Merchant’s Academy, the newest of the UK’s privately-sponsored academies, and American University in Cairo, Egypt, have chosen Spanish solutions security provider Salto to control access to their campus buildings. The Merchant’s Academy, which opened in September, has installed an integrated solution that can provide full access control of all perimeter doors and internal areas and […]

Dates: May 11-14, 2009 Venue: NEC Birmingham Location: Birmingham, UK URL: http://www.ifsec.co.uk Description: IFSEC is the worlds largest annual security event that attracts 30,000 attendees from 125 countries, over 800 exhibitors and support from industry associations and countless media. View the 7 key areas of the sector including IP Networks & Integrated systems, Access Control, […]

Williamsburg, Ky. Police were able to arrest a woman who used a fake student ID to steal two laptops from the University of the Cumberland’s library. The university’s library has a service that allows students to check out laptops for use around campus. Williamsburg Police Department said one of the computers had a tracking device […]

Cross Match Technologies, a developer of biometric products, has had their mobile handheld fingerprint reader, Be.U Mobile, approved through the Transportation and Security Administration’s evaluation of products to qualify for the Transportation Worker Identification Credential pilot program. Ports around the U.S. will use the list of products that pass the TSA evaluation for purchasing and […]

Privaris, a provider of multi-function wireless biometric solutions, announced the availability of devices with preloaded HID Global credentials on its plusID product line. Customers can now purchase plusID identity verification tokens with HID 26-bit and 37-bit prox credentials, ready for use with their existing physical access control systems. With pre-coded plusID’s, the only step required […]

Company has come a long way from seven guys wanting to make their own contactless chips INSIDE Contactless might never have seen the light of day had Gemplus 13-years ago accepted the suggestion of some of its engineers to begin producing its own chips. Gemplus, which later merged with Axalto to become the largest smart […]

The Transportation Security Administration tested a bar code ID technology at Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, according to a Security Director News report. The system printed a two-dimensional bar code on passengers’ boarding pass. Stored in the encrypted bar code is an image, such as a fingerprint, and other documentation such as driver license or […]

LEGIC has expanded its partnership network in Europe and South Asia, giving the Switzerland contactless identity card company more outlets for its products. The new partnerships are with Spanish integrated security systems company Electronica Meysh, Austrian card manufacturer Inplastor and Indian credential manufacturer APK-ID. The agreement with Electronica Meysh will result in the development of […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has issued a request for information asking for industry comments on using the Common Access Card for physical access control. Defense Department officials use the CAC for access to computer networks and as a flash badge, but not for physical access control. The agency will be replacing its current credentials […]