TAGSYS’ new ARIO™ 370-DL line of item-level, RFID-infused tags for the textile laundry market, is available, the company announced this morning. The new tag reportedly withstands an average of 400-500 cycles and can be used for more than a single garment throughout the tag’s operating lifespan. The typical lifespan for a garment is less than […]

Security provider Lenel Systems International has launched IdentityDefender, a commercial, off-the-shelf security solution that is FIPS-201 and HSPD-12 compliant. IdentityDefender’s modular design allows organizations to implement either a full end-to-end solution or individual components, as needed. Once an identity credential has been issued, IdentityDefender manages the life cycle of the credential for the existing physical […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Meet PIVMAN, a handheld ID-verification device that doesn’t need a network connection in order to work. CoreStreet, calls its new product, “the first visible end user application to take advantage of smart cards” that have been issued to verify personal identity. It’s also assuming super hero status thanks to a […]

Assa Abloy, a leader in ID management and RFID components, has merged five of its companies into a new organization called Assa Abloy Identification Technologies (ITG). Its cards, tags, reader modules and complete readers production will allow the new company to better handle the needs of system integrators in areas such as public transport, government […]

Finer than a human hair or a sheet of paper, NXP’s new smart card ICs, designed to meet the latest electronic ID requirements for passports, visas and national ID cards, will give smart card manufacturers more design flexibility such as allowing them to provide extra protective material or additional layers for laser engraving thanks to […]

Credentialing the massive first responder community presents enormous challenges and opportunities. This was the theme of a recent Identity in Government breakfast meeting hosted by AVISIAN Publishing in Washington D.C. AVISIAN editor Chris Corum spoke with Department of Homeland Security’s Tony Cieri about the current effort to bring FIPS 201 technology to this important population. […]

Agencies migrating to PIV cards have a new option to continue support of their existing prox or others IDs during the transition using the Multi-Tech readers from XceedID. The company’s Mullion, Mid-Range and Keypad readers are now FIPS201 compliant and listed on the GSA’s Approved Products List for agency acquisition. XceedID Multi-Technology Card Readers Receive […]

Products from Aware Biometrics have been added to the GSA approved list in five categories: Fingerprint Capture Station, Facial Image Capture Middleware, Facial Image Capture Station (Physical), Template Generator, and Template Matcher. Solutions for both live scan and card scan fingerprint capture are included. GSA Approves Aware Biometrics Software for PIV in Five Product Categories […]

Nine SCM Microsystems smart card readers have been approved for use at federal agencies. The HSPD-12 compliant readers have made the U.S. Government Services Administration’s approved product list. The readers are designed to be compatible with both existing and future identification credentials issued under HSPD-12. FREMONT, Calif. – SCM Microsystems, Inc., a leading provider of […]

ID verification technology supplier Bioscrypt has chosen a fingerprint sensor from UPEK for use in its physical access control readers, bringing the reader into FIPS 201 compliance. Bioscrypt still needs to have the reader certified by GSA. New reader will address requirements of the U.S. government’s Personal Identity Verification program TORONTO–Bioscrypt Inc., a leading provider […]