By David Wyld, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications When visitors step up to the gates of the four Disney World theme parks, the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, or the MGM Studios, they will encounter something unexpected and largely foreign to them. Disney has embarked on a program to use an established biometric technology – finger […]

Following on the heels of its sponsorship of a privacy forum late last year, contactless access control card and reader provider HID has appointed a government relations director to further proactively address privacy and RFID issues. IRVINE, Calif.– HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, announced that […]

Sagem Morpho says it is seeking FIPS 201 certification on its JD-ID Mark 64 v.1 card with a PIV applet and its PIV Client API v.1 to meet the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12. ALEXANDRIA, VA –Sagem Morpho Inc., an industry leader in fingerprint and smart card technology, recently announced its submittal of […]

Industry veteran Cathy Tilton, chair of the BioAPI Consortium, has joined Daon, a biometric ID management company, as its vice president of standards and technology. Regarded as an industry expert in biometric standards, she recently contributed to the Registered Traveler Interoperability Consortium Technology Work Group tasked with making Registered Traveler recommendations to the Transportation Security […]

Smart card solutions provider HID has partnered with tech-savvy MIT in Cambridge to facilitate a “dialogue” on RFID security, ID, and privacy issues while promoting an online RFID research resource. A steering committee of MIT researchers and industry veterans will develop content for the new web site. Goal is to Encourage and Facilitate Dialogue and […]

Looking to strengthen its position in the Near Field Communications arena, Innovision Research & Technology has tapped David Wollen, former general manager of the mobile and smart card businesses and marketing director for Renesas Technology Europe as its new CEO. He replaces one of Innovision’s original founders, Marc Borrett. Innovision R&T strengthens its executive board […]

EduCard LLC, a division of software developer Evisions, Irvine, Calif., has tapped Metavante Corp. to provide its prepaid card processing services, allowing universities using the program to disburse money to students via EduCard’s preloaded Intellecard Visa-branded debit cards, thus giving students instant access to their funds. Metavante Corporation announced it is providing prepaid debit card […]

From simple to complex, financial institutions have a bounty of choices By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor What kind of value will a financial institution get for its investment in strong authentication? For FIs, it’s become a burning question, thanks to federal guidance that recommends they boost the strength and security of their online banking systems […]

New soft tokens from Diversinet can be used on “mobile devices supporting Java, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm and RIM operating systems, on SanDisk TrustedFlash(TM) memory cards, and on personal computers running Microsoft Windows.” The MobiSecure offering is designed to enable end users to provision and install the tokens on their own, eliminating one of the […]

On the heels of the announced merger with Identix, Viisage announced plans to acquire Iris biometric company, SecuriMetrics. This gives Viisage iris, face, and fingerprint solutions and expertise. The company will pay $28 million in cash with an additional $14 million in performance based opportunity. The deal is expected to be complete by the end […]