Orzin Technologies, an India-based developer of RFID technology, has released a new series of their Dominion Plus RFID UHF Gen2 passive readers. The new line of readers are designed to identify cars entering or leaving an area and for use in large buildings, corporate offices, toll-gates, apartments and multi-level parking establishments. The Dominion Plus can […]

By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines IDmachines recently has run across a number of situations in which people want to leverage the PIN on a FIPS 201 credential. The idea is to use a PIN on system as a second factor in combination with contactless components of the credential. Multi-factor authentication is a great idea for any […]

LaserCard Corp., which is already providing ID cards for Italy’s government, has now been awarded an $800,000 contract to supply its optical memory cards to the Carabinieri, the Italian national police force. The cards will be issued to all uniformed and civilian employees of the agency and will store personal data including employment, biometric identification […]

The International Authentication Association has elected two new board members, both from the UK. They are Richard Burhouse, Payne Security, a provider of brand protection and document authentication, and Mark McGlade, Ingenia Technology, which specializes in authentication and verification of product packaging. The association, headquartered in the UK, was formed in 2007 and brings together […]

An online store geared towards helping college students find products that can better secure the thousands of dollars in valuables they often bring to school has been launched. Called SecureOnCampus.com, it purports to be the first online destination catering to the security needs of college students and their parents. The site, offers items that can […]

The CBORD Group Inc. a provider of campus card and security solutions for colleges and universities, has launched its Campus Security Monitor that’s designed to pull together data from multiple applications in a unified interface, giving campus security at a glance a snapshot of on-going security operations around the college. This makes it easy to […]

Nedap and Hitachi have worked together to integrate finger vein verification into the Nedap access control system AEOS. Finger vein recognition is a relatively new biometric technology. Each individual’s vein pattern is unique. Finger vein recognition works by shining infrared light through the finger which is absorbed by the haemoglobin of the blood in the […]

Oracle announced the availability of the first components of Oracle Identity Management 11g including Oracle Platform Security Services, Oracle Internet Directory 11g, Oracle Virtual Directory 11g, and Oracle Identity Federation 11g. Oracle Platform Security Services (OPSS), a new layer for security services available through Oracle Fusion Middleware, delivers a Service-Oriented Security foundation. As a security […]

UPM Raflatac will supply RFID inlays for access control in support of the 25th European Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere, Finland this month. All authorized individuals involved in the upcoming event will be issued UPM Raflatac RFID tag identification passes. The identification cards will facilitate access to e.g. accommodation, dining and competition venues. Moreover, the […]

The June 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 […]