Libya Selects HID Global to Launch First ePassport Program
HID Global announced it has deployed the government of Libya’s first diplomatic and special ePassport program. HID provided Libya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs with HID Integrale, a secure end-to-end solution that expedites the application and issuance processes and manages the entire ePassport lifecycle. For improved security, the redesigned and modernized booklets include a durable polycarbonate datapage and are personalized using new laser engraving and chip encryption equipment.
HID Global Introduces New Seos Credentials
HID Global announced it has expanded its award-winning Seos credential family. The Seos 16K is the industry’s first credential certified to the highest IT security level established by the independent testing service provider TÜV Informationstechnik GmbH, and it features the highest memory in the series to support multi-application deployments. Seos Essential is a new, single-application credential that delivers trusted security, data protection for deployments where complex implementations are not necessary.
HID Global Boosts Campus Safety and Efficiency for American School of Guatemala
HID Global announced that the American School of Guatemala has selected its Seos credential technology to modernize its physical access system. The solution significantly improves campus security and traffic efficiency for students and parents and enables staff to easily issue and manage access credentials. The American School of Guatemala is a private K-12 college preparatory school in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
HID Global Introduces RAIN UHF RFID and NFC Combo Tags
Organizations are seeking more robust radio frequency identification solutions that can handle inventory tracking in challenging environments, while also having the capability to be cloud-connected to identify, authenticate, locate and engage with various products. HID announced the HID Keg Tag family of RFID transponders that combine RAIN RFID and NFC technologies into a single tag for advanced supply chain management of returnable transport items.
HID Global Works with Temenos to Help Banks Meet Heightened Demand for Trusted Mobile and Online Transactions
HID Global announced that it has collaborated with Temenos, the banking software company, to expand the features of HID’s multi-factor authentication solution that are seamlessly available to Temenos Infinity users through the Temenos MarketPlace. HID’s risk-based authentication solution is pre-integrated with Temenos Infinity, the digital front office product. Temenos is used in over 3,000 financial institutions and supports the digital transformation of banks worldwide.
HID Global Enables Employees to Open Doors and Authenticate to Systems, Hands-Free
HID Global announced that its next-generation Seos credential technology will enable Nymi Band 3.0 users to seamlessly open doors and authenticate to systems, devices and machines. The Nymi Band is the world’s only workplace wearable wristband that, once authenticated, offers the convenience of continuously authenticating the identity of the user until it’s removed from the wrist.
HID Global Announces Comprehensive Public Key Infrastructure-as-a Service
HID Global announced its HID HydrantID Account Certificate Manager solution. The cloud-based Public Key Infrastructure as a Service (PKIaaS) platform enables organizations to easily deploy and access private Certificate Authorities. It also provides comprehensive management and robust automation of both privately issued certificates and trusted SSL/TLS certificates. The HydrantID ACM solution helