Monthly Archives: February 2012
idOnDemand and Fuji Xerox Australia Partnership Enables Single Credential for Building Entry and Secured Printing
PLEASANTON, Calif. and CANBERRA, Australia, February 29, 2012 – idOnDemand, the pioneer in smart identification and a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE: Frankfurt: INV), and Fuji Xerox Australia have formed an OEM partnership in which Fuji Xerox has incorporated idOnDemand’s highly secure identity readers into their multifunction devices (MFD) for secure copying and printing. idOnDemand’s TouchSecure™ readers enable Fuji Xerox to offer its customers a converged access solution that allows employees to use a single identity card to enter the workplace and to use shared secured multifunctional copiers...
Read More Leave A CommentIdentive and Dave Holmes Featured in ScreenMedia Daily Article “Tapping Into Big Data With NFC”
Mobile technology has become central to daily life, so it’s vital that businesses find new ways to interact with consumers at every consumer touchpoint. That’s why near field communications (NFC) holds so much promise—it bridges the gap between the digital and the physical world. NFC technology is a proximity-based wireless technology that enables the exchange of information. All a mobile user needs to do is tap her NFC-enabled smartphone to an NFC-enabled contact point, and they can easily complete a range of transactions that include mobile payment, information gathering, and even exchange...
Read More Leave A CommentWhat is the Difference Between Dual Interface, Combi and Hybrid Smart Cards?
Appreciate you reaching out. As your inquiry suggests, you have come across the frequently used terms dual interface, combi and hybrid in relation to smart cards, yet are unclear as to the differences between the trio. Simply stated, the aforementioned terms are certain categories of smart cards. When it comes to smart cards, there are what we call contact and contactless cards, some which combine both functionalities. This classification refers to the chip interface type. The abovementioned combination of interface technologies can be either done on the chip itself (then...
Read More Leave A CommentIdentive Heads to the SCA 2012 Payments Summit
Earlier this month, the Identive team headed to Salt Lake City, Utah to partake in the 5th Annual Smart Card Alliance 2012 Payments Summit. Industry professionals piled into the doors of the Hilton Salt Lake City Center for three jam-packed days of workshops, tracks and sessions. The “all payments event” covered a breadth of transaction platforms including EMV chip card, NFC, mobile and transit payments. With a record-breaking 534 registered attendees, up 53% from last year, the Payments Summit consisted of a broadly-focused agenda with a new “Roadmap to EMV...
Read More Leave A CommentIdentive Group Announces Promotion of Manfred Mueller to COO, Identification Products
SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, February 20, 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 effective April 1, 2012, Dr. Manfred Mueller will assume the position of Executive Vice-President and COO, Identification Products, with operational responsibility for Identive’s global product business, which comprises approximately 45% of the Company’s revenue. Identive’s Identification Products are used in the government, enterprise, and consumer markets for a number of identity-based and related applications, including cyber and...
Read More Leave A CommentWhat are Some of the New Security Trends to Watch for in 2012?
As 2012 gets underway, the ever-evolving security market can expect to see a number of trends emanate, ranging from secure identification in cyber space and into physical access. With security atop the priority list for many security and IT professionals, I have decided to highlight just a few of the over-arching progressions to keep an eye on this year – Secure ID, smart cards and readers, cloud computing. In terms of the Secure ID segment, we can anticipate the convergence of secure ID’s in a number of environments–Internet, physical access, network access...
Read More Leave A CommentAyman Ashour Featured as the Cover Personality for “The Smart Sense”
CEO Ayman Ashour is featured as the cover personality for February’s edition of “The Smart Sense.” Take a look at the interview as his leadership role in the greater identity market is highlighted. The SMART Sense: As the first Cover Personality for 2012 on The SMART Sense, what are your New Year resolutions and what does Identive, in its entirety, intend to achieve this year? Ayman: 2011 was an important year for Identive, a year of building our technology platform and towards the end of the year of consolidating our various product trade names under one...
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