Year two of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS) was noted recently by the Department of Homeland Security with an official welcome for some international students arriving at Dulles International Airport, part of some 220,000 expected to be attending American universities this fall. SEVIS is a web-based program for maintaining information on international […]

A recent article in the Boston Globe describes the growing uses for vending machines that card payments are enabling. As machines are equipped to process credit and debit transactions, the move from under-$1 items to higher priced items opens up. In one trial, Staples is deploying machines that sell office supplies (e.g. power cords, computer […]

Major Deployment at Canadian Airports Offers Physical Access Control and Biometric Authentication IRVINE, Calif., March 23, 2004 – HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced that their combination Prox and iCLASS 13.56 MHz multi-technology contactless smart cards will be deployed at major airports in Canada […]

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – Entrepreneur Steven Brill, whose critically-acclaimed book “AFTER” chronicled the homeland security and civil liberties challenges facing the United States following the September 11th terrorist attacks, has formed a company with key players in the homeland security industry that will offer a private, voluntary, biometrically secure identification card providing access […]

Deployment Encompasses over Five Thousand Users TORONTO, ON and VAN NUYS, CA, Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – (TSX:BYT) Bioscrypt Inc., a leading provider of advanced fingerprint technology, announced today that Little Rock National Airport has installed a state-of-the- art security system featuring Bioscrypt fingerprint readers and HID’s new iCLASS contactless smart card technology to enhance security […]

The SEVIS implementation deadline is barely two weeks old, but the Immigration and Naturalization Service is still fixing glitches. In addition, the Aug. 1 deadline for schools to register their foreign students saw the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a bureau of the Department of Homeland Security, putting agents in the field to […]

MINNEAPOLIS (July 22, 2003) – Fargo Electronics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FRGO) and ImageWare Systems, Inc. (AMEX:IW) have entered into an agreement that will establish Fargo as a master distributor of ImageWare’s off-the-shelf photo ID badge design and management software. ImageWare develops software solutions for the creation of secure photo IDs and credentials that are used for […]

‘Cashless Transactions Becoming Marketplace Necessity’ WAYNE, Pa., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – USA Technologies (OTC Bulletin Board: USTT), maker of the e-Port(TM) cash-less micro transaction service spreading throughout the vending, quickserve restaurant, POS, hospitality and laundry industries, announced today further expansion of its vending customer base. The company announced that through the first quarter it had […]

Beyond the Basics: Your Campus Card as a Management ToolMay 1-2, 2003 o Sanibel Island, FL Sponsored by:National Association of College Auxiliary ServicesNational Association of Campus Card UsersCR80NEWS Want to take your established card program to new heights? Or are you planning to initiate a program and need to know what happens once the office […]

Caradas, Inc., a leading provider of smart card authentication technology, today announced its Connexus(TM) Platform solution for smart Visa Access deployment now supports PC smart card readers from SCM Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCMM; Neuer Markt: SMY), a leading global provider of smart card reader technology. Through the smart Visa Ready program, Caradas and SCM are […]