LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 26, 2004–Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTCBB: APDN), a provider of proprietary, DNA-embedded security applications, announced today that a joint development agreement has been signed with Par Worldwide Group, Inc., a developer and distributor of Biometric and high technology security solutions. Applied DNA Sciences provides proprietary DNA-embedded biotechnology security applications using plant DNA, […]

BY JOHN FRANK CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Japanese credit-card giant JCB Co. Ltd. is backing three Asian contactless card projects, convinced consumers will appreciate the quicker throughput and convenience of contactless technology. Two projects are in Japan while a third is in Taiwan. In Taiwan, JCB issuer Taipai Bank already has distributed roughly 3,000 smart cards to […]

Corporations are increasingly recognizing the benefits of consolidating physical and network (logical) security functions to centralize access control, increase security of their IT systems and physical assets and manage the costs of administering systems. This consolidation or convergence to a single smart card-based access system can increase overall security for the company. ActivCard has seen […]

Princeton Junction, NJ, October 28, 2003 – U.S. consumers, businesses and government agencies are increasingly signing on with smart cards, using them for everything from transit fare payment to information system security, and demand is likely to keep growing according to the consensus view expressed by speakers at the fall conference of the Smart Card […]

FREMONT, California and SOMERSET, New Jersey – October 21, 2003 – ActivCard(r) (NASDAQ: ACTI), a leading global provider of Secure Digital Identity and Authentication solutions, and Netilla Networks, a leading provider of SSL VPN and secure application access management solutions, today announced that the Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management has implemented […]

There was a time when field-printing digitized images on plastic cards was not for the faint of heart. In the early 1990s, $100,000 could buy 4 non-networked photo-capture and print stations, churning-out black and white images and text onto plastic cards. In-line magstripe encoding? No. Duplex printing? Think again. Crystal-clear color photo’s and high resolution […]

Princeton Junction, NJ, August 18th – The Smart Card Alliance has announced its Fall Conference program, “Smart Cards in Motion,” focusing on one of the principal drivers of the widening use of smart card technology – mobility. The three-day agenda is rich with users who will advise attendees on the experiences of recent smart card […]

Princeton Junction, NJ, July 21st – The United States government is today making broad use of smart card technology and is headed toward a single smart card identity credential for all federal employees. To ensure these smart IDs work across all of the government, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) established a new committee, […]

WAYNE, PA., June 4, 2003 – USA Technologies, Inc., (OTCBB: USTT) and Masterfoods USA, a division of Mars, Incorporated, announced today that the company is the latest to offer the e-Port™ cashless payment system in their M&M’S® branded snackfood and ice cream vending machines. Masterfoods USA is the latest in a list of global consumer […]

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 […]