Entrust Inc. announced the release of Entrust IdentityGuard 10.0, which brings together security solutions for three worlds – physical, logical and mobile access. This latest update to Entrust´s authentication platform offers users a single platform that delivers a range of authenticators on the market, provides secure access through mobile platforms for business and is designed […]

E-DATA, a supplier of Web-based solutions has been purchased by Kaba Group. E-DATA will bring its experience with physical access control, time & attendance, as well as its biometric products to the Kaba Group. The acquisition will help Kaba Group bolster areas of its business.   

HID Global announced that the company’s credential and reader solutions for access control have been selected by mutual insurance company EMC to protect its entire, corporate campus at the company’s headquarters in Des Moines and an additional facility in Ames, Iowa. EMC worked with a systems integrator to design a solution for protecting seven buildings, […]

Kaba announced the appointment of a few new people to its leadership team. The new appointments will take up the reigns as head of Group Services, and Group Human Services. Patrick Grawehr, will become the head of Group Services, while Karen Bertschinger will become the head of Group Human Resources. The additions to the team […]

News around near field communication is constant these days with much of the focus around payments. But eventually the mobile device may replace keys as well as payment cards. Regarding ID’s Gina Jordan speaks with Daniel Berg, vice president and general manager at ASSA ABLOY Mobile Keys about using the mobile phone as a physical […]

Lane Community College, Eugene, Ore., is adding a key card system that will enable staff and faculty to use cards instead of keys to unlock doors and to get into specific buildings, according tot he student newspaper. “This technology is in wide use around the world and it has many different functionalities,” said Public Safety […]

The May meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks airport security was of the utmost concern. There was a lot of discussion around personnel vetting and using biometrics and other high-tech security to enable access to secure areas. The Transportation Worker Identification Credential was originally envisioned for workers at all transportation hubs–seaports, railways and airports. But lobbying from […]

Hamden, Conn.-based Quinnipiac University has experienced steady growth in recent years which necessitated expansion beyond its main campus. This expansion comes with the need to provide additional security for university personnel, as well as the nearly 8,000 students that live in campus residence halls. Securing buildings located in remote off-campus locations can be a challenge […]

When you’re chasing down international criminals, the last thing you need is a passport inspection slowing you down at the border. That’s the idea behind the new travel documents issued to officers of the International Criminal Police Organization, or INTERPOL. With the new secure IDs, they can assist in transnational investigations or urgent deployments without […]