ROCHESTER, N.Y. and TORONTO, Oct. 9 /CNW/ – Lenel(R)Systems International, Inc. and Bioscrypt Inc. announced today the availability of a new family of fully integrated fingerprint biometrics solutions for facility access control. Called Bioscrypt OnGuard, the new line up integrates Bioscrypt’s awarding-winning fingerprint biometrics technology and Veri-Series readers with Lenel’s OnGuard Total Security Knowledge Management […]

Versatile contactless single chip reader IC opera Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) today introduces the CL RC632 IC – the world’s leading multi-standard single-chip reader IC for contactless smart cards and labels operating at 13.56 MHz. Designed to support the ISO contactless standards in this frequency range including ISO 14443 and ISO 15693, […]

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ – Contactless smart cards can add higher security to everyday ID credentials that employees use to access buildings, airports and other secure facilities, according to a new Smart Card Alliance white paper released today. At the same time, the technology paves the way to add new applications like network […]

PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ – Contactless smart cardscan add higher security to everyday ID credentials that employees use to access buildings, airports and other secure facilities, according to a new Smart Card Alliance white paper released today. At the same time, the technology paves the way to add new applications like network access […]

PHILADELPHIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 10, 2002–New HID proximity card capabilities help organizations reduce costs, enhance security Datacard Group introduced inline proximity card reading capabilities for its Select(TM) and Magna(TM) Platinum Series desktop card printers today at the ASIS 48th Annual Seminar and Exhibit in Philadelphia. This new optional feature will allow Datacard(R) printers to read facility codes […]

CAMPBELL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sept. 10, 2002–IR Recognition Systems, the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand’s (IR) Security & Safety Group’s Electronic Access Control (EACD) and the world’s largest supplier of biometric readers for access control and time and attendance applications, announced that it is showcasing its hand geometry readers integrated with HID’s new iCLASS 13.56 MHz read/write contactless […]

If you utilize your campus card for access control, there is a good chance that you have heard the term Weigand (pronounced wee-gand). Typically, it is used in the context of “Weigand output,” “Weigand standard,” “Weigand encoding,” or “Weigand numbering scheme.” And more than likely, it has made the people on your campus responsible for […]

In the July issue we will examine various plastic options for card stock, recommendations for campus access control, and the continuing fallout from the CyberMark implosion. If you’re a subscriber to the monthly newsletter you will receive this great info automatically next month. If you are not yet a subscriber, click on the subscribe link […]

Lancaster, PA (June 4, 2002) – IDenticard, a leading producer of security identification, digital imaging and access control systems, today announced a new business relationship with School Technology Management (“STM”), provider of administrative software, technology integration and management services to elementary, secondary and high schools. The new collaboration will provide powerful new marketing opportunities for […]

Man vs. Machine in access control systems BY LOWELL ADKINS, DUVALL GROUP CONSULTING This is the third in a series of articles reviewing the basic concepts of access control and security on campuses. In the earlier articles, I focused first on the card itself – and primarily on the issues surrounding the issuance of a […]