The Smart Card Alliance has released the agenda for it March Smart Cards in eGovernment conference. Highlighted presenters include Judith Spencer, chair of the federal credentialing committee of the GSA; Larry Jellen, general manager for the security and intelligent document unit of the GPO; Rob Atkinson, vice president of the Progressive Policy Institute; and John […]

Speakers covering the newest card technologies and workshops on federal government ID programs with top officials from the Department of Defense and other federal agencies, are just some of the offerings at this year’s CardTech/SecurTech Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada in April. Keynote speaker will be Richard Clarke, former cyber security advisor to the president […]

IR Security & Safety Electronic Control Systems announced that California State University-Sacramento (CSU-S) is upgrading to Schlage VIP (Value Integration Platform) locking systems, which let users monitor door openings with their own existing, third party access control panels and software. The VIP open architecture platform seamlessly connects the specially designed door lock to a panel […]

With the U.S. government turning into the biggest customer for smart card technology–thanks to a huge push from President Bush–the Smart Card Alliance’s fourth annual smart cards in government conference in Washington, D.C. is coming at an ideal time. Officially titled Smart Cards in eGovernment 2005, the session kicks off March 8 with a pre-conference […]

The Open Security Exchange, an industry working group focused on the convergence of physical and logical security, has created an end-user council to help guide the organization’s efforts. The initial four members have been named with up to six more slots to be filled with security practioners from different industries. The starting lineup consists of […]

Our expert panel had a great deal to say about security – building security, computer security, and system security. Integration of physical and logical security will continue to be a hot topic in ‘05 as will securing the issuance process. ID cards become more visually secure in 2005 by Andy Matko, Marketing Manager, Ultra Electronics […]

A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2005. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. by Pierre A. Roberge, Vice-President, Research & Development, Dexit Inc. RFID has been deployed, used and accepted by consumers globally for retail transactions for more than eight years with applications such […]

A panel of ID industry experts provided predictions for 2005. One of these glimpses into the future will appear here each day during December. By Peter Boriskin, Chief Technology Manager, Software House, Tyco Fire & Security’s Access Control and Video Solutions Business Unit “It’s only a matter of time” has been the widely-accepted belief when […]

The Open Security Exchange, dedicated to fostering the merger of physical and logical security, announced new board members and new officers. For the coming year, board seats will be held by Computer Associates, CoreStreet, Fargo, Gemplus, GE, HID, Sony, and Tyco. Open Security Exchange announces new management board officers Expanded Leadership Team Features New Members; […]

Howard University, Washington, D.C., has selected a security management solution from Siemens that provides for building and computer access on a single card, while also allowing the card to function as a cashless payment vehicle for students and staff. A major plus is that the new system allows the university to control and monitor all […]