The U.S. Army and Booz Allen Hamilton have given a thumbs-up to the security of the new smart card reader for the Blackberry. The cool device can be worn on a lanyard, holds a Common Access Card or other smart card, and communicates via Bluetooth with the Blackberry for multi-factor authentication, encrypted email, document signing, […]

Viisage’s Integrated Biometric Technology (IBT) division now controls 75% of the U.S. market for hazardous materials endorsed driver licensing systems. Illinois becomes the 35th state to employ the company’s technology as part of the TSA’s HAZPRINT program that establishes a nationwide system to collect and transmit fingerprint data of commercial driver license candidates seeking, renewing […]

Ecuador has chosen the Zebra P640i, a dual-sided color printer with a built-in laminator, to create driver’s licenses that also are used as national ID cards for the country’s 13.5 million citizens. 96 Printers to be Located at Government Offices throughout the Country Ecuador, located in the rugged Andean highlands on the west coast of […]

Two more ActivIdentity smart card solutions have achieved FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification, while its ActivClient PIV has received a FIPS 201 certificate from NIST, the company announced. FREMONT, Calif.– ActivIdentity Inc., a global leader in digital identity assurance, announced the company continues to deliver security solutions that meet strict government guidelines for information and […]

Wireless biometric security provider Privaris has launched a key-fob-sized device that eliminates the need for passwords and access cards, verifies identity via a fingerprint, thus safeguarding a user’s privacy, and works with existing security systems, such as those from HID, Indala, and others. The company’s plusID can be used to secure access to buildings and […]

PRESS RELEASE: Broadcom’s Trusted Authentication Initiative Helps Enable Rapid Growth of Security Technologies in Physical Access, Logical Access and Contactless Payments IRVINE, Calif., June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today introduced the world’s first secure processor with integrated radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, […]

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor While some countries continue to debate national ID cards, citizen smart card initiatives in some European countries are well underway. Technology players are working to secure contracts to provide services to card-holding citizens, many with an eye on what’s happening in Belgium – the European nation that is seen as […]

Saflink’s SureAccess all-weather biometric smart card reader that’s FIPS 201-compliant, supports both prox and biometric smart cards, providing businesses with a more flexible alternative to an all-at-once, rip and replace strategy for upgrading from proximity cards to biometrically enabled smart cards. KIRKLAND, Wash.– Saflink Corporation, a leading provider of solutions that verify identity and secure […]

Sagem Morpho has introduced a new line of biometric access control products that include indoor/outdoor smart card biometric terminals that can be tailored to meet an individual user’s access requirements ranging from identification only to multi-factor authentication. Affordable Physical Access Terminal Provides Flexible Threat Protection ALEXANDRIA, VA – Sagem Morpho, a leader in biometric access […]

Smart card supplier Oberthur Card Systems has partnered with HID Global to produce a FIPS 201-certified card that can support either HID 125 kHz Prox or Indala 125 kHz Prox. Organizations now have a commercial solution that allows interoperability with an existing physical access control installation while allowing a smooth transition to implement the requirements […]