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Netclearance Launches ‘Smart’ ID Card for Workforce Internet of Things Applications
Netclearance has unveiled its mBeaconCard wearable identity badge that works to support indoor tracking, access control and payments, among other workplace applications for the Internet of Things. The company said Tuesday the credit card-size badge is designed to integrate with Netclearance’s mBeacon2 and mBeacon3 IoT gateways, cloud-based and on-premise platforms and third-party apps and analytics tools. Netclearance CEO David Fernandez said mBeaconCard works […] More
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Jordanian Agency Taps Gemalto to Produce Contactless Citizen ID Cards
Gemalto has been selected by Jordan’s ministry of information, communication and technology to deliver citizen identity cards and automatic fingerprint identification systems to the country’s interior ministry through Amman-based banking and technology company OFFTEC. The digital security company said Tuesday its Sealys polycarbonate contactless e-ID ​cards and AFIS aim to support Jordan’s national security, immigration control and anti-election fraud efforts. […] More
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SIBA: US Should Supply Biometrics Tools to Allies Through DoD FMS Program
The Secure Identity & Biometrics Association has called on the U.S. government to use the Defense Department’s foreign military sales initiative as a channel to provide allied countries facing an influx of refugees from Syria with biometrics tools. The recommendation is included in SIBA’s list of action plans the U.S. and international governments can implement in […] More
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Capstone Wins Task Order for Navy Smart Card Program; John McNally Comments
Capstone has secured a task order to continue to provide technical support and program management services for the Commander, Navy Installations Command’s smart card technology program. The award also covers configuration management, evaluation and testing, systems design, lifecycle management-related documentation, training and other maintenance services for the common access card program across the service branch, […] More
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Neville Pattinson: Smart Cards Offer 2-Factor Authentication Technology for Gov’t Services
Government agencies need to bolster the adoption of two-factor authentication for services and applications by balancing agency requirements, security and convenience for users, according to Smart Card Alliance’s Neville Pattinson. Pattinson, the alliance’s technical chairman and founding board member of the Secure ID Coalition, wrote in a guest piece published Thursday on GCN that public awareness and necessity drive the […] More
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Cubic to Integrate Payment Processing System into Calgary’s Parking Service; David deKozan Comments
Cubic‘s transportation systems business has agreed to integrate its payment processing technology into Calgary’s parking service in an effort to help users manage their transportation account. The Calgary Parking Authority and Cubic intend for the partnership to help customers process parking and transit payments with a common smart card or mobile application, Cubic said Monday. “Users already engaged with […] More
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Cubic to Help 12 SF Area Agencies Adopt Smart Card Fare Payment System; Matt Newsome Comments
Cubic Transportation Systems will help 12 suburban transit agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area implement a new fare card payment system under a $7.5 million contract modification. The company said Wednesday it will install the Clipper fare collection equipment on buses, retail devices, handheld card readers for payment inspection and wireless networks for data connectivity with bus garages. […] More