SCM Microsystems Inc. announced that its CHIPDRIVE Time Recording solutions for small and medium sized enterprises are now available in the United States. CHIPDRIVE Time Recording Mobile, CHIPDRIVE Time Recording Network, and CHIPDRIVE Time Recording Touch & Go are available through technology distributor D&H Distributing. CHIPDRIVE smart card-based time recording systems enable businesses to record […]

German smart card provider Multicard has launched a new contactless and dual interface microcontroller application that can combine different high-frequency contactless technologies on a single IC. The new card uses a single processor for both a LEGIC applet and the MIFARE technology from NXP to enable the use of a single identification credential in different […]

M2SYS, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced that they have been chosen by workforce management systems developer Kronos Incorporated for integration of biometrics into some of their existing time and attendance solutions. The specific solution from M2SYS that is being deployed is their Bio-SnapON software. The BIO-SnapON software operates via a PC and USB […]

Digital Persona, a developer of biometrics solutions, has announced that it has been chosen by Tar Heel Capital, the largest franchisee of Wendy’s restaurants, for providing them with a biometric solution for their point of sale terminals to replace their magnetic card readers and employee ID cards for employee time and attendance. The system rolled […]

UK-based mobile communications provider O2 is demonstrating an NFC application that can be used by patients and home health care workers. The system is on display at the INSITE09 conference. Developed in partnership with technology provider Reslink, O2 Homecare helps home health care workers and patients access and share information using contactless technology on a […]

Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, a Maryland-based pediatric hospital, has chosen PerfectTIME biometric time and attendance software as a means to streamlining workforce management processes of the hospital’s 600 employees as well as easing various aspects of operations. According to hospital officials, PerfectTime will eliminate buddy punching and other errors in employee through biometric terminals for […]

China’s Daily RFID has released a new low-cost plug-and-play contactless smart card reader designed for use in industrial and outdoor environments. The reader will hit the market this month at a planned $48 per unit. In addition to its low price point, Daily RFID expects users to find the device’s low consumption of power appealing. […]

How a small subsidiary of Hughes Aircraft became a global leader in identity management By Zack Martin, Editor, Avisian Publications HID Global enables workers to get in the front door of offices around the world. Many people see the three letters, either on their cards or access control readers, but odds are they don’t really […]

FaceKey, a developer of biometric technologies specializing in fingerprint and facial recognition, has announced that they have been selected by nursing home Meridian Care to provide San Antonio homes with FaceKey’s EntryGuard time and attendance employee tracking system. EntryGuard is the fingerprint recognition system that will be replacing Meridian’s existing time clock system. In addition […]

Reacting to the biometrics market’s problem of low product awareness, developer Simply Biometrics has launched biometric training programs focusing on time and attendance and physical access control solutions. These programs will cover a range of biometric modalities including iris, hand geometry, fingerprint and vascular recognition. The program is aimed at technology companies, system integrators and […]