New Frost & Sullivan study suggests significant growth in the adoption of access control systems in Europe. Contactless solutions will benefit but more traditional technologies such as barcodes and magnetic stripes will see equally major gains. European Access Control Market to Expand as Cost-Effective Technologies Meet the Growing Need for Fraud Control LONDON, March 15 […]

Biometric and smart card security company, SAFLINK, has added an influential member to its board of directors. Former Homeland Security Under Secretary and TSA head, Asa Hutchinson will help the company by “work(ing) with its management in solving present and future security needs of the nation.” No doubt he can help to gain the attention […]

The iGuard IP Biometric Security Appliance has its own TV series. At least it will be appearing in one. The security appliance, designed for access control and time/attendance using fingerprint verification, will be featured in the March 21 episode of the Fox TV series, “24.” And it likely will show up during the remainder of […]

Recognition Systems’ biometric fingerprint readers in the Fingerkey DX series have passed national Underwriter Laboratories and Canadian National Standard requirements for access control systems, the company recently announced. Fingerprint Scanners Meet Rigorous UL, Canadian and British Quality Standards CAMPBELL, CALIF. – Recognition Systems, the biometric component of Ingersoll-Rand’s (IR) Security & Safety Electronic Control Systems, […]

It takes just the palm of their hands for Members of Eastern Financial Florida Credit Union in south Florida to access their safety deposit boxes via a new Recognition Systems solution. The boxes are more secure, yet access can be gained in under a second. HandKey Units Provide Secure, Attendant-Free Access to Safe Deposit Box […]

LEGIC Identsystems has always been about security. Even from the beginning, when it was dealing with electronic door locks, security was its watchword. And while the company is housed in Switzerland, it has long arms that reach to China, North America, and Singapore. LEGIC proclaims itself as developer of the world’s first contactless access control […]

Rebadging just got easier–and cheaper–with a new approach announced recently by Encentuate, that eliminates barriers to stronger access security by combining sign-on/sign-off automation and centralized user access administration. New badges aren’t needed as the company can reuse employee badges. Avoids the Time and Cost of Rebadging FOSTER CITY, Calif.–Encentuate, provider of enterprise access security solutions, […]

When you are running a research facility full of expensive equipment and sensitive information, controlling access and egress takes on new proportions. At the Nanofabrication Facility at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), Laboratory Manager Jack Whaley wears many hats – one being to keep track of traffic in the lab facility. After an […]

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 […]

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 Dennis Caulley , Vice President, Marketing, AccessID We are seeing more schools opt for proximity / contactless technology as either an upgrade to existing magstripe based access control, or for […]