Contactless Smart Cards, RFID, Payment, Transit and Security

XceedID, RF IDeas partner for access control offering

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

XceedID and RF IDeas are partnering to deliver a new proximity and secure contactless access control offering for desktop or doorway installation.

According to Rick Landuyt, President of RF IDeas, the new offering will provide customers with more options for using contactless credentials to gain access to secure areas.


The new partnership will pool the two companies’ array of multi-technology readers, capable of working with systems based on smart cards, USB, RS-232 or other embedded technologies. [end] 

Yubico and SSO Easy have partnered to create a simplified two-factor authentication for single sign-on (SSO).

Designed for users who must implement strong two-factor authentication for access to SAML-based SSO servers, critical applications and sensitive information, this solution utilizes Yubico’s YubiKey driverless USB-token to log in with a one-time password.

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Multicard, a unit of Identive Group that supplies credential, identity management and system integration services, has signed a contract with global consumer products company Henkel to provide a global multi-function identity credential service card to Henkel employees.

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Hirsch Identive announced that its Velocity Access Control and Security Management software has been tested and verified to be compliant with the IF-MAP computing standard by the international industry standards organization, Trusted Computing Group.

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The December 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 list of audio and accompanying PowerPoint slides (in pdf format).

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Identive Group Inc. has formed a new product group within its business structure to provide services for integrated access control. This Converged Access group will build on technology designed for Identity as a Service/SaaS products like idOnDemand, as well as work with Identive’s products in the network access smart reader technology field.

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Idesco announced that it has updated and enhanced its DESCoder software package, offering security providers and end users alike more control over their contactless access control systems.

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