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'
Fall 2016 Regarding ID
08 Sep, 2010Gemalto launches PROX DUTM smart card reader for access control
Gemalto has announced the launch of its new PROX DUTM smart card reader for physical and logical access control. According to Gemalto, the dual-interface reader supports a host of applications using both contactless and contact technologies, including employee corporate badge, electronic identity, health care, retail and mass transit ticketing. The lightweight, ergonomic PROX DU is […]
08 Sep, 2010The e-passport revolution: The next generation of travel security
By Adam Tangun, Sales Director e-Government for EMEA, HID Global Over the past decade, growing concerns over national security have forced governments around the world to raise their overall public safety profile by refining existing security policies and procedures. Driven by the threats of terrorism, illegal immigration and identity theft, the challenge facing governments and […]
07 Sep, 2010Schlage and ScreenCheck teams for expanded card personalization and printing
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies, provider of security solutions and manufacturer of Schlage contactless smart credentials and readers, have entered into a partnership with ScreenCheck International which will let customers design, encode, print and manage its card population through ScreenCheck’s BadgeMaker Online software. This new partnership will grant ScreenCheck, developer of smart card software solutions, access […]
07 Sep, 2010Clear2Pay, Edenred launch contactless employee meal voucher program in Belgium
Clear2Pay and Edenred are partnering to launch the first contactless card-based employee meal voucher program on the Belgian market. The electronic voucher, which will be used for the payment of food expenses at retail stores and restaurants, aims to provide a more convenient and eco-friendly alternative to current paper-based employee benefit programs, according to Clear2Pay. […]
07 Sep, 2010Smart Destinations delivers contactless tourist card to Chicago
Smart Destinations is launching its contactless smart card program at 26 of Chicago’s top tourist attractions, according to squidcard.com. To use the Custom Chicago Explorer Pass, users go online to choose which attractions they want to visit in advance and Smart Destinations mails them a custom made contactless card. The card allows tourists to tap […]
06 Sep, 2010NXP et al. deliver contactless transit system for 2014 Olympics
NXP Semiconductors announced that its MIFARE Plus contactless microcontroller has been chosen by the Russian city of Sochi to power the Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) system of its ground transportation network during the 2014 Winter Olympics. NXP is working with several partners to complete the system, including solution provider and equipment manufacturer Strikh-M, inlay manufacturer […]
03 Sep, 2010CEA-Leti demonstrates new communication technology for smart cards
French researcher CEA-Leti announced that it has demonstrated a contactless, high-speed interface for smart cards. Leti has created a prototype of a complete phase modulation system, a reader and a card, that now achieves speeds of 6.8 Mbit/s. Phase modulation’s spectral characteristics are superior to those of amplitude modulation, allowing considerably higher speeds than the […]
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