A partnership between idOnDemand and Directory Concepts could mean the streamlining of smart card issuance for buildings, computer login, electronic signatures, VPN and encryption management. IdOnDemand’s One Identity on demand will now be included in Directory Concepts services, a company specializing in identity, security, access, and resource management. This collaborative effort will allow customers to […]

MaxID Corp, a provider of identity and security solutions, announced the appointment of Roger Morrison as director of U.S. Federal sales, who brings more than 20 years of experience in sales, in the federal sector. Prior to joining MaxID Corp, Roger Morrison was director of sales for the federal division of DataStrip. Additionally, he’s held […]

At the Def Con Hacking Conference in Las Vegas, a team of three physical lock hackers successfully cracked fingerprint-based locks among some other high-tech door and safe locks, according to a Wired article. The biometric lock they picked, the Biolock Model 333, utilizes fingerprints, a remote or a master key to unlock. It was expected […]

The July 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 […]

A new report from ABI Research reveals that the security sector is driving growth in the smart card industry, according to esecurityplanet.com. “New revenues are coming from contactless/dual-interface cards and more applications require the greater security offered by smart cards. There remains a small, but solid, memory-based market, but higher-end secure microcontroller ICs and embedded […]

In order to share information about various deployments and uses of PIV credentials there will be an information sharing day for federal officials on Aug. 4. The purpose of the ICAM Information Sharing Day is to provide an forum for agencies to understand and share information related to implementation activities being taken by early adopters […]

Amano Cincinnati has announced the release of their new Multi-Discipline Reader (MDR) for physical access control. Amano’s newest 125 kHz Prox and ISO 14443 reader is a dual technology contactless smart card reader geared towards customers migrating from 125 kHz Prox cards to 13.56 MHz ISO14443 contactless smart cards. The reader enables upgrade paths from […]

HID Global announced the launch of its identiCLASS e-ID embedded reader platform for e-ID solutions. The globally certified e-government solution includes the new 3300 Reader Core for hand-held terminals and other space critical applications and the 3500 Reader Board for kiosk terminals where multiple antennas are required. Built to meet the demands of OEM partners, […]

Singapore American School, providing American-based curriculum for pre-school through grade 12 to 3,800 expatriate students in Singapore, has selected the CS Gold one-card solution from CBORD to manage card-based purchasing, security operations and more. Singapore American School uses CS Gold to manage a variety of functions including dining purchases, printing, bookstore purchases, library privileges, and […]

Bret Tobey, product manager for Intelligent Openings Business Development at ASSA ABLOY Americas, talks about a new set of locks he calls “near online.” These locks are similar to off-line locks of the past except they include some network components that remove some of the manual tasks associated with some older off-line locks. “Now we […]