HID Global has announced that it will unveil a range of new solutions for the creation, use and management of secure identity applications at next week’s ISC West 2012 International Security Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. In addition to launching new solutions for card-based personal identification verification (PIV) in U.S. government facilities, the company […]

Yellowknife Airport (YZF) located in Northwest Territories, Canada is using an integrated RFID solution provided by TagMaster for hands-free shuttle and maintenance vehicle access. In conjunction with ACTS (Access Control Tracking System) Essential, powered by ArmID, the RFID solution enables YZF to add vehicles and activate tags, deactivate lost or stolen tags, open gates remotely, […]

Hirsch Identive announced the implementation of an enterprise physical access control system for Tallahassee, Fla.-based Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Citizens has replaced its legacy access control system with Hirsch Identive’s physical access hardware and Velocity Management System software throughout its Florida offices. Hirsch Identive’s Velocity enables Citizen’s staff to manage and monitor access control operations […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the spring 2012 issue of Regarding ID. The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front […]

Identive Group Inc. introduced TouchSecure OpenAccess, a family of access readers that enable a range of organizations to upgrade and integrate their physical and logical access control systems quickly and cost-effectively while retaining existing proprietary physical access systems. For companies that wish to upgrade their older access control systems to newer technologies that offer higher […]

SMARTRAC has expanded its product portfolio of white contactless ISO cards with the announcement of the new CISO FRAM card. The CISO FRAM card operates at 13.56 MHz and offers a variety of features, including a memory capacity of 2 Kbytes, 64-bit UID, high-speed data transmission and reception, anti-collision function, anti-theft (EAS) command, FRAM memory […]

The Transportation Security Administration announced that it’s expanding the PreCheck screening program that enables prescreened individuals expedited passage through airport security. TSA Administrator John S. Pistole made the announcement at the Washington Press Club. Thus far PreCheck has been rolled out at nine airports and 460,000 travelers have gone through the screening process. PreCheck enables […]

XTec announced it has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to carry out a deployment of PIV-I credentials. Using its GSA IT Schedule 70 products and services, XTec will supply the Federal Judiciary with PIV-I facility access cards usable for both physical and logical access, including […]

RF Ideas announced the pcProx Plus 82 Series dual-frequency proximity and contactless card reader for organizations looking to enhance investment of single badges by integrating them into applications beyond physical security. The devices can read both 125 kHz proximity cards and 13.56 MHz contactless cards and supports various applications, including employee identification, time and attendance, […]

California’s Grande Colonial Hotel has completed a property-wide upgrade to VingCard Elsafe’s Classic RFID next-generation locking technology, replacing its older magnetic-stripe system in all 93 guestrooms. VingCard Elsafe’s suite of RFID locking systems feature contactless access control via RFID encoded communication and secure anti-cloning software. Also, recent advancements to VingCard Elsafe’s RFID technology have enabled […]