ASIS International is an industry leading organization for professionals in the security industry. With more than 33,000 members around the world, ASIS helps define and shape the security policies and practices of the modern enterprise. In mid-September, the ASIS 49th Annual Seminar and Exhibits was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. More than 135 educational sessions […]

If you utilize an ID card for access control, there is a good chance that you have heard the term Wiegand (pronounced wee-gand). Typically, it is used in the context of “Wiegand output,” “Wiegand standard,” “Wiegand encoding,” or “Wiegand numbering scheme.” And more than likely, it has made the people at your organization responsible for […]

ASIS International is an industry leading organization for professionals in the security industry. With more than 33,000 members around the world, ASIS helps define and shape the security policies and practices of the modern enterprise. In mid-September, the ASIS 49th Annual Seminar and Exhibits was held in New Orleans, Louisiana. More than 135 educational sessions […]

On campuses across the country, metal keys are disappearing in favor of plastic cards. As witnessed by the hotel industry in the preceding two decades, these offline electronic locks are revolutionizing door access in college dormitories. And the growing flexibility of these systems is taking them beyond the dorms and into a variety of multi-access […]

Wired News: RFID Gussied Up With Biosensors “But many companies are now combining the tags with sensors that can detect the presence of biological and chemical agents, or signal that a perishable item has expired. By doing so, they hope to gussy up the controversial technology as an essential terrorism-fighting tool.”

Project Securely Monitors Entrance and Exit of 120,000 Daily Workers Cupertino, CA– August 20, 2003 – On Track Innovations, Ltd., (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card systems, announced today that it has completed another stage in the delivery of the infrastructure toward the installation of the […]

BY MIKE LANGBERG, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS (Reprinted via license from publisher) Here’s an experience I’d like to have at my local video store on a busy Friday night: I ask the clerk if the classic 1952 musical “Singin’ in the Rain” is available. The clerk looks down at her computer and says, “Yes, just […]

In one of its biggest projects yet, ASK is providing C.labels for use in the libraries in Marseille, France. It has already shipped 1.7 million C.labels to Marseille’s 17 public libraries. Working with its partners, Cybernetix and Tyco/Sensormatic France for the Electronic Article Surveillance anti-theft system, ASK has deployed an end-to-end RFID Automated Library Management […]

The following article was provided by Debra Spitler, Vice President of Marketing, ASSA ABLOY Identification Technology Group (ITG). Ms. Spitler is a longtime leader in the physical access control industry and an active contributor to industry groups and conferences. Her role within HID and its parent company ASSA ABLOY has positioned her at the forefront […]

Biometrics and contactless technologies are the main ingredients of a border control system that is part of the U.S. “roadmap to peace” plan between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The consortium developing the project is headed by EDS, a U.S-based company, but also includes OTI America (OTI), responsible for the contactless smart cards and readers; […]