Sharp’s IC module for IC cards has been approved for level 2 of the US Federal Information Processing Standards Publication 140-2 (FIPS 140-2). FIPS 140-2 is a US government standard used to accredit modules for storing confidential data. Sharp IC Module for IC Cards Certified Under US Federal Government Standard Recognition of High Level of […]

Yet another major health facility has vamped up its existing system with RFID technology to better store, track, and manage stuff. The Heart Hospital Baylor Plano made the upgrade to keep better tabs on its costly, cardiovascular devices and supplies, according to an announcement put out this morning from Mobile Aspects (the provider of the […]

Unisys has chosen ImageWare Systems’ Biometric Engine to be part of the company’s Registry and Positive Identification and HSPD-12 solutions at its Center of Excellence in Reston, VA. That will, according to Unisys, better position it to meet the requirements of future programs, including national ID, e-passports and e-visas, among others. SAN DIEGO–ImageWare Systems, Inc., […]

Parco Merged Media Corporation just completed what it calls “the largest civilian ultra-wideband (UWB) RFID-enabled location tracking system installation in the world” at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. The system covers 2.5 million square feet at the 926-bed facility. The ER One Institute is part of Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Health and has […]

Part of the AVISIAN Publishing Expert Panel series to be published throughout December 2006 Rory Hersch President Off-Campus Advantage The coming year will be an exciting one in the campus card industry. With more and more schools realizing the myriad values in creating true ‘one card’ systems, innovation is the new order of the day. […]

Hitachi’s finger vein authentication technology was named the Breakthrough Innovation of the Year by a national trade journal during the CardTech/SecurTech conference this week. Powered by the StepNexus MULTOS smart card platform, the finger vein system relies on a clearly identifiable and unique pattern of veins in a finger. Without actually touching a scanner, a […]

CEOs from AuthenTec and Cogent Systems have joined the board of directors of the International Biometric Industry Association, expanding the board to 10 industry leaders and reflecting the trade organization’s growth in consumer, commerical and government markets. Washington–The International Biometric Industry Association (IBIA) – the biometric industry’s leading trade organization – today named AuthenTec CEO […]

Fujitsu has released a new smaller and faster version of its palm vein scanner. The scanner, which won several awards in its first iteration, now providers a faster authentication rate about half the time of the original model, and is now about one-fourth the size of its predecessor, meaning greater flexibility and ease of implementation […]

Forget fingerprints. A Toronto, Ontario company wants the whole hand involved. And it’s not talking palm prints. It wants to identify the blood vessels in your hand. Identica Corp. has linked its Universal Controller with a hand vascular scanner manufactured by a Korean company. The result is a biometric access control mechanism solution that it […]

Canada-based Identica Corp. and its vascular pattern biometric hand scanner has been chosen by a Utah bank to protect access to its datacenter. ST. GEORGE, Utah – Identica Corp was chosen as the biometric provider to enhance the security of SunFirst Bank’s Datacenter. Identica Corp was chosen due to its ease of use and simplistic […]