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Lumidigm offers security biometric solutions for companies in Israel through IdentyTech Solutions

 Lumidigm sensors offer accurate fingerprint reads even in harsh environmentsLumidigm announced that through its close partnership with IdentyTech Solutions Ltd., its exclusive distributor in Israel, Lumidigm is providing high security biometric solutions for organisations in Israel, the European Union, the United Kingdom, India and other countries throughout the world where organisations need reliable biometrics. With multispectral imaging technology, Lumidigm sensors use multiple spectru...

BSIA ID Section research shows 19% of firms have been a victim of data fraud

  Despite the reported risks of data breaches and identity fraud there remain serious gaps in data disposal New research carried out on behalf of the Information Destruction (ID) Section of the BSIA (British Security Industry Association), to coincide with the recent Total Workplace Management event at London Olympia, underlines the fact that, despite the widely reported risks of data breaches and identity fraud, there remain serious gaps in how data disposal is handled by public and p...

Opengear remote management solution provider appoints a new CMO and VP

 John Bedrick is the new CMO and VP of product management at Opengear Opengear, provider of next generation console server and remote management solutions announced the hiring of John Bedrick as chief marketing officer and vice president of product management. Bedrick brings deep expertise across all aspects of enterprise security, including authentication, encryption, firewall, identity/access management and intrusion detection/prevention. Before joining Opengear, Bedrick served chief ma...

Samsung’s latest Net-i Ware recording software features increased recording throughput of 250 mbps

The latest version of Samsung's Net-i Ware recording software features an increased recording throughput of 250mbps to provide the bandwidth required to record the latest generation of Samsung HD megapixel cameras. Version 1.33 of Net-i Ware makes it possible to achieve a real-time IP network based recording solution that can simultaneously record and playback superb quality images from VGA resolution up to the latest 3 megapixel Full HD Samsung network cameras. In fact, Net-i Ware has the powe...

AMAG Technology’s Symmetry Security Management System integrates with ASSA ABLOY’s Aperio wireless locks

The Aperio Locks will integrate with all four versions of the Symmetry systemASSA ABLOY, the global leader in door opening solutions, and AMAG Technology, the market leader in the design and manufacture of fully integrated access control and IP video security solutions around the world, announce the integration of AMAG Technology's Symmetry™ Security Management System with ASSA ABLOY'S range of Aperio™ wireless locks. AMAG Technology's Windows-based Symmetry Security Managemen...

HID Global to exhibit physical and logical access control solutions at IFSEC South Africa

  HID will present its portfolio in identity and access management at IFSECHID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced it will showcase the latest advances and offerings in physical and logical access control solutions as well as secure issuance at this week's IFSEC South Africa. HID Global will present a broad range of solutions that feature HID Global's portfolio in identity and access management, and the company's ActivIdentity brand soluti...

Simon Siew joins HID Global as the new Managing Director for Asia Pacific Region

 Simon Siew will oversee all functions relating to APAC sales, technical support and customer logisticsHID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced Simon Siew has joined HID Global as the Managing Director, Identity and Access Management of Asia Pacific (APAC).  In his new role, Mr. Siew is responsible for driving the company's business objectives and financial performance as well as the successful promotion of the HID Global brand in...

HID Global wins ACT Canada “International Innovation Award” for its Green Card

 Since the introduction of the first OSM-based Green Card, digital security has never been comprised HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, recently announced that the U.S. Permanent Resident ("Green") Card that is manufactured by HID Global under its LaserCard brand has won the ACT Canada "International Innovation Award" for Identity Management. The U.S. Green Card is issued to all legal foreign residents of the U.S. under the Unit...

Suprema launches FBI certified ten print live scanner RealScan-G10

Suprema, Inc., a global leader in biometrics and identification solutions, announced that the company launches RealScan-G10 ten-print live scanner, which offers improved image quality and cost advantage over its predecessor, RealScan-10. The device also tested in full compliance and received certification from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the agency's Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS) Image Quality Specification (IQS) Appendix F standards. FBI IQS...

iView Systems and Cognitec go for a partnership in biometric facial recognition technology

 iView's modular iGWatch IP platform to deliver seamless integration of Cognitec's FaceVACS(R)iView Systems, a leading provider of loss prevention solutions for the security and surveillance environment, announced its' partnership with Cognitec, a recognised leader in biometric facial recognition technology.iView's modular iGWatch IP platform delivers seamless integration of Cognitec's face recognition engine, FaceVACS(R). Cognitec's software experts have been developing face recogniti...

