Dual-interface cards deliver on promise of flexibility
With both contact and contactless on board, the cards are finding favor with a host of global issuers
Contactless 2.0: Latest generation chips are bigger, faster
Biometrics, new apps require more memory and faster data transfer
Episode 154: John McAfee backs authentication key
Evaluating card durability
Industry standard test procedures help issuers achieve the ultimate ’10-year credential'
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12 Oct, 2010LEGIC, Lenel enter into technology integration agreement
Lenel Systems International Inc. and Switzerland-based LEGIC Identsystems Ltd, have entered into a license agreement that enables the integration of Lenel’s security solutions with LEGIC’s advant technology for contactless identification. According to LEGIC, the new partners will soon be able to deliver a variety of applications such as access control installations for business and campus […]
12 Oct, 2010Mass. town adopts contactless debit cards to boost local spending
Brookline, Mass. is launching a smart card debit program designed to boost consumer spending in local shops and restaurants, according to getdebit.com. Brookline residents can now go online to order their PXT Payments smart debit cards, which enables them to pay quickly and securely at local coffee houses, hardware stores, retailers, parking lots and more. […]
12 Oct, 2010HID, Sony partner to develop contactless smart card readers
HID Global and Sony Corp. announced they have entered into a strategic partnership to develop an embedded contactless smart card reader platform for the global PC marketplace. The platform will be designed specifically for laptop manufacturers and will encompass Sony and HID Global contactless solutions and a range of other deployed technologies while supporting specific […]
12 Oct, 2010Updated: HID buys ActivIdentity
HID pays $162 million for software company HID Global announced that parent company ASSA ABLOY has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ActivIdentity. The acquisition will widen the scope of HID Global’s security offerings with capabilities focused on the convergence of physical and logical access control. The cash transaction prices ActiveIdentity shares at $3.25 […]
11 Oct, 2010HID launches licensing initiative for Trusted Identity Platform
HID Global announced that it has engaged with strategic developers to license the company’s Trusted Identity Platform (TIP). The initiative extends technology licenses to qualified development partners to enable the building of trusted nodes for the TIP infrastructure. HID Global’s TIP is a secure identity delivery system that validates, registers and provides life cycle management […]
11 Oct, 2010LEGIC delivers contactless parking meter system to Taiyuan, China
China’s Taiyuan Xinbao Parking Metre System Co. has adopted LEGIC Identsystems’ new contactless parking meter solution. Based on LEGIC’s advant identification technology, the new system is already running in the city of Taiyuan, covering some 1,000 parking meters and over 130,000 IC cards. According to LEGIC, the system allows commuters to pay for parking fees […]
07 Oct, 2010TfL looks to issue unified contactless transit pass for NY, Paris, London
Transport for London (TfL) is in talks with its American, Australian and European partners about issuing a single contactless card for Paris, New York, Boston, Chicago, Sydney and Manchester’s local transit networks, according to telegraph.co.uk. The aim of the project is to develop a standardized single pass that would spare the millions of tourists and […]
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