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Record Number of Healthcare Facility Public-Safety Related Deaths in 2012
Hospitals are becoming a more dangerous place to work, according to a report published by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety. IAHSS reports that the number of homicides at member facilities is the highest for the 20 years it has been keeping such statistics. According to the report, in addition to the 8 reported deaths, healthcare facility crime increased in nearly every category since the most recent survey in 2010, with significant rise in the number of simple assaults, larceny and thefts, vandalism, rape and other sexual assaults. A...
Read More Leave A CommentHIPAA Enforcement Widens
Too many small and medium size organizations believe that governance and compliance are things that only the “big guys” need to worry about, and delay implementing measures that provide proper levels of security. And, as with most government compliance mandates, enforcement did start at the top, as HHS targeted organizations like Blue Cross of Tennessee ($1.7M fine) and the Alaska Department of Health ($1.5M fine) for data breaches as defined under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). But the recent loss a laptop that contained patient data at the...
Read More Leave A CommentConsolidating Multiple Access Control Systems
Question: Over the years, my company has deployed or inherited several access control systems, including a couple by a manufacturer who has discontinued the product I use. Not a “perfect picture” to say the least. My traveling personnel need to carry multiple cards, and managing them in these various systems is a challenge. Is there any way to consolidate cards and user management across these systems? Answer: First of all, you are not alone. This is an issue faced by many organizations. Many of these legacy systems were deployed before...
Read More Leave A CommentIdentive Returns From Successful NFC Event in the San Francisco Bay Area
Last week’s NFC Solutions Summit in Burlingame, California was marked by the launch of several innovative solutions, the exhibition of a wide-range of NFC products and services, and the participation of Identive team members in comprehensive educational sessions alongside fellow industry visionaries. Held on May 22-24 in the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport and hosted by the Smart Card Alliance and NFC Forum, the conference presented the opportunity for leaders from financial services, applications development, payments processing, technology, retail services and industry analysis to congregate in an interactive forum while...
Read More Leave A CommentIdentive Introduces Innovative Payment Tag for Mobile Phones
• Patent-pending peel & stick RFID tag enables contactless payments on current generation smartphones • Technology utilizes standard card production processes SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 22, 2012 – Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of products and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced tomPAY™, an innovative radio frequency identification (RFID) peel & stick tag that allows payment card manufacturers to offer contactless payment capabilities using consumers’ existing mobile devices. The new tag is being showcased at the NFC Solutions Summit, a conference and exhibit...
Read More Leave A CommentIdentive Group to Present at Upcoming Investor Events
SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, May 21, 2012 – Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE, Frankfurt: INV), a provider of products, services and solutions for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced that it will present at the following upcoming events with the financial community. • Identive Group Analyst Day – May 24, 2012, 12:30 p.m. EST • Cowen and Company Technology, Media & Telecom Conference – May 30, 2012, 3:30 p.m. EST Interested parties can listen to a live audio webcast of events available on the “Presentations, Reports and...
Read More Leave A CommentIdentive Introduces Cloud-Based NFC Tag Management
- Scalable platform enables dynamic updates, personalization of content. - Innovative user mobile app offers rich NFC experience. SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, May 17, 2012 – Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt:INV), a provider of products and services for the identification, payment and NFC mobility markets, today announced the release of its cloud-based near field communication (NFC) tag management platform, which allows advertisers, retailers and organizations in the education, hospitality and other markets to manage the delivery of dynamic, targeted content and services to consumers’ NFC-enabled mobile devices....
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