With the Windows 7 Operating System release set for later October this year, many have begun to look closely at the product to see where worries may lie for those making the switch. One such area is with those utilizing single sign-on applications such as biometric or smart card-based authentication, according to a Tech republic […]

GlobalPlatform has taken the first step towards migrating its secure framework technology to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with the launch of the Secure Channel Protocol 03. This latest royalty-free document from the association aligns GlobalPlatform technology to the cryptographic standard increasingly being stipulated by many organizations, including the U.S. government. The GlobalPlatform Secure Channel […]

HID Global’s Edge family of IP-based access control solutions will be integrated into the C-CURE 9000 access control platform from Software House, a Tyco International company. The move means Software House will be able to provide products that address industry demands for more IP-centric solutions by expanding the breadth of its portfolio of door controllers […]

SCM Microsystems and Bluehill ID AG, have entered into an agreement to combine their respective companies, subject to certain regulatory and shareholder approvals. Under the agreement SCM will make an offer to the Bluehill ID shareholders to acquire all shares of Bluehill. Both companies are focused on access control, identity management and RFID technologies and […]

HID Global has announced the launch of Identity on Demand (IoD), a service offering that provides expertise and speed to make custom credential and ID badge. At the same time, HID also launched EdgeDeveloper Kit, a key tool for development to Edge Evo, HID’s next generation access control platform. Identity on Demand offers card design, […]

Oberthur Technologies announced the availability of its dual interface ID-ONE Cosmo card to the corporate market at the ASIS International Seminar, September 21-24 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif. The ID-ONE Cosmo card is a dual interface smart card that offers an open platform for multiple secure applications, providing companies with a single […]

A new Plugin for the Web browser Internet Explorer has been developed allowing the user to store his passwords for online sites and applications and replace them with a biometric template, according to a ZDNet article. The application, called my-iWallet, enables users to basically convert any password-based authentication system online into a biometric one where […]