Monthly Archives: April 2012
Getting ‘Smarter’ With Smart Cards
I’ve seen many of your recent social media posts regarding smart cards. Only having a very general understanding of them, would you care to further describe the basics of smart card technology? Everyone is quite familiar with credit, debit and loyalty cards; however, many are not cognizant of their ‘smarter’ sibling, the smart card. Though a smart card resembles your typical credit card in size and shape, its internal composition is a whole lot different. Whereas a credit or debit card is simply comprised of plastic and a magnetic stripe,...
Read More Leave A CommentIdentive Adds Online Custom NFC Tags to Its Industry-Leading NFC Marketplace
Personalized NFC Tags Now Available SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, Apr 26, 2012 — Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt:INV), a provider of products, services and solutions for the identification, payment and NFC mobility markets today launched a new NFC tag online customization service to supply consumers and developers with personalized NFC tags. Customers can now order NFC tags, stickers and smart posters for advertising, promotion, information pick-up or social media check-in and can personalize their tags with their own designs, photos or logos, specify a URL destination, phone...
Read More Leave A CommentIdentive to Showcase NFC Solutions for Students and Campuses at NACCU Conference
SANTA ANA, Calif. and ISMANING, Germany, Apr 23, 2012 — Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of products and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced that it will be showcasing its near field communication (NFC) solutions for students and campuses at the National Association of Campus Card Users (NACCU) Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington April 21-25, 2012. “Mobile phones are a communications lifeline for college students, and the right NFC solutions can greatly extend the phones’ usefulness on a university campus in practical and...
Read More Leave A CommentSmart Cards: PIV-C or Not to PIV-C?
When deciding on applicable standards to utilize in the deployment of smart cards in an enterprise organization, what are the considerations of PIV, PIV-C, or CIV? Are there any reasons not to approach a project with PIV-C or are all serious vendors offering PIV cards? A precursory answer to this question is not the answer you seek but is relevant and will save you from the #1 reason for why smart card projects fail – do not start your investigation by focusing on the card. In the overall scheme of...
Read More Leave A CommentNFC and the War on Cash
Cash as the physical embodiment of money or value is inefficient. It is also expensive to use, considering theft, fraud, security and costs associated with its physical handling: from armored cars to secure sorting facilities, to bank branch costs, and servicing and replenishing ATMs. Plastic money in the form of credit and debit cards has exploited the inefficiency of cash for many decades and can indeed help solve many of the problems associated with cash. But even cards are not without problems. There are issues of transaction fees, eligibility and...
Read More Leave A CommentMulticard Expands Availability of Mobile Phone-Based Cashless Payments Using Rabobank Digital Wallet
Food service partners deploy Cashless Betalen™ solution in companies, schools OUD-BEIJERLAND, The Netherlands – April 18, 2012 – Multicard, a leading supplier of credential solutions, identity management and system integration services and a business unit of Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE, Frankfurt: INV), today announced the expanded availability of its mobile phone based cashless payment solution, Cashless Betalen™, into additional micropayment environments in The Netherlands through partnership with leading catering and food service providers. Following the initial successful launch of the solution to sports clubs, Multicard is now signing up commercial...
Read More Leave A CommentidOnDemand’s Terry Gold Quoted in AVISIAN Article
“The Mobile ID Experiment” Written by Zack Martin, Editor of AVISIAN Publishing Be it Android, Apple, tablet or smart phone … mobile devices are everywhere, and users want to do everything on them that they do on their desktop. As the functionality increases so do the threats to the information stored on and accessed by the devices. The same dangers that plague the desktop world are exacerbated in the mobile world. Mobile brings convenience, access and portability with a low cost of entry, but it creates a “perfect storm” of...
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