The CBORD Group Inc. and Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies have teamed together to integrate CBORD’s CS Access access control solution and Schlage’s CO-Series offline electronic locks. Currently in use at the University of San Francisco and the University of Texas at Arlington, this integration with CS Access enables staff to manage online and offline locks […]

IMS Research has released a new report predicting that global contactless smart card shipments will increase from 950 million in 2010 to 3.5 billion in 2016. According to “The World Market for Smart Cards and Smart Card ICs – 2011 Edition,” contactless bank cards will drive most of the growth – primarily from the People’s […]

A U.S. Government Accountability Office report states that government agencies are making progress issuing interoperable smarty card credentials to employees and contractors but actual use of the high-tech credential isn’t happening very often. The GAO looked at how eight agencies were progressing with their used of PIV credentials. The Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Homeland Security, […]

Codebench Inc. announced that it has integrated its PIVCheck Plus software with RedCloud Security Management Software. RedCloud was formerly known as PlaSec. This marks the first integration of PIVCheck Plus software with a physical and virtual network appliance access control platform. RedCloud Virtual is a VMware Ready access control solution purpose-built for organizations that have […]

HID Global announced the release of its Asure ID Software Development Kit (SDK) that enables more powerful card personalization software for FARGO and desktop card ID printers. As part of the company’s Asure ID card personalization solutions used by organizations to design, manage, print and encode identification cards, the kit is a set of modules […]

HID Global announced plans to support iCLASS digital keys and mobile secure identity on NFC-enabled BlackBerry smart phones. The new BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 and BlackBerry Curve 9350/9360 smart phones activated with iCLASS digital credentials will be compatible with the installed base of iCLASS readers that are used for applications ranging from physical access systems in […]

An expanded article on the project is available here. A trial at Arizona State University showcased the benefits of using NFC smart phones as secure credentials for opening doors at universities and other campus environments. ASU manages on-campus housing for approximately 13,000 students living in 34 residence halls. The pilot project consists of HID Global […]

AOptix Technologies Inc. announced a partnership with the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Joining the Passenger Experience Management Group and the Security Forum, the partnership will enable AOptix to play a role in determining how biometrics can be deployed as a part of IATA’s Checkpoint of the Future, International Traveler Scheme and other initiatives. AOptix […]

Morpho has announced it is bringing one of its latest biometric offerings to South Africa via its South African distribution partner Ideco Biometric Security Solutions, according to am IT Web article. The new product being introduced to the South African marketplace is the MorphoAccess VP Series, a multimodal physical access control system that utilizes finger […]

Yale Locks & Hardware, an ASSA ABLOY Group company, has announced it will demonstrate a new NFC-enabled version of its Real Living locks at this week’s CEDIA Expo 2011 in Indianapolis. Accoriding to Yale, the NFC Real Living lock is the first U.S. brand of NFC-enabled residential locks designed to integrate seamlessly into the ‘digital […]