Thursby and Precise Biometrics are outfitting mobile iPhones and iPads with a smart card reader solution, attempting to make the Apple devices a more robust option for bring your own device (BYOD) programs. According to InfoWorld.com, the both Thursby’s PKard Reader and Precise Biometrics’ Tactivo case for iPhone and iPad, which enable the devices to […]

Thales to manage biometric acquisition in France A partnership between Thales and Orange Business Services will undertake biometric data acquisition for French passports. Addition to the civil biometrics program in France further cements Thales’s place in the French identity management market. Currently comprised of an estimated 4,000 biometric data acquisition devices, France’s civil biometric program is leveraging […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted several patents for HID Global’s gesture-based access control methods. HID’s gesture-based solutions uses 3D motion sequences to ensure privacy, security and convenience when using RFID-based devices like smart cards and NFC-enabled smart phones. The latest patent additions joins HID Global’s existing IP portfolio of more than 1,000 […]

The Public Transportation Department in Fort Bend County, Texas is replacing its current paper ticketing system with new smart card technology. Similar in size and function to a debit or credit card, passengers will now use the transit’s SMART Card scheme to pay for rides by swiping it through a scanning device that is being placed […]

One-time passcodes, biometrics, smart cards, mobile devices … the list of possible digital authentication technologies is long. Still, usernames and passwords are the pervasive means to access information and conduct transactions on the Web. Consumers, however, are frustrated with the ever-growing list of complicated passwords, images and security questions guarding both high-security transactions like banking […]

Quantum Secure GSA approved, Lumidigm partners and MorphoTrust inks deals.

Often times when the topic of access control is considered, logical access – to databases or desktops, for example – dominates the discussion. The logical aspect, however, is only one facet to a comprehensive access control solution. One company who is attempting to redefine access control is Shuttle Computer Group (SCG). Founded in Taiwan in […]