Two companies bringing technology to the ski slope have joined forces. Resort Technology Partners, a provider of software and web services for the resort and recreation industries, and SKIDATA AG, a provider of RFID-enabled access control systems, have announced a partnership agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, the two companies will develop a joint […]

Germany’s SCM Microsystems has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Sony Corporation to develop and supply FeliCa contactless card readers for international markets. The arrangement allows SCM to develop a line of FeliCa products targeting the enterprise, mobile and banking markets, beginning with FeliCa Physical Access Control Terminals (PACT). FeliCa, created by Sony, is […]

Access control provider Salto Systems has launched its Advanced Panic Bar Solution, or SAPS, for exit doors with panic bars. It allows users to add the control of exit doors to an access control system without the extra cost of wiring. Certified to EN1125 standard, SAPS’ modern styling and clean lines make it an integral […]

Using the software as a service model, Mount Ida College, Newton, Mass., and campus card solutions provider CardSmith are launching a new card program that will include access control and a prepaid spending account for cashless payments at the school’s dining facilities, bookstore, copy machines, select campus offices and local businesses around the campus and […]

Stanley Works, the Conn.-based power tool and construction equipment maker, has purchased Xmark Corp., a subsidiary of Verichip Corp., for $45 million in cash. Xmark, a Canadian company specializing in RFID products for tracking people and assets, will become a part of Stanley Works’ security segment, which develops physical security systems for buildings, airports and […]

L-1 Identity Solutions and its enterprise access division, Bioscrypt have launched the next generation of its VisionAccess 3D face reader which is intended for corporate and government markets to control entry and exit of facilities. The reader features the ability to store up to 60,000 face templates for large facility deployments. The system uses the […]

Lumidigm and Alphatronics are creating an outdoor biometric access control solution called OctoLine utilizing the Lumidigm Venus fingerprint sensor. The Alphatronics OctoLine is a set of modular components that can be configured into a custom access control solution. The Fingerscan biometric module employs Lumidigm’s fingerprint sensor in indoor or outdoor environments. Other OctoLine modules include […]

Lumidigm and Alphatronics are creating an outdoor biometric access control solution called OctoLine utilizing the Lumidigm Venus fingerprint sensor. The Alphatronics OctoLine is a set of modular components that can be configured into a custom access control solution. The Fingerscan biometric module employs Lumidigm’s fingerprint sensor in indoor or outdoor environments. Other OctoLine modules include […]

Cryptomathic’s Mike Bond talks with host Chris Corum about the efforts to secure e-Passports with the new Extended Access Control (EAC). Bond explains the foundations of EAC and describes how it builds upon the earlier security techniques of Basic Access Control (BAC) to protect the biometrics on the contactless chip. Explore how EAC creates a […]

Japanese biometric vendor Sagawa Advance claims to have a facial recognition system that can tell identical twins apart, according to Digital World Tokyo. Sagawa’s technology uses an infrared scanner to analyze 40,000 data points on a face and then compares the details against a database of people previously registered. The technology is used for access […]