International exhibitors confirm MIPS as the main security exhibition in Russia

MIPS represents the latest security and fire safety technologies and solutions available to the Russian market The 17th edition of MIPS (Moscow International Exhibition Protection, Security and Fires Safety) confirmed its position as the largest and most well established exhibition for the security industry in Eastern Europe and Russia, in a market that has recovered well from the economic crisis. MIPS represented the latest security and fire safety technologies and solutions available to...

HID Global showcases innovation in secure card issuance at Cards Middle East 2011

HID Global and LaserCard will exhibit extensive suite of products and technologies for secure card issuance HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced it will showcase the latest advances and offerings in solutions for secure card issuance at next week's Cards Middle East 2011 in Abu Dhabi. HID and LaserCard, a company recently acquired by HID Global, will also demonstrate secure government identification solutions, including technology that is cur...

Latest Asure ID 7 as industry leading card personalisation software

HID Global, a trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, today announced the release of Asure ID 7, the latest update to its industry-leading card personalisation suite of software. Building on the popular Asure ID 2009 software, Asure ID 7 features new navigational enhancements and advanced printing capabilities designed to simplify the entire process of card issuance from entry-level uses to more sophisticated secure credential applications.HID Global's Asure ID 7 is a co...

Honeywell announces upgrades to popular visitor management system

Honeywell announced an upgrade to its popular LobbyWorks® Visitor Management System that now integrates with its Pro-Watch® security management system. LobbyWorks 4.0 offers electronic auditing, identification of key visitors and self registration, which results in increased efficiency. LobbyWorks 4.0 is ideal for organisations of any size that seek to enhance the security of their facilities and protect employees and visitors by determining the identity of individuals."A visitor ma...

OnSSI’s technology partners FST21 and Intransa demonstrate powerful video surveillance solutions at ISC West 2011

 ISC West 2011 saw demonstration of powerful video surveillance solutions by OnSSI, FST21 and IntransaOnSSI called on technology partners FST21 and Intransa to demonstrate powerful video surveillance solutions at ISC West 2011. Implementation of FST21's SafeRise intelligent access control system and Intransa's video and storage modules further showcased the extreme functionality and open platform capabilities of OnSSI's newly released Ocularis v.2.0."The combination of FST21's and...

HID launches innovative authentication solutions at National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace

 HID demonstrated authentication technology innovations at NSTIC 2011HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity showcased its strong authentication solutions at the release of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace, on April 15, 2011. HID demonstrated various authentication scenarios using a Blackberry, a PC token and a Web token on a sample website. A consumer can use strong authentication technology to access various different Internet...

Secutech 2011 to serve as a platform for electronic and information security

  Secutech 2011 will showcase IP related products and intelligent security solutions in Taiwan this year Secutech, the international exhibition and conference for the electronic and information security, and fire and safety industries is expected to attract more than 3,000 IP related products and intelligent security solutions at its 2011 show to be held from 20 - 22 April at the Nangang Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan. More than 25,000 professional buyers are expected...

HID and ActivIdentity to exhibit access control and converged solutions at Infosecurity Europe 2011

 Infosecurity Europe is set to take place at Earls Court, London from 19 to 21st April HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that it will showcase the latest advances and offerings in physical and logical access control and converged solutions as well as secure issuance at next week's Infosecurity Europe 2011. Together with ActivIdentity, HID will highlight its expanded offering that delivers a unique portfolio of intelligent identity assuran...

Access Control Integration gets simplified with HID’s ActivEntry 2.4

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity in conjunction with ActivIdentity, a recently acquired HID Global company, announced the release of ActivEntry 2.4. The solution is part of HID's federal identity compliance initiative that combines HID Global and ActivIdentity products and services to meet Personal Identity Verification (PIV) standards and certifications as mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). ActivEntry enables Federal Age...

3M Congent bags Biometrics, Identification, Credentialing award at SIA's new product showcase

 MiY-ID Multi-function Outdoor Biometric Access Control Reader from 3M Cogent3M Cogent, Inc. was honoured with the Biometrics, Identification, and Credentialing Award at the SIA New Product Showcase at ISC West for its MiY-ID Multi-function Outdoor Biometric Access Control Reader. MiY-ID is 3M Cogent's latest outdoor multi-purpose, multi-functional biometric access control reader. With its ground-breaking "Make it Yours" application development platform, MiY-ID can virtually inter...

