CardLogix has a new line of dual interface smart cards targeted at the secure ID and government ID markets. The cards will be available with either Multos or Java OS. Though the CREDENTSYS cards are not currently on the GSA approved FIPS 201 list, the announcement suggests this will be the company’s intention citing, “(they) […]

An “electronically opaque sleeve” that employs the Faraday principle for shielding unauthorized reads of contactless ID cards has received GSA approval for use with FIPS 201 programs. The Secure Sleeve from Identity Stronghold is the first such privacy protection product to get the nod for PIV card application. Identity Stronghold’s Secure Sleeve(TM) is First to […]

ActivIdentity’s FIPS-201, NIST certified smart card management system and desktop authentication software, are supported by a cadre of industry leading suppliers. Already integrated with ActivIdentity CMS 4.0 are solutions from Novell, Sun, IBM, Lenel, Honeywell, Imageware, Daon, Probaris, L-1, Entrust,and Cybertrust. Security Industry Rallies With Digital Identity Assurance Leader ActivIdentity as Presidential Homeland Security Deadline […]

Intermec Inc.’s RFID Gen 2 equipment got the EPCglobal stamp of approval today, when the international, not-for-profit standards organization awarded Intermec’s RFID Large Rigid Tag andIM5 RFID radio module the “Gen 2 hardware interoperability” marks – after successful completion of independent testing by MET Laboratories in Baltimore, Md. The Intermec RFID Large Rigid Tag is […]

CoreStreet has announced the release of its PIVMAN System that includes a handheld device that can read all FIPS 201 compliant cards and simultaneously determine if a person is who he claims to be and whether that person is entitled to be at a particular location. And it all can be done without a network […]

For more than 20 years, Assistance League® of Las Vegas has promoted volunteerism, dedicated to meeting the needs of its community. Part of the National Assistance League®, the organization’s 292 volunteer members logged over 32,000 volunteer hours last year in support of philanthropic projects. Access Control Needed Access control, in support of the large volunteer […]

Questioning issues such as the cost to travel and the federal government’s rights, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW), joined by representatives from the American Civil Liberties Union and The Cato Institute, released the report, “Border Security: PASS Card Fails on Cost, Privacy.” Perhaps the biggest concern (which you’ve no doubt heard over and over): the […]

SUNY institution, Herkimer County Community College, is launching a new campus ID card program with vendor CardSmith. The new program will control access functions and payments on and off campus. The CardSmith offering is unique in that it is a “fully-managed” solution where the company handles management, marketing, and customer support for the institution. Herkimer […]

Ultra Electronics has added a new card printer with laminator to its Magicard line. The Magicard Tango +L provides added durability via built-in lamination. It includes smart card encoding options for Mifare, HID’s i-Class, and Desfire. New Magicard Tango +L integrated card printer & laminator Ideal for all applications where durable laminated cards are required, […]

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Duos Technologies, Inc. scored a contract to design, manufacture, and install a cutting-edge security system to secure a segment of the Amtrack rail in Washington, D.C. So, what does this have to do with RFID? Well, The new Amtrak Security Pilot Project (ASPP) is the result of vulnerability studies conducted over several months […]