Secure ID provider Digimarc is serious about “one driver, one license,” and to assist states in reaching that goal, has launched a new Anti-Fraud Service utilizing facial recognition software that can weed out duplicate licenses issued to the same person. Beaverton, Ore.–Digimarc Corporation has announced its Digimarc Anti-Fraud Service, a new offering that helps State […]

Part of the AVISIAN Publishing Expert Panel series to be published throughout December 2006 Kathleen Phillips, Vice President, Sales and Marketing Fargo Electronics While the implementation of HSPD-12 has been the card-related news to watch in 2006, its effects will be felt in other areas as well throughout 2007. HSPD-12 mandates the badging of all […]

An increase in security threats coupled with government mandates “…makes the case for smart card based access control solutions more compelling than ever,” according to a new report from Frost & Sullivan. The market for regulating physical and logical access by smart cards could top $158.5 million in the next five years, the report predicts. […]

The Win CE-based handheld reader from TTI now handles iCLASS credentials from HID. The device can read/write to iCLASS and standard issue contact smart cards, read biometric fingerprint data, and enable for secure validation of cards. The built-in Secure Access Module (SAM) handles digital keys and the GSM/GPRS module provides mobile high-speed data transfer and […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor A new generation of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Common Access Card (CAC), the most prevalent identity smart card in the U.S., is about to hit the market. Just how many CACs have been issued since its inception in 2001? To put it in perspective, enough to provide one to […]

A selection of access control readers from HID’s iCLASS® contactless, multi-technology line have been certified by the GSA for FIPS 201 use. Included on the Approved Products List are the R10, R30, R40, RK40 and RP40 models as well as the OEM 150 module. HID Global Announces FIPS 201 Certification for iCLASS® Readers Multiple Application […]

QI Systems, a developer of goods that facilitate contact and contactless payment and more, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Donny V. Lee to Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Lee formerly served as CEO and Chairman of Applied Wireless Identifications Group (AWID), a company he founded in 1997. QI Systems Inc. Appoints First CTO; Donny V. […]

Utah has tapped secure identity solutions provider Digimarc to produce the state’s new more secure driver’s licenses aimed at reducing counterfeiting. The five-year contract will also help Utah comply with the new Real ID Act. Beaverton, Ore.–Digimarc Corporation announced a five-year contract with the Utah Department of Public Safety Driver License Division that includes newly […]

VeriSign is helping the U.S. Department of Education meet HSPD-12 mandates by providing the agency with its integrated Personal Identification Verification Card Management System and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) solution which will enable quick deployment and faster compliance with the federal requirements. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – VeriSign, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure for […]

Acquisition brings personalization to HID to “complete the identity management equation” By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor HID Global’s president and CEO, Denis Hébert, calls it “completing the equation.” That’s one way of looking at the company’s recent purchase of Fargo Electronics because it now gives the company a firmer hold on the complete credential management […]