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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

SANTA ANA, Calif., and ISMANING, Germany, February 7, 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 has provided the Dutch Ministry of Defense (MoD) with 59,500 SmartFold smart card readers that enable secure access to the ministry’s computer network for [...]

SANTA ANA, Calif., and ISMANING, Germany, December 5, 2011 – Identive Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVE; Frankfurt: INV), a provider of products and services for the identification, security and RFID industries, today announced that it has shipped an additional 122,000 SCR3310v2.0 smart card readers to support Spain’s national electronic ID card program. The smart card readers [...]