MaxID has announced that the OMNICheck product from Codebench Inc. has met all requirements and satisfactorily completed Immigration Customs Enforcement certification requirements on the MaxID iDL500 handheld multi-modal TWIC reader. OMNICheck is a mobile validation software application that verifies PIV, TWIC, FRAC, and CAC credentials over the reader’s contact or contactless interface. When configured in […]

EK Ekcessories’ electromagnetically opaque sleeve has received FIPS 201 approval from General Services Administration under the most recent test criteria. The One Hander Card Holder protects personal information from unauthorized data skimming. The new holder features a similar design as a flip cell phone; the face of the protective clear case flips open to expose […]

By Adam Tangun, Sales Director e-Government for EMEA, HID Global Over the past decade, growing concerns over national security have forced governments around the world to raise their overall public safety profile by refining existing security policies and procedures. Driven by the threats of terrorism, illegal immigration and identity theft, the challenge facing governments and […]

Announcements and actions taken by various biometric technology developers have suggested to those watching the biometric marketplace that the projected growth in that market could be driven by government spending, according to a Washington Post article. Among the various actions include developer MaxID’s announced move of their headquarters from California to Virginia and 3M’s announcement […]

ActivIdentity Corporation announced its new convergence technology, the F5 PAC Solution with API, and a FIPS 201 Partner Program to offer government agencies and commercial enterprises integrated security management capabilities for physical and logical access control. Through this program, ActivIdentity, along with its physical access control vendor partners, will offer a solution that meets government […]

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, provider of security solutions and manufacturer of Schlage contactless smart credentials and readers, have entered into a partnership with ScreenCheck International which will let customers design, encode, print and manage its card population through ScreenCheck’s BadgeMaker Online software. This new partnership will grant ScreenCheck, developer of smart card software solutions, access […]

The August meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

3M and Cogent Inc. announced that they have entered into a agreement for 3M’s acquisition of Cogent Inc. for approximately $943 million, or $10.50 per share. Cogent Inc. provides finger, palm, face and iris biometric systems for governments, law enforcement agencies and commercial enterprises. The agreement provides for a subsidiary of 3M to commence a […]

Investment needed to improve logical, physical infrastructure By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines The identity, credentialing and access management effort on the part of the CIO Council is a next step to realize the goals of HSPD-12. It takes FIPS 201 technology and policy and applies procedures to the identity, credential and access categories, hence management. Not […]

Ghana’s major electronic clearing and payment system could provide enough space and communication capabilities to enable adding new purposes for removing ghost payrollers, according to a Peace FM Online article. The system, called E-Zwich, was designed to connect all the banks and financial institutions in Ghana enabling the issuance of biometric smart cards for the […]