HID Global and Datawatch Systems Inc. have created a demonstration suite at 555 12th Street N.W, in downtown Washington D.C, where prospective tenants can preview the property’s mobile access control capabilities that are integrated with other technology in the multi-tenant building.

Employees at Netflix used Bluetooth low energy on different Samsung and Apple smart phones for physical access control. The company used HID Global’s Mobile Access solution along with the company’s “Twist and Go” gesture technology.

The Fall 2014 Regarding ID magazine is available for viewing online. Read about identity and the Internet of Things, Bring Your Own Identity, vulnerability in two-factor authentication and doodling your way to secure access.

News from ASIS: HID Global released the HID Mobile Access solution, which delivers a secure and convenient way to open doors and gates while introducing a simple secure identity management process. Quantum Secure’s new SAFE for Secure Cloud is designed to provide small and medium-sized business users with a cost-effective physical identity access management solution that can increase security across multiple business operations.

Vodafone partnered with HID Global to pilot emerging mobile access solution, enabling employees to physically access the workplace using their smart phones.

NIST awards Mitre Corp. cybersecurity center contract; Gemalto has been selected by China Mobile for multi-tenant SIMs; Secure Network Systems announces FICAM accreditation; GlobalPlatform expands its support for the mobile services community with device compliance program; the FIDO Alliance announced that the Alibaba Group has joined the FIDO Alliance.

Apple is locking down the NFC capabilities on the new iPhones so it can only be used for Apple Pay. Is Apple follows similar patterns, identity vendors will have to wait at least a year to get access to the short-range communication protocol.

The Smart Card Alliance announces 13th annual government show agenda, Quantum Secure partners with Siemens, ImageWare unveils mobile biometric authentication app.

Legic had launched IDConnect, an ID aggregation service that enables a consumer to use a smart phone with any LEGIC advant and NXP mifare application; the SAFE-BioPharma Trust Framework has approved Exostar as a Full Service Credential Service Provider; sharing passwords is common in the finance world with almost a quarter – 24% – of employees lending their credentials to other employees.

Morpho announced the commercial launch of a contactless four-finger scanner; TSA’s PreCheck programs enrolls 500K travelers; Gemalto announced its selection by NTT DOCOMO INC. for NFC services; Datacard announced that in one year, more than 40 million driver licenses have been issued globally using its solutions; HID released its EDGE EVO Solo IP-enabled solution that brings intelligence and decision-making to the door; AMAG certifies Quantum Secure.