ActivIdentity’s newest release of its SecureLogin Single Sign-On with integrated smart card support, will allow companies to improve security, lower help desk support costs, deliver improved employee productivity and comply with government regulations. Sets Industry Standard for Security, Flexible Deployment, Application Support and Ease-Of- Use FREMONT, Calif.– ActivIdentity Inc., a global leader in digital identity […]

Comparing RFID tags used in supply chain applications to contactless cards is like comparing go-carts to military tanks, says an HID Global spokesman in response to recent claims that RFID technology can spread viruses. RFID Viruses Pose No Threat for Access Control Applications IRVINE, Calif.– “RFID is a broad term that encompasses everything from simple […]

“State legislators have been far too quick to believe “misinformation” spread by “the tinfoil hat crowd,” said Richard Varn, a consultant who counts RFID technology manufacturer HID among his clients. Varn, formerly Iowa’s chief information officer, joined other industry advocates in urging chipmakers to drown out what they deemed a campaign based on fear, uncertainty […]

“The badges–which are encoded with an identification number and law enforcement agency number specific to the division–work in conjunction with Blackinton’s Enforcement Identification (Eid) software, which validates badges and verifies the wearer and tracks information on each badge in a department’s inventory. So far, three departments–the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the Brookline, Mass., Police Department, […]

Back-room alliances, sleepless nights and billions at stake (This article originally ran in the May 2005 issue of RFIDOperations) By Dann Anthony Maurno, Contributing Editor RFIDOperations Until Sept. 10, 2003, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology had been nurturing the technology called Radio Frequency Identification. MIT’s Auto ID Center was a coalition of nearly 100 companies […]

The Utah Transit Authority has tapped the ERG Group to supply it a contactless credit card for use in 41 buses in Salt Lake City area ski resorts. The buses will be linked via wifeless LAN to a central clearing house. On-Track Innovations’ Visa-certified equipment will read the new contactless credit cards. Balcatta, Western Australia–The […]

Saflink has announced a partnership with identity management solutions provider ImageWare Systems, allowing Saflink’s SureAccess to integrate with ImageWare’s secure identification software development kit. Through the partnership, organizations such as ports and airports will be able to use both solutions to implement and manage custom credentialing systems. Comprehensive Offering Enables Organizations to Easily Deploy and […]

Fans at nine major league baseball stadiums are now experiencing MasterCard”s “Tap N Go” payment technology with more stadiums on the way. This deployment also marks the first program under a new sponsorship agreement between MasterCard and the New York Yankees that tabs MasterCard as the “official card” of the 26-time world champions. PayPass is […]

Users of cell phone and PDAs with mini SD slots can now enable them to make contactless payments and more due to the NFC/RFID reader/writer introduced by Wireless Dynamics. The company’s SDiD 2010 integrates NFC and smart card functions into the mini-SD card from factor expanding the versatility of these phones and PDAs. Calgary, Alberta–Wireless […]

Cross Match Technologies has released its PIV One, which will allow federal agencies to create biometric personal identity records of employees and contractors. The records can then be converted into an Electronic Fingerprint Transmission Specification and submitted to the FBI for background checks. New Biometric Identity Solution Provides Secure, Reliable Form of Identification for Federal […]