DeviceFidelity announced that its Good Vault system will provide identity and access management to iPhones. By adding a sleeve to iPhone 4 and 4S models, the Good Vault system enables the Apple devices to read microSD cards. Once installed, the case effectively becomes one component of the two-factor identification process, with the second factor being […]

HID Global named Axiad IDS as the first North American partner in its Identity Assurance Implementation Partner Program. Through the program, which provides training, tools and on-going assistance to aid partners with their professional services engagements, Axiad IDS is certified to deploy all HID Global Identity Assurance solutions, including ActivID CMS, 4TRESSÔ Authentication Server and […]

Convergence of physical and logical access credentials on to one card has often been compared to Bigfoot or unicorns. It’s talked about a lot but rarely seen. This had been starting to change in recent years as U.S. government agencies and a number of large corporations launched converged solutions. But the need to enable mobile […]

North Carolina-based SaaS provider KnowledgeTree has added SAML single sign-on support for internal and external identity providers, enabling simplified user authentication and standardizing content security levels. The SAML single sign-on support enables companies to use their existing network password policies for access to KnowledgeTree’s cloud-based tools. This allows companies to quickly grant or deny employee […]

The U.S. Navy Recruiting Command awarded a five-year contract to CGI Federal Inc. for technology support of its recruiting and accessions system. The contract is a single-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract worth $65 million. CGI will also integrate its biometrics product for trusted security credential processing and secure identity and access management. Under the terms of […]

HID Global and Dell announced a partnership to combine technologies for the health care market. HID Global has provided OMNIKEY 5321 readers for use with Dell’s Mobile Clinical Computing solution, which offers security through a single authentication with their own ID badge. The solution enables health care providers to have secure access to authorized data […]

Thursby Software Systems Inc. launched the free PKard iPad and iPhone secure app software development kit. The PKard SDK gives iPad and iPhone app developers a way to develop and maintain secure apps, supporting two-factor authentication to Defense Department Common Access Card or federal employee PIV smart cards, leveraging multiple Apple Made for iPad/iPhone approved […]

UK-based Swivel Secure, a network security solutions provider, has rolled out a university licensing program which enables schools in both the UK and North America to secure their network infrastructures more economically regardless of whether their data is stored in the cloud or on a virtual private network. Under the terms of the agreement, Swivel […]

The 4 Bridges Forum announced the recipients of the 2012 awards for innovative uses of high-assurance digital identities utilizing public key infrastructure in the public and private sectors. One winner for each of four categories was selected from submitted nominations. A grand winner also was picked from the winning nominations. The grand winner will be […]

Probaris has updated its identity management system (IDMS) software, Probaris ID 4.1, to include several new features that support the demand for strong digital identities based on a variety of tokens, smart cards and mobile devices. Probaris ID is an identity registration and enrollment software that can produce and track credentials at the individual level […]