Imagine going to a university Web site and instead of seeing information about the school, you see a letter criticizing the United States’ Iran policy and claiming that “we never cheated in elections.” That’s what happened to Oregon University’s site earlier this week. According to a university spokesperson, a hacker or hackers obviously favoring Iran’s […]

CardLogix, a provider of smart cards and software for secure digital authentication, and charismathics, a vendor of IT security components and identity management middleware, announced that they have formalized a partnership. charismathics is now a Smart Partner, supporting its solutions with CardLogix SIMs and smart cards. Together, these products form a solution for securing identity […]

For the third time, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority has extended its deadline for vendors to submit proposals for implementing a smart card fare system to replace tokens and paper tickets for its buses, subways, trolleys, and trains. The new deadline for a system that could include credit cards and cell phones is Aug. 18, […]

Convenience store operator Sheetz will begin making the GO-Tag, a contactless payment sticker from Denver-based payment processor First Data, available to customers of its 350 stores by the end of July. The sticker, which can be placed on anything people routinely carry, such as an employee badge, student ID, a cell phone or PDA. allows […]

Adding IT applications to the existing physical security badges paves the way Using contactless technology on the desktop to lock down computers is starting to find more proponents as companies begin to ratchet up their portfolios to include more logical access devices that make it easier, and potentially less expensive, to migrate to the systems. […]

A Massachusetts research organization reports that EMV is continuing to expand, especially in Europe, Latin America and Canada, but its growth has slowed due to the global economic crisis as banks are being forced to slow down or postpone their migration plans. In some cases these plans have been put on hold indefinitely and the […]

Instead of a contactless payment sticker for your mobile phone, why not just skin the entire phone? That’s the reasoning behind Phoolah the product that that Mobile Payment Skins, a Knoxville, Tenn.-based provider of mobile contactless payment service solutions that is launching this fall. The name comes from a combination of payment card, personalized skin […]

iDTRONIC GmBH, a German-based of RFID hardware devices, has announced the release of its I-collect, a mobile RFID reader using Bluetooth technology. The new reader is designed for deployment in RFID applications for which weight, portability, and ease of use are primary issues. The new reader is lightweight but robustly designed, and has an integrated […]

CARTES & IDentification 2009 is turning the spotlight on strong authentication. Exhibitors will present solutions for meeting today’s security needs in the field of the Trusted Internet. The theme of the fight against cybercrime will also be addressed. The IDentification trade show will be held alongside CARTES and will bring together players offering solutions and […]

Three of Canada’s largest wireless carriers plan to deploy today a mobile payment service that will enable customers to send, request and receive money via their mobile phones. Zoompass, managed by Enstream, is a joint venture from Bell, Rogers and Telus. Mobile phone users can register for the service online and then download the Zoompass […]