April 23, 2013
The payments industry is undergoing a rapid worldwide transition to Europay Mastercard Visa (EMV) chip card technology, the global standard for credit and debit payment cards. Integrators helping their customers deploy this technology will need to follow a number of critical best practices for issuing contact and/or contactless EMV cards with the highest possible security assurances, while also enabling instant issuance capabilities at thousands of branch offices and other locations.
April 3, 2013
Increasing demands for higher levels of controlling who goes where when, and what they can do once there, is conspiring with advancing technology to bring security integrators a wealth of access control upselling opportunities. Get some nifty ideas how to convince new prospects to invest in effective access solutions or existing clients to upgrade, expand or enhance legacy systems.
March 20, 2013
HID Global has expanded its partnership with RedCloud to integrate and resell HID’s EDGE EVO and VertX EVO networked access control solutions into RedCloud’s portfolio of Web-based networked access control appliances
February 25, 2013
Irvine, Calif.-based HID Global’s iCLASS SE platform include SIO-enabled credentials featuring multilayered security beyond the card technology for maximum security and added protection to identity data, according to the company.
February 1, 2013
HID Global and behavioral biometrics company BehavioSec have collaborated to offer a new layer of protection to prevent identity fraud.
January 8, 2013
HID Global announced Tuesday it has acquired Codebench, a provider of physical security identity management (PSIM) solutions.
December 20, 2012
HID Global has released its annual Top 10 list of access control trends for the coming year, which focus heavily Near Field Communications (NFC), adoption of mobile devices and cloud-based services. Following are the trends, Nos. 1-5, with explanations:
December 20, 2012
HID Global has released its annual Top 10 list of access control trends for the coming year, which focus heavily Near Field Communications (NFC), adoption of mobile devices and cloud-based services. Following are the trends, Nos. 6-10, with explanations:
October 22, 2012
HID Global will construct a 200,000-square foot facility here in an effort to consolidate its North American operations.
October 10, 2012
Sargent of New Haven, Conn., an ASSA ABLOY company, has added HID Global’s Seos technology to its SE LP10 multiCLASS integrated Wiegand lock.
August 23, 2012
HID Global of Irvine, Calif., releases the Crescendo C1150 smart card suite of credentials that provide a standards-based solution across a broad range of converged logical and physical access applications.
July 10, 2012
HID Global and Lenel Systems Int’l have entered into an agreement that allows Lenel to resell HID’s EasyLobby Secure Visitor Management (SVM) software with the Lenel OnGuard advanced access control application.
June 13, 2012
HID Global of Irvine, Calif. releases the next generation of the EDGE EVO and VertX EVO controller platforms for customizable-networked access control solutions.
May 23, 2012
HID Global, of Irvine, Calif., releases the pivCLASS government solutions portfolio, an integrated product suite that enables facilities to comply with federal identity mandates without having to replace their existing physical access control system (PACS).
April 26, 2012
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) border security program has asked HID Global to continue manufacturing and supplying permanent resident cards, or green cards, for all legal foreign U.S. residents.
March 23, 2012
The Fargo DTC1000M monochrome printer/encoder by HID Global of Irvine, Calif., prints a single-color, edge-to-edge image on one side of a standard CR-80 or CR-79 identification card.
February 6, 2012
HID Global has appointed Kerry Reid as vice president of HID Connect. Reid will be responsible for driving HID Global hardware and software partnerships and extending the company's Genuine HID Technology system.
November 16, 2011
A new contactless smartcard reader platform developed by HID Global and Sony Corp. will embed near field communication (NFC) functionality into laptops and other mobile devices.
November 2, 2011
In an effort to showcase the benefits of near field communication (NFC) smartphones, Henry Brothers Electronics., a division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc. (Kratos|HBE), installed HID Global’s iCLASS SE readers during a pilot project at Arizona State University (ASU).