RFID technology is moving into areas previously not even considered. We are all well aware by now that it is being used for payment and access control, but it is also keeping kids safe in theme parks and making their experiences at these parks more interactive and fun. As one media outlet commented, it smacks […]

LEGIC® Identsystems AG, the leading specialists in RFID contactless access control technology and multiapplication systems, has launched a new entry-level product called LEGIC smart. The new 13.56 MHz LEGIC smart has been specifically developed to meet the requirements of contactless access control products such as door locks but is also suitable for use with time […]

New Wall-Mounted Fingerprint and Smart Card Reader for Physical Access Control Quebec City, Canada – February 6th, 2003- Labcal Technologies Inc., a company delivering authentication solutions based on Fingerprint, Public Key Cryptography and Smart Card Technologies, now extends its offering, by launching a new device in the SmartPrint range of products, the SmartPrint Mountie (SAC-2500). […]

In several of the articles in this month’s issue, you will find references to the concept of multiapplication cards. Some fare collection projects, access control projects, and payment card projects that utilize contactless technology are experimenting–or even implementing–more than one application on a single card. For years, this concept has been atop the list of […]

Pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer employs more than 8,000 people at its manufacturing facility in Sandwich, Kent, England. When the company investigated access control alternatives to better secure facilities and protect staff, they looked to contactless technology to provide the solution. A team of vendors joined forces to deliver a multifunction system to the company. Swiss RFID […]

American Express employees are using a contactless card storing a biometric template to gain access to their office facilities at the Amex World Headquarters in New York. The fingerprint template software and access readers are developed by Bioscrypt. Though this was not confirmed by the companies involved, sources indicate that the card contains a 1k […]

BearingPoint to Develop Contactless Smart Card Technologies With Biometrics for Physical Access Environment McLean, Va., January 28, 2003—BearingPoint, Inc., (NYSE:BE), one of the world’s largest business consulting and systems integration firms, announced today that it is the sole recipient of a $1.2 million contract by the Department of Defense (DoD) Biometrics Management Office (BMO) to […]

HID and NEDAP, a leading Dutch RFID technology manufacturer and systems developer, announce the introduction of proximity card-enabled Automatic Vehicle Identification Reader (AVI) technology. This new dual ID, long distance, high speed AVI system integrates HID proximity cards with an in-vehicle mounted “Combi-Booster.” The 2.45 GHz transmitter securely transmits both the driver’s proximity serial ID […]

MINNETONKA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Jan. 7, 2003–Datacard Group today announced it began shipping its new and fast-selling Datacard(R) SP35 Card Printer in mid-December. The company introduced the desktop printer at the ASIS 48th Annual Exhibit and Expo September 10, 2002 in Philadelphia. Since then, sales have exceeded Datacard’s forecast for the first three months by nearly 100 […]

Lancaster, PA (date)— IDenticard , a leading producer of biometric security identification, asset tracking and access control systems, and Debitek, a leader in the manufacture and sale of smart card and off-line magnetic stripe card technology, have formed an alliance to make IDenticard’s top-line access control and imaging systems compatible with Debitek’s electronic cash systems […]