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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 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 CommentGetting ‘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 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...
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