Air France has become the first airline to trial NFC-compliant mobile phone-based boarding passes. Only members of the airline’s frequent-flyer program and just those traveling between Nice and Paris Orly airports are part of the six-month pilot. Passengers can simply swipe their phones over a reader after checking in, and the system will load an […]

Chicago State University has launched a wireless mobile safety tool that can turn cell phones into location-aware devices that instantly connect users with campus police. Chicago State University is the first school in Illinois to install Rave Guardian that enables campus police to keep tabs on students who have signed up for the program. CSU […]

Since Ithaca College in New York implemented its card access program for dorms two months ago, six of the card readers have either been damaged or destroyed and, in one case, an entire reader was taken. Still, six of 250 installed readers is less damage control than college administrators anticipated, even though it is costing […]

Students in Poland, both in high schools and colleges, love their Gemalto-supplied electronic ID cards. At least 80% of them are satisfied with the cards because they’re functional and are a visually attractive way to identify them. The biggest advantage to the card is its convenience and small size, according to research recently conducted by […]

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) will present its new StarSign cards at the RSA Conference in San Francisco next week. The card is the company’s first to conform to the FIPS 201 standards. Another product that will be showcased is G&D’s StarSign Mobility Token, which provides secure mobile access to company data from any computer. The […]

The Devon Bank, a banking chain based in Chicago, has announced that they are implementing a number of authentication products from biometrics developer US Biometrics. In addition to improving their security through the new biometric systems, the installation is also expected to yield Devon a gold rating in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design […]

Many organizations are working on bringing biometrics to airports but obstacles remain By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications How airports identify employees has been a concern since 9/11 and other incidents have shown that there are potential security vulnerabilities. It’s so important that last October’s Smart Card Alliance conference held a panel dedicated to the […]

RMT Inc’s DAP Technologies has released new options for its DAP Guard System. The handheld computer can now perform Transportation Worker Identification Credential verification, vascular biometric identification, remote control of video security and access control systems, and terrorist watch lists interface. DAP is able to add these functionalities through partnerships with AMAG Technology, CoreStreet, Hawkeye […]

GlobalPlatform, the specification body for smart card infrastructure, has published a white paper to explain how its existing technology can add value to biometric match-on-card solutions from research and development cost-savings and improved time to market, to compliance with industry security requirements. “The GlobalPlatform Value Proposition for Biometric Match-on-Card Verification,” targets government officials, project managers […]