This month CR80News offers insight into the nuances of magnetic stripe and barcode technologies, RFP suggestions from a vendor perspective, an overview of the University of Houston’s card program and much more
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By Neville Pattinson, vice president for Government Affairs and Business Development at Gemalto The identity credential in the United States is evolving and it’s not hard to see why: the number of exposed identities in 2011 increased by more than 40% since 2010, from 16 million to 23 million, according to the IDTheftCenter.org. The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse tracked 535 breaches involving 30.4 million sensitive records in 2011 in the U.S. alone. That’s a conservative number because many states don’t require breaches to be reported. read more »The board of directors for Lumidigm announced the appointment of Mark Shermetaro, a member of the board, to chief executive officer of the company with current CEO and chairman Bob Harbour moving to the position of executive chairman of the board of directors. read more »The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is focusing on a goal of driving the research and development of biometrics and building the future of the industry around a concern for end-user privacy protection. read more »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. Even flipping the pages looks great with this new feature. read more »By David Worthington, principle consultant for Payment and Chip Technology at Bell ID Most consumers are comfortable with the concept of a mobile phone as a secure, multifunctional device. It is this consumer acceptance, coupled with technological advancement, which make the 2012 market conditions ripe for greater expansion in mobile services. read more »The Province of British Columbia, the University of British Columbia and the Alma Mater Society have negotiated a plan to prevent students from dropping out of courses but still keeping their subsidized U-Pass, according to The Ubyssey. read more » |
