Smart Card Alliance and Security Industry Association both working to educate and impact federal government smart card efforts With about a year remaining before federal agencies have to comply with the FIPS 201 standards, the Smart Card Alliance has come forth with a 43-page white paper describing some of the issues involved and the work […]

By Dee Ann Kuhn Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications There’s nothing more appealing to frequent fliers than a line that stretches less than a corridor’s length for security check-in. Add to the mix an opportunity to avoid a secondary security sweep and, chances are, your day just got a whole lot better. This utopia became a […]

BIO-key and Educational Biometric Technology achieved a perfect score recently at a Minnesota school, which upgraded to BIO-key’s latest software release that includes fingerprint matching software. The program eliminates the need for students to remember a PIN or carry an identification card to establish their identity. New Biometric release, VST 5.5 Attains 100% Identification Results […]

Zebra’s dual-sided color P420i printer has been chosen by a southwest Florida school district to print its 11,000 employee ID badges which are part of a GE-installed system that includes access control, video surveillance, alarm monitoring and photo ID badging. Print Photo ID Badges that Double as Access Control Credentials Used by Florida School District’s […]

The Ogden City, Utah Police Department will be using ImageWare’s facial recognition and digital composite sketching technology that will streamline the department’s current law enforcement identification procedures by allowing officers to conduct facial recognition searches against its existing records management system (RMS). SAN DIEGO–ImageWare Systems, Inc., a world leading developer and provider of identity management […]

A Minnesota-based supermarket chain has given its blessings to a biometric technology that allows customers to pay for their purchases with their fingerprint which is linked to their bank account. The finger scan eliminates a customer’s need to carry a checkbook or wallet to the store. Customers Can Purchase Groceries With the Touch of a […]

A fingerprint/contactless smart card security solution first highlighted on a popular TV show last year is now a reality at one undisclosed U.S. Air Force base. The iGuard Fingerprint and Smart Card access control security system, designed to protect IT resources, is a self-contained IP Access Control Security appliance that can be accessed and controlled […]

A Korean cell phone company has added a fingerprint sensor to its multi-function phone. Besides protecting the data in the phone, the new system will also tell the person’s fortune based on his/her 10 fingerprints and allow the user to speed-dial up to 10 numbers or create 10 different text messages by swiping a different […]

Viisage has announced the release of contactless smartchip capabilities for its iA-thenticate product line, incorporating RFID capability to authenticate travel credentials across Viisage’s product set. This offering is geared to streamline border crossing processes at existing Viisage installations in countries as Sweden, Finland, Belgium, Canada and Australia, and at multiple airports in the United Kingdom […]

Cisco today announced an Intelligent Foundation for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) to help enterprises introduce RF technologies into the supply chain to increase visibility into product information and optimize business flow for lower operating costs. The most agile, scalable and highly secure RFID solution portfolio offered in the industry, the Cisco RFID Solution delivers integrated […]