A selection of access control readers from HID’s iCLASS® contactless, multi-technology line have been certified by the GSA for FIPS 201 use. Included on the Approved Products List are the R10, R30, R40, RK40 and RP40 models as well as the OEM 150 module. HID Global Announces FIPS 201 Certification for iCLASS® Readers Multiple Application […]

Whether you’re using gift cards, riding roller coasters, or buying a fast food meal, cashless payments are hot. So hot, in fact, that GO SmarTTender RFID gateway, a payment gateway and transaction processor, scored a “Best New Product” award at the recent IAAPA Expo in Atlanta. The product enhances the guest experience (current Proximities clients […]

“With dual-active RFID cards, personnel no longer have to manually present their card for access as it’s done automatically”, said Allan Griebenow, President and CEO of AXCESS International Inc. The company today announced that Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s largest California operation is using its long-range access control and safety system for hands-free identification and attendance record […]

Biometric hand readers aren’t just for use at banks or other high-secure facilities. Colleges can use the same thing to control access to their buildings, thanks to an Ingersoll Rand reader that has been integrated with campus card systems provided by CBORD. Ithaca, New York- The next phase of access control technology has arrived – […]

De La Rue produces the paper currency for more than 150 countries as well as a range of security documents including passports. The company adds another ePassport project to its portfolio announcing that it has begun production of Ireland’s ICAO-compliant, contactless passports. Layered security (e.g. digital signatures, Basic Access Control (BAC), and Active Authentication to […]

One of the hospitality industry’s newest innovations, an electronic-locking solution provided by VingCard, has been recognized for its adaptation of RFID technology for access control and remote check-in. Hotels are now able to send a booking confirmation number, room number and an encrypted room key via SMS (Short Message System) to a guest’s NFC-cell phone […]

Some of the contactless world’s best new products were on display at the HID Partner conference in San Diego in October. On display were at least thirty contactless offerings from companies around the world. HID Connect, the company established to help partners of HID Global in their efforts to bring supporting products to market, held […]

QI Systems highlighted its contact and contactless access control and tracking and payment solutions, during the recent National Association of College Auxiliary Services conference in San Diego, Calif. The spotlight was on the company’s QiWave unattended POS smart card readers and reload stations which were on display at the conference. DALLAS, TX and VANCOUVER, BC […]

ID verification technology supplier Bioscrypt has chosen a fingerprint sensor from UPEK for use in its physical access control readers, bringing the reader into FIPS 201 compliance. Bioscrypt still needs to have the reader certified by GSA. New reader will address requirements of the U.S. government’s Personal Identity Verification program TORONTO–Bioscrypt Inc., a leading provider […]

Frost & Sullivan honored 28 recipients in various high-tech industries for outstanding performances at the 2006 Asia Pacific Industrial Technologies Awards. Last week’s conference saw top nods going to companies that have displayed superior accomplishments in Electronics, Industrial Automation, Process Control, Energy & Power Systems and Environment & Building Technologies industries. “The RFID industry is […]