Sig-Tec Corp. has incorporated its logical access software solution to work with OMNIKEY desktop readers as well as HID’s iCLASS, Prox and multi-technology card solutions. This means organizations with existing contactless smart card infrastructures can implement Sig-Tec’s desktop logon system without having to re-badge their existing cardholders. Minneapolis, MN–Sig-Tec Corporation, a provider of logical access […]

ActivCard is now ActivIdentity. The company recently announced its now name that it feels will better represent and brand the company’s “strategic vision” within the identity management market. New Corporate Identity Reinforces Technology Vision and Leadership Within the Identity Management Market FREMONT, Calif.– ActivCard Corp., a global leader in Digital Identity Assurance, has announced that […]

RF IDeas has introduced what it calls the first contactless smart card solution that is immediately deployable, without the need to develop applications or update existing back-end systems. Designed for HID’s iCLASS contactless smart card, the AIR ID eliminates software by storing keystrokes, user IDs, passwords and other credentials securely on the iCLASS card. ORLANDO, […]

Fargo Electronics has introduced a DESFire encoding option for its card printer/encoders that will produce a secure contactless card capable of a high speed connection between the card and reader. This industry first for a desktop printer is ideal in areas where speed and security are important, such as in access control, government, financial and […]

“To offer an additional layer of protection, the health care industry should consider a code of conduct for entities that maintain or permit access to medical data associated with an RFID network. The Fair Information Practice principles and HIPAA’s Privacy and Security Rules offer excellent guidance in developing such a code. Ideally, the code would […]

< ? $key="5791"; ?> As contactless technology becomes an increasingly important and accepted part of global security initiatives, the challenges faced by the industry continue to mount. From applications to public perceptions, there are both obstacles and opportunities at every turn. In the articles that follow, we explore how innovative companies and organizations are meeting […]

< ? $key="1357"; ?> As card programs around the country and the world continue to mature, the question of ‘next steps’ regularly arises. In the articles that follow, a number of potential directions are presented – document output management and cost recovery, alternative payment concepts, system security refinement, and computer access control. Equitrac releases new […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Using single sign-on, roaming access, and a sonar sensor device, the University of Colorado Hospital can meet not only HIPAA privacy requirements, but give its nurses and doctors faster access and more flexibility in dealing with their patients’ records and actual treatment. This is thanks to a system set up […]

FDA-approved SurgiChip™ supports JCAHO National Patient Safety Goals by helping to eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, wrong-procedure surgeries AMTSystems announced today several new pilot programs for SurgiChip™ – the market’s first FDA-approved RFID verification system to help prevent wrong-patient, wrong-procedure and wrong-site surgeries. “With The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) reporting five to eight […]

Reprinted with the permission of the Smart Card Alliance Virtually every day another news story highlights the importance of network security – corporate networks are breached, databases are accessed by unauthorized individuals, and identities are stolen and used to conduct fraudulent transactions. As a result, both businesses and governments are evaluating or implementing new identity […]