Switching out a physical access control system can be an intimidating process. The switch from 125-kHz proximity technology to 13.56 MHz contactless smart card technology can seem daunting. But as prices have come down and the advantages of the technology increases, corporations have more reasons to look at migrating to new technology. Two physical access […]

HID Global has launched its new corporate Web site that introduces its portfolio of products and solutions into a single area. The site presents a detailed picture of the company’s offerings, and how they apply to its customers’ and partners’ businesses. Highlights of the new site include: An HID-sponsored blog that will enable company officials […]

SALTO’s XS4 electronic stand alone locks, contactless update on card wall readers and SVN Virtual Network technology from are being put to use at Malaysia’s luxury resort complex, The Club at The Saujana. Set among 160 acres of lush tropical gardens and nestled among the rolling hills of a palm plantation yet just a 35 […]

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd. will present some extensions to its technology at the CeBit Conference, March 3-8 in Hanover, Germany. LEGIC is also demonstrating the gains in efficiency that may be achieved through the use of a contactless multi-application card LEGIC will present a selection of the latest solutions for various applications in the business and […]

Installation plans for biometric security at London’s Olympic Park for the 2012 games is behind schedule and will likely not be completed until the summer, according to a Contract Journal article. The planners had been hoping to have the systems in place prior to the increase in construction crew members for building the recently started […]

By David C. Wyld, Southeastern Louisiana University Clearly, the airline industry is being tested as never before. The business press has been replete with bad news for the airline industry of late. All over the world, from the United States and throughout Europe and Asia, airlines are facing fast-rising costs, as jet fuel becomes their […]

Access control provider Hirsch Electronics has named Corey McKinney, formerly with BearingPoint, as its senior system specialist to help Hirsch customers comply with HSPD-12, FIPS 201, PIV and the Federal Information Security Management Act regulations. McKinney, a Certified Information System Security Professional, was with BearingPoint’s Identity Management Solutions Group, where he helped develop one of […]

The February meeting of the influential 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 […]

Ticketing, physical access and information sharing are just a few examples of other applications By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Mention near field communication and most think mobile payments. That’s probably because the next generation technology is being touted as a replacement for contactless cards or potentially even the next wallet. NFC will enable a phone […]

A new plastic card printer from Evolis allows small- to medium-sized companies, associations and schools to affordably design and print security and ID cards. The company’s Badgy printer can create, update or replace IDs, security cards, access control badges, as well as membership cards, gift cards, business cards, announcements, greetings, invitations, promotions, memo cards and […]