The majority of ID Card Printers use dye sublimation technology, as do an increasing number of Photo Printers. But what is dye sublimation, and how does it differ from printing techniques like ink jet? This guide will give you the...
There are three basic ways in which radio waves are altered or modulated in RF communication. They are amplitude modulation (AM), frequency modulation (FM), and phase modulation (PM). Sound familiar? AM and FM have become household names because of their...
So just how does the modulating of radio waves enable data transmission in contactless card systems? The answer is found in the concept of coding. Coding refers to a modulation pattern that is understood and shared by both a transponder...
A key concept of, and major difference between, biometric systems involves the storage of the enrolled template. To function, the enrolled biometric template must be available for comparison against the newly presented fingerprint and resultant template. But where will the...
Biometrics are defined as "automated methods of recognizing a person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic. Among the features measured are; face, fingerprints, hand geometry, handwriting, iris, retinal, vein, and voice. Biometric technologies are becoming the foundation of an...
It is not uncommon for a college campus to have less than one parking space for every ten students. Add faculty and staff, visitors, and vendors to that equation and it is easy to see why a parking is among...
On campuses across the country, metal keys are disappearing in favor of plastic cards. As witnessed by the hotel industry in the preceding two decades, these offline electronic locks are revolutionizing door access in college dormitories. And the growing flexibility...
“We are talking about one of the largest-growing crimes in America, with literally hundreds of thousands of victims a year. It is called identity theft … The average identity theft costs $17,000. The average length of time it takes an...
The nine-digit number has been used since 1936 to track a person’s wages for the purpose of accruing benefits within the Social Security Administration. The SSN has grown to be used as an identifier for all sorts of other applications,...
The most heated battle in the contactless technology market place has not been between different standards but between competing implementations within a single standard. The two unique implementations of the ISO 14443 standard, Type A and Type B, have fought...
The only publication dedicated to the use of campus cards, mobile credentials, identity and security technology in the education market. CampusIDNews – formerly CR80News – has served more than 6,500 subscribers for more than two decades.
Great inverview on the Public Key Open Credential (PKOC) standard with ELATEC's Jason Ouellette, Chairman of the Board for the @PSIAlliance.
Attn: friends in the biometrics space. Nominations close Friday for the annual Women in Biometrics Awards. Take five minutes to recognize a colleague or even yourself. http://WomenInBiometrics.com
