HID Global, a leader in secure identity products and access control solutions, has expanded its partnership with INSIDE Contactless, a French company that develops contactless chips for smart cards. HID and INSIDE Contactless will work […]
HID Global announced today that it has acquired Nectar .NET-based smart card technology. The acquisition falls in line with HID’s efforts to provide a full range of smart card offerings and embedded products for high-security applications using leading-edge operating systems.
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The Transportation Worker Identification Credential card (or TWIC) is something we’ve mentioned a few times in the past. This is the new, high-tech identification card that’s slowly being phased into a number of U.S. ports. But this week, ports in New England will be the first to officially require all workers to carry the cards, which act as another layer of protection for areas considered to be vulnerable to terrorism.
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All you have to do is look at the subject lines of our past blog posts to see that smart cards are used for all sorts of applications these days. Recently, IMS Research felt the need to closer examine the smart card’s rise in popularity. And what did they find out? That amazingly the number of smart cards on the planet will surpass the world’s population at some point during the year 2009. So, what does that mean? It means that on average, each person walking the globe will soon be in possession of more than one smart card.
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Many cities and public transit bureaus offer free or discounted passes or tickets for senior citizens – and Washington D.C. is just one example. For a long time, though, getting a discount on DC’s well-known Metro system has been a bit of a polka for seniors in the D.C. corridor.
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Imagine flashing your employee ID in front of a vending machine. No, you’re not confusing the vending machine with your office guard after a long day of work. Your ID card, equipped with RFID antenna, can buy you coffee or a snack. Office employees in Thailand are about to have this become a reality – with new RFID-enabled employee ID cards.
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Currently, Chinese Customs staff members and officers have paper identification badges. Paper IDs work for some – but for officers who are constantly on the go, keeping China’s booming ports safe – they can be a bit of a letdown (to say the least). That’s why about 4,400 new smart ID cars were issued to Customs and Excise Department officers this Tuesday.
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