Physical security workhorse begins giving way to contactless as price cuts and multi-technology readers eliminate hurdles By Chris Corum, Executive Editor, AVISIAN Publishing You can do more – and you can do it more securely – with contactless than you can with proximity. Few would argue with this statement, yet each year proximity technology continues […]

The Smart Card Alliance is sponsoring a live demonstration of an end-to-end FIPS 201 identity management system process during the ISC West 2006 conference in Las Vegas April 5-7. The demo will cover enrollment, registration, printing, issuance, activation and use of a PIV card. Las Vegas– U.S. government agencies and federal contractors working toward compliance […]

Columbians possessing their country’s “Consular Registry Card” now have a valid ID that can aid them in opening new accounts at Wells Fargo’s banks in 23 states. The security features of consular cards from Colombia, Mexico, Argentina and Guatemala are similar to U.S. state-issued driver’s licenses or state identification cards. San Francisco– Wells Fargo & […]

INSIDE Contactless has named a new CEO–Remy de Tonnac, the company’s current board chairman–to replace its founder, Jacek Kowalski, who will focus on creating new companies within the contactless and near field communication (NFC) areas. Founder and former CEO Jacek Kowalski to complete contactless ecosystem with the creation of new activity Aix en Provence (France)– […]

Secure ID supplier Digimarc has released a “see, feel and machine-validate” ID authentication system that allows issuers to personalize an ID in multiple ways. The system includes high resolution printing and laser engraving with a 3D tactile security feature that a card inspector can feel. Beaverton, Ore– Digimarc Corporation announced Digimarc ExianEvident 3D, a secure […]

CEOs from AuthenTec and Cogent Systems have joined the board of directors of the International Biometric Industry Association, expanding the board to 10 industry leaders and reflecting the trade organization’s growth in consumer, commerical and government markets. Washington–The International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA) – the biometric industry’s leading trade organization – today named AuthenTec CEO […]

Digimarc Corp., a suppler of identity and media management solutions, will be using ImageWare’s EPI Builder Software Development Kit–particularly its card design and card rendering components–in its driver license programs. San Diego–ImageWare Systems Inc., a leading developer and provider of identity management solutions, announced that Digimarc Corporation, a leading supplier of secure identity and media […]

Both groups look to open algorithms to make online authentication easier and more secure By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications The good thing about strong authentication is that the technology measures up to the hype. The problem is most organizations don’t want to invest in anything but the minimum needed to beef up security, […]

High member participation, including membership from the top ten U.S. transit agencies, and production of its smart card and parking white paper, were two of the accomplishments of the Smart Card Alliance’s Transportation Council during its first year. The council, which seeks to promote interoperable contactless smart card payment systems for transit services, also announced […]

With more than 40 million cards to be issued to Spanish citizens, the country’s national ID cards will incorporate both physical and logical applications including digital certificates from Entrust. “The centralized infrastructure supporting this effort will consist of a hierarchical architecture, which includes, among other elements, certification authorities (CAs) and registration authorities (RAs), which will […]