Since Sept. 11, 2001 when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in the U.S., using airplanes as weapons of mass destruction, security has become the top priority at airports worldwide. While invigorated passenger screening was the most visible security implementation, another key has been to ensure that airport personnel–from baggage handlers to mechanics–are legitimate and […]

CardTech/SecurTech, Washington, D.C. and FREMONT, CA, April 26, 2004 – SCM Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMM, Prime Standard: SMY), a leading provider of solutions that open the Digital World, today introduced the Physical Access Control Terminal (PACT), the company’s first products for the physical access market. The announcement came at the 14th annual CardTech/SecurTech exhibition, taking […]

The Practical Nomad blog: Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Edward Hasbrouck voices his concerns on the next round of trials of the Transport Worker Identification Credential. “The general idea behind the TWIC is that all transportation workers throughout the USA, including workers at air and sea ports and public transit facilities, highway and pipeline workers, […]

Mobile Identity Verification Solution Honored by Security Industry AssociationEXTON, Penn., April 6 /PRNewswire/ – Datastrip’s DSVII-SC (Smart Card Edition), a handheld contact/contactless ID card and passport reader with an integrated fingerprint sensor for matching a live fingerprint to a stored biometric template, was recognized as the best new biometric product of the year in the […]

BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 31, 2004–SAFLINK(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:SFLK), a leading developer, marketer, and integrator of biometric security solutions, today launched two physical access control products: SAFpassage(TM) and SAFcard(TM). SAFpassage(TM) is a full-featured, easily managed strong authentication solution designed to provide secure, auditable, and scalable physical access control, improving both building security and entry/exit convenience. SAFcard(TM) is […]

Fingerprint-Based Product Provides Ideal Indoor Access Control Solution for Smaller User Populations CAMPBELL, CALIF. – March 24, 2004 – IR Recognition Systems, the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand’s (IR) Security & Safety Group’s Electronic Access Control Division (EACD), today announced the debut of its new FingerKey DX fingerprint access control reader, a low-cost biometric alternative designed […]

Quebec City, Quebec – March 24th, 2004 – Labcal Technologies Inc., acorporation specializing in identification and authentication solutions based on biometrics (fingerprints), smart card technology and public key cryptography, today announced a collaborative relationship with Entrust, Inc. [NASDAQ: ENTU], a world leader in securing digital identities and information, by joining the Entrust TrustedPartner Program as […]

Houston, Texas – March 11, 2004–Atos Origin, a leading international information technology services provider, today announced it has been selected to conduct a pilot program, the Medicaid Integrity Project. The pilot solution managed by Atos Origin will take place in Tarrant County and involves the issuing of 30,000 smart cards to Medicaid recipients seeking services […]

After three Common Access Card (CAC)-biometric technology demonstration (TD) projects, the Department of Defense (DoD) is considering moving into phase 2 of a program that could lead to four-million-plus biometric enabled DoD CACs. But the timeframe is still uncertain. Phase 2, for which vendor support has not yet even been requested, is still on the […]