By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor When PricewaterhouseCoopers went from 13 different buildings down to one at its Zurich, Switzerland office, many of its 1,200 employees were using different ID cards providing only limited uses. So why not switch to one multi-function card? That’s what the company went searching for. “We’ve always tried to look for […]

“With dual-active RFID cards, personnel no longer have to manually present their card for access as it’s done automatically”, said Allan Griebenow, President and CEO of AXCESS International Inc. The company today announced that Occidental Petroleum Corp.’s largest California operation is using its long-range access control and safety system for hands-free identification and attendance record […]

Biometric hand readers aren’t just for use at banks or other high-secure facilities. Colleges can use the same thing to control access to their buildings, thanks to an Ingersoll Rand reader that has been integrated with campus card systems provided by CBORD. Ithaca, New York- The next phase of access control technology has arrived – […]

LEGIC provides robust suite of payment and security applications for students in Chur, Switzerland By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor While many U.S. colleges and universities have been hesitant to delve into the contactless world, European and Asian campuses have taken the opposite approach. So it is with the University of Technology and Economics (HTW Chur) […]

West Virginia University is controlling access to its recreation center with biometric hand readers supplied by Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies. The readers mean students don’t need to bring their ID cards to the rec center where, according to the university, at least five ID cards were lost daily. Student Convenience Critical Factor in Choosing Biometric […]

Seeking to prevent further thefts of expensive equipment, a Utah community college installed 120 Schlage Computer-Managed locks that also provide an audit trail of the last 1,000 events involving the locks. CM Locks Secure Supplies, Expensive Equipment, and Buildings at Salt Lake Community College FORESTVILLE, CONN.– Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies has announced that Salt Lake […]

Datastrip has upgraded its handheld biometric ID reader to accept HID iCLASS-based cards, eliminating the need for an add-on compact flash reader. The expanded reader, available in the third quarter, will sport a new smart card interface and means companies deploying iCLASS cards will be able to use the reader to extend identity checks beyond […]

HID has introduced a new dual reader that handles both prox and contactless, making it easier for existing customers to upgrade from their current 125 kHz prox technology to HID’s 13.56 MHZ iCLASS cards. The reader is expected to be available in the second quarter. Multi-CLASS Reader Targets Companies Seeking Flexibility and Increased Security IRVINE, […]

Following on the heels of its sponsorship of a privacy forum late last year, contactless access control card and reader provider HID has appointed a government relations director to further proactively address privacy and RFID issues. IRVINE, Calif.– HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, announced that […]

Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies group has selected the multi-technology reader solutions from Colorado-based XceedID. The combo prox and contactless readers will be private-labeled under IR’s SCHLAGE brand. Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies to Private Label XceedID ISO-X™ Multi-Technology Card Readers GOLDEN, COLORADO – February 28, 2006 – XceedID Corp. recently entered into a private-label OEM agreement […]