Tag Archive for 'Access Control / Enterprise Security'

Access Control System offers encryption and authentication

From : ThomasNet Industrial News Room 07-Aug-09 5:29:00 AM
Available in exit device, cylindrical, and mortise lock configurations, Harmony H2 Series integrates Grade 1 security into existing Wiegand-compatible access control system. System incorporates iCLASS® card reader, Door Position Switch, and Latchbolt monitoring sensors, as well as Request-to-Exit signaling.

China DTV: Q2 Revs Down 25% on Smart Card Sales

From : JLM Pacific Epoch 07-Aug-09 1:47:00 PM
China Digital TV Holding (NYSE:STV) recorded net revenues of $14.6 million in the second quarter of 2009, down 24.7% from the corresponding period of 2008 and up 1.9% from the previous quarter.

Precision Dynamics’ RFID Wristband System Provides Cashless Guest Convenience at Great Wolf Lodge, Concord, NC

From : Precision Dynamics Corporation 07-Aug-09 3:25:00 AM
Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC), a leader in automatic wristband identification, announces the launch of its patented Smart Band® RFID Wristband System at the new Great Wolf Lodge in Concord, North Carolina. Its parent company, Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.®, is North America’s largest family of indoor waterpark resorts.

DoD taking CAC in new directions

From : FederalNewsRadio.com 06-Aug-09 8:57:00 AM
The Defense Department is moving its secure employee identification card, known as the Common Access Card, into its business areas.

Harmony locking hardware now iclass compatible

From : Contactless News 04-Aug-09 5:53:00 PM
Sargent Manufacturing Company, a New Haven, Conn. producer of exit devices, electronic access control locks and cylindrical and mortise locks, has added HID Global’s iCLASS 13.56 MHZ capability to its Harmony Series of access control locking hardware.

LEGIC comprehensive Access Control for North America thanks to partnership with leading US manufacturer Open Options

From : LEGIC Identsystems 04-Aug-09 11:25:00 PM
Open Options supplies integrated security solutions and is now a licence partner of LEGIC Identsystems Ltd who manufactures contactless smart card technology platforms for personal identification. This partnership will deliver comprehensive IP access control solutions based on LEGIC technology. The open architecture of the DNA Fusion product by Open Options allows flexible adaptation to suit [...]

All aboard - by mobile

From : Brisbane Times 05-Aug-09 3:00:00 AM
There is a generation of children growing up that will not remember paper airline tickets - and it is possible the next generation will not remember boarding passes, either.

Pass & Fly project to make easier check-in and boarding procedures at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport

From : Invest in Cote d'Azur, the blue chip coast 04-Aug-09 10:48:00 AM
Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, Air France, Amadeus and IT provider IER have joined forces for this partnership project geared at reducing costs while speeding up the passenger check-in & boarding. Based on NFC (Near Field Communication) technology which enables contactless ‘proximity transactions”, the solution allows passengers to go through the different steps of the process simply with their mobile phone in hand.

Open Sesame! Network Attack Literally Unlocks Doors

From : Wired News 31-Jul-09 10:57:00 PM
Security researchers have spent a lot of time the last couple of years cracking building access systems from the level of the user device — RFID and smartcards, for example.

Bank fingerprinting goes much too far

From : Nashua Telegraph 03-Aug-09 11:41:00 AM
Since last fall, Bank of America has been requiring noncustomers to provide a fingerprint when cashing checks drawn on Bank of America accounts. So far, Bank of America is the only bank in New Hampshire using the so-called “Thumbprint Signature” program.