GAO RFID has released a Wiegand-to-Ethernet RFID controller designed specifically for door access applications. The network access controller, model 491018, is able to connect to any type of Wiegand reader such as magnetic stripe reader, RFID reader or fingerprint reader. It also offers a master card for adding or deleting access privileges directly from the […]

AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the fall 2011 issue of CR80News. The interactive feature allows for a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were sitting in front of you. […]

Bedford, Mass.-based RSA announced that its SecurID can be integrated with the Microsoft Windows Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (AD FS 2.0). This will enable organizations to provide secure user access to Office 365 cloud-based Web applications such as Microsoft Exchange technology. Many corporation’s have deployed critical services on the Windows Azure cloud platform. Microsoft […]

The November meeting of the influential Government Smart Card Interagency Advisory Board (IAB) was recently held in Washington D.C. FIPS201.com was on hand to cover the event and has provided, as a service to the IAB and the smart card community, an audio recording of the presentations. Click on the link below to access a […]

With looming legislation and constantly changing rules, logical access control in the health care market is at a standstill, according to David Stallsmith, director of product marketing for ColorID. Health care providers are leery of investing and then in six months or a year having to start over because their system does not meet new […]

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has revealed its new aptiQ smart card from Schlage featuring MIFARE DESFire EV1 technology. According to IRST, aptiQ cards are built to support a variety of applications, including access control, event ticketing, payments and more. aptiQ smart cards offer multiple different layers of security, including mutual authentication – which ensures that […]

A primary school in Manchester, UK is piloting a program in which students as young as four years old use fingerprints rather than library cards to check out books from the school library. The new program is meeting some opposition, according to a Popular Science article, in the form of concerned parents and privacy advocating […]

Students at Cambrian College will want to make sure they have their student ID when entering the campus fitness center, or they may as well get a paid gym membership off-campus. In January, the campus began enforcing policies which hits students with a fee for not having their student ID when entering the campus gym, […]

HID Global announced that it will promote its vision and advancements in risk management technologies at the 2010 RSA Conference in San Francisco. HID Global’s solutions combine physical and logical security to deliver data security through a single smart card for organizations seeking advanced yet convenient security solutions. HID Global will demonstrate a variety of […]

The latest advancement software from Courion Corporation is now available offering customers a product that combines Identity and Access Management with sensitive data management and user activity monitoring. Courion’s Access Assurance Suite solution version 8.0 addresses the businesses challenges in ensuring secure access and management on their data networks. Effective security in enterprises requires specific […]