14443-compliant system to also read seasonal, contactless lift tickets issued by resorts as well as payment for trips via PayPass and […]

A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By Kevin Pickhardt , CEO, Pharos Systems International, Inc. ID card-integrated MFPs (multi-function printers) are taking campuses and corporate offices by storm. Combining print and copy technology with in-demand print cost […]

A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2006. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By VC Kumar, Manager for Emerging Markets, Texas Instruments RFid Systems Nations around the world are looking to provide both citizens and tourists with more secure identification and authorization documents. While […]

Indala Corp. has begun phase two (of four) to supply Microsoft employees worldwide smart cards allowing them to gain access to their offices or computers. The new cards, with more memory, will also allow employees to use the cards in vending machines and in the company cafeterias. Leading Access Control Manufacturer Begins Production of Combination […]

Automaker Nissan will be using ActivCard’s badging solution for employee access to its buildings as well as logical access to the company’s networks, using PKI, single sign-on, and one-time use password technology. Potential of 7,000 Users Throughout Europe to Use Enterprise Access Card Solution FREMONT, Calif., – ActivCard Corp., d/b/a ActivIdentity, a global leader in […]

ActivCard is now ActivIdentity. The company recently announced its now name that it feels will better represent and brand the company’s “strategic vision” within the identity management market. New Corporate Identity Reinforces Technology Vision and Leadership Within the Identity Management Market FREMONT, Calif.– ActivCard Corp., a global leader in Digital Identity Assurance, has announced that […]