Arecont Vision to integrate megapixel cameras with FST21’s safe identity management system

 Arecont's IP surveillance and FST21's access control technology together would take security to the next levelArecont Vision, the industry leader in IP-based megapixel camera technology, announced their partnership with FST21 as one of the premier suppliers of megapixel cameras for SafeRise installations. The new partnership complements Arecont Vision's advanced camera surveillance technologies with the combination of facial recognition, voice recognition, pattern of behaviour, license pla...

HID Global showcases U.S Federal Identity Compliance initiative for Physical Access Control at ISC West

 HID Global is set to execute its secure identity solutions in accordance with U.S Federal Identity Compliance HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced that it will be demonstrating the first in a planned family of simple-to-deploy, cost-effective, turnkey FIPS 201 compliance solutions at ISC West 2011. The company's Federal Identity Compliance Initiative will make it easier for federal agencies to upgrade an existing physical access contro...

Iris ID Systems introduces versatile iCAM 7000 Series, industry-leading 5th generation IrisAccess® platform

Iris ID Systems Inc., formerly LG Electronics, Iris Technology Division, a leading provider of iris biometric technology, announced the introduction of its new IrisAccess® iCAM 7000 Series iris recognition cameras.The new units are plug-compatible replacements for the widely used iCAM 4000 and offer significantly more features, applications, and integration flexibility than previous models. In making the announcement, Charles Koo, President and CEO, Iris ID Systems Inc, said, "Based on...

Trub tachograph smart cards capture a major part of access control product markets in twelve countries

 Trub AG is a market leader of tachograph smart cards and has produced over 2.5 million cards till dateFour further countries have chosen Trub AG for the supply of tachograph smart cards: Macedonia, Moldavia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. With 12 countries, Trub AG is now the market leader for the tachograph smart cards first introduced in 2004. The cards are made from polycarbonate and are equipped with a chip. Since the introduction of digital tachographs, Trub AG has manufactured and supplied...

HID Global enhances its Identity on Demand Services with the introduction of secure web portal

HID Global, trusted leader in solutions for the delivery of secure identity, announced it has extended the benefits of its HID Identity on Demand™ services to include a secure web portal that enables customers and channel partners to monitor and manage all aspects of card personalisation projects, from design and ordering through data transmission, high-quality multi-colour printing, programming and on-time delivery anywhere in the world."Implementing a large badging project as part o...

TAB Systems’ smarti Hybrid access control system to be displayed at IFSEC 2011

 smarti Hybrid portable access control has many advanced features and is also equipped with WIFI, mobile connectionLast year on IFSEC TAB Systems launched the new smarti® Guardeon unit and won the Best Access control Product award with it. This year at IFSEC 2011 Tab Systems plan to launch a new portable access control unit and a TCP/IP Relay controller called smarti® TCP/IP Relay Box.smarti Hybrid is a portable access control, presence tracking and building automation solution. For...

LaserCard receives a large order for optical security media cards

 Optical security media cards worth $8.6 million dollars would be provided by LaserCard Corporation LaserCard Corporation, a leading provider of secure ID solutions, announced receipt of an order for approximately $8.6 million for optical security media cards to be issued under the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Permanent Resident Card ("Green Card") programme. Delivery is scheduled for completion in August, 2011."The U.S. Green Card has set new standards in security...

LaserCard to provide ID solutions worth $2.1 million to Saudi Arabia National ID Card Programme

 ID technology from LaserCard will help Saudi government to maintain world class protection for its citizensLaserCard Corporation, a leading provider of government ID solutions, has received a purchase order valued at approximately $2.1 million for chip-ready, optical security media-based credentials for the Saudi Arabia National ID Card programme.The ID cards are issued to Saudi citizens nationwide for identification, e-government and regional travel purposes. "The Saudi Ara...

Latest technological solutions in homeland security to get unveiled at GSA 2011

 GSA 2011 will showcase latest security screening, biometrics, surveillance and security risk management solutionsReinforcing GSA 2011's position as the premier "must attend" event in the Asia Pacific region, major technology vendors and specialists will be showcasing the latest in Homeland Security solutions and concepts. Some of the industry giants participating at the event, to be held from 15 -17 March at the iconic Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Singapore, include global...

Secutech 2011 to feature electronic security, information security, and fire safety sectors under one umbrella

  Secutech 2011 will enhance security market growth in the South East Asian region to the next level Secutech, the international exhibition and conference for the electronic security, information security, and fire and safety industries is expected to attract more than 500 leading global IP related products and intelligent security solutions at its 2011 show to be held from 20 - 22 April at the Nangang Taipei World Trade Center, Taiwan. In its 14th edition, the show is exp...