Are displays for smart cards finally more than just talk? Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor It’s your credit card … spiked with something extra … a thin, flexible display with a readout similar to that of a calculator. But you don’t just make transactions with this card. With this baby you make them two-factor style, fusing […]

The IT team at University of Wisconsin is deploying USB “keychains” with digital security capabilities to faculty and students. The tokens contain a smart card chip that holds PKI credentials to secure access to networks and encrypt/sign email. The eToken from Aladdin is also touted as a means to protect student records and thus comply […]

Gemalto has been chosen to equip Poland with more than 1.5 million e-passport inlays enhanced with Setec technology which Gemalto acquired last year. The inlays include the company’s secure operating system, with cryptographic features running on a large capacity contactless chip embedded in the booklet’s back cover sheet. Amsterdam and Warsaw–Gemalto, a leader in digital […]

The 4th Annual CR80News survey suggests steady growth, more dominance among major players By Chris Corum, Executive Editor In early 2003 CR80News editors conducted the first-ever survey of campus card programs with financial institution partnerships. The goal of that initial study was to determine the extent to which colleges and universities were, via their official […]

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor Sure, One-Time-Password (OTP) devices are cumbersome. But hackers are relentless and pervasive. What’s a U.S. bank with fussy consumers to do? One answer: in lieu of a dedicated OTP apparatus, issue credit cards with ultra thin batteries, specially designed for insertion into cards, and capable of driving powerful transactions … […]

Semiconductor and RFID tech company Impinj today unveiled its new Gen 2 RFID chips – for those who want the kind of chips that can store detailed product information for specialized applications. The new chips with enhanced functionality are the Monza/ID chips with secure, factory-programmed product identification numbers, as well as Monaco/64, the first in […]

With mass adoption on the mind, ThingMagic (RFID developer) joined forces with SATO America (labeling and printing guru) to expand its international footprint. The partnership will better enable ThingMagic to market its Mercury4e embedded RFID readers. And it will strengthen SATO America’s ability to meet an increasingly diverse customer base. SATO America has certified the […]

Attention North American RFID shoppers. Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. on Monday announced the first network-ready HSS-MUR-300 u-chip (Greek letter mu) reader tailored to the North American market. The reader is designed to work specifically with the Hitachi u-chip RFID (radio frequency identification) 2.45 GHz authentication tag. Features include Ethernet 10/100 BaseT […]

More and more car dealers are getting into RFID to keep tabs on any vehicle on the lot. Los Gatos, Calif.-based Firetide Inc., a developer of wireless mesh networks, today announced the deployment of its wireless mesh technology for the Bob Lewis Automotive Family in Silicon Valley. Bob Lewis Automotive, which has dealerships in San […]

ASSA ABLOY ITG has purchased Brazilian contactless card manufacturer, Novacard do Brasil, a company with strong ties into the country’s large transit fare collection and ticketing markets. “In the future, we envision expanding our product offering in the Latin American market to include animal identification, industrial and logistics, and electronic documents,” says ASSA ABLOY ITG’s […]