For enterprise and government markets, networking companies are opting to converge and fine-tune access control applications By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor Depending on your frame of reference, the term “access” conjures thoughts of very different applications. Traditional building security or access control professionals think of physical access. The IT community thinks of logical access to […]

Eid Passport® is implementing its RAPIDGate® Program at U.S. Army installations in Hawaii to improve physical security and gate efficiency. The voluntary program helps streamline access control procedures for authorized vendors, suppliers, contractors, subcontractors, and service providers who routinely access the installations. The RAPIDGate Program provides an identity badge and multiple layers of physical security […]

CEM Systems has released version 5.0 of its CEM AC2000 AE (Airport Edition) security management system. Updates in the most recent version include a new look for the front-end applications, support for Linux® operating system, unlimited airport definable fields, the ability to enroll and manage biometric iris templates through the access system, and an improved […]

To ensure that doctors in India who have completed their post-graduate degrees from state unrecognized colleges don’t get jobs as teachers, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has decided to implement RFID-based access control smart cards for the faculties of medical colleges. This card will have the photo of the individual, degrees obtained by him, […]

BioLink and m2m smart card systems conducted a joint exhibition at Cardex and IT Security conference in Moscow recently. MAGIX Loyalty, m2m group’s client loyalty program, allows frequent travelers to avoid long lines in airports by embedding biometric identification features on its smart card. A biometric optical USB scanner combined with a smart card reader, […]

Entrust, Inc. has developed Extended Access Control (EAC), a public key infrastructure (PKI) for the next generation of ePassports. EAC provides a higher level of security during the verification process of e-passports. Not based on the X.509 standard, EAC will leverage a new type of certificate established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) known […]

Johnson Controls have partnered with Quantum Secure to provide the company’s SAFE Physical-Identity Management System (P-IDMS). The agreement enables Johnson Controls to offer enterprise-level physical security identity and credentials management solutions to customers, regardless of their physical access control providers. The SAFE P-IDMS allows enterprises and government agencies to consolidate multiple, complex physical security and […]

Fiserv CBS Worldwide has signed an agreement with BioPassword to provide secure access control to Fiserv front office financial services solutions. BioPassword’s software uses a combination of the user’s standard login (username and password), keystroke biometrics, knowledge-based authentication (user selected question-and-answer) or one-time passwords (single use password sent to user mobile device). BioPassword authentication software […]

By Robert M Fee, General Manager BU North America, LEGIC Identsystems Establishing a corporate contactless smart card program can be a daunting task when considered in its entirety. While the physical security team might drive the project, the end result can easily turn into a corporate-wide, all-in-one credential that provides many departments with a tool […]

Animetrics® unveiled its latest facial recognition technology, Animetrics90, which makes 2D to 3D facial recognition possible. Using proprietary FACEngine® technology, Animetrics90 can detect and identify faces with up to 45 degrees head rotation – an industry first. In addition, the technology normalizes facial imagery, converting it to 3D geometry, thus making it possible to process […]