Beginning tomorrow, members of the Identive team will be participating in the 13th Annual Cards & Payments Middle East, held May 15-16 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. One of the largest events in the region for banks, retail, telcos and government, the conference brings together the world leaders in cards and payments technology. Several key areas [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

CardLogix’s Multi-factor Age Verification (MFA) Solution for online gaming was featured on Las Vegas and Southern Nevada’s NBC KSLV News3 on February 28th, 2012. Watch as KSLV News3′s own Sergio Avila demonstrates CardLogix’s smart player card and biometric approach in eliminating the problem of underage gaming. Individuals such as Mark Lipparelli of the Nevada Gaming [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Yes, you can certainly upgrade out-of-date, insecure building access cards or consolidate multiple card systems with a single trusted card, future-proofed to access IT systems. Our idOnDemand business unit makes it relatively easy to consolidate your tokens, ID cards, building access cards and passwords into a single trusted identity as demonstrated by the video demo [...]