SCM Microsystems Inc., a provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, is expanding its smart card reader product family with three new models. The new handheld, USB or Near Field Communication connected readers are designed to be carried – on key rings, in pockets or purses – and used with contact […]

The Transportation Security Administration has taken the necessary steps towards fully implementing a biometric screening system for flight crews moving through security checkpoints by approving the standards for the system, according to an Information Week article. The new program is expected to replace the current system, which sees airline employees waiting in the same lines […]

DAILY RFID has announced the release of a new vehicle access control system designed to provide secure access for drivers in parking lots and gated communities. The system calls for drivers to attach passive UHF RFID sticker tags to their windshields. As the tagged vehicles pull up to security gates, DL910 readers installed on fixed […]

Precision Dynamics Corp (PDC), a developer of automatic wristband identification systems, has announced the launch of its Smart Band Wristband System at the Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, N.C. The system begins at registration as adult guests are issued a wristband embedded with a 13.56MHz contactless smart card inlay. The wristbands work as room keys […]

Sargent Manufacturing Company, a New Haven, Conn. producer of exit devices, electronic access control locks and cylindrical and mortise locks, has added HID Global’s iCLASS 13.56 MHZ capability to its Harmony Series of access control locking hardware. Optimized to make physical access control more secure, the iCLASS contactless smart card technology provides versatile interoperability and […]

Continental Access, a provider of access control technologies, will debut its latest CardAccess 3000 v.2.7 software. The solution ties in access control, video, alarms and targets schools, hospitals, industry and government. CardAccess 3000 v.2.7 software provides improved threat level management and global lock down control. The new software upgrade adds convenience, control and safety measures […]

The July meeting of the Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a list […]

Officials for the Arkansas prison system have reported that they intend to begin utilizing biometric systems as checkpoints for employees, according to a WXVT 15 article. Many of the prisons already use similar systems for visitor check-in at the prisons, however, they expect to begin rolling-out the system that tracks employees soon as well. In […]

Researchers working on improving the capabilities of iris capture technology at the CyLab Biometrics Lab in Pittsburg have begun to incorporate facial biometrics into their developments in hopes of creating a better multi-modal system, according to a Wired article. As the original intention was to be able to better capture and authenticate irises from as […]

The sour economy has halted for the time being the planned expansion of a video surveillance system at the University of Minnesota. While the university has more than 1,200 security cameras, the university two-years ago installed video analytic software on cameras monitoring a bridge on campus. The software, which can target 10 behaviors, such as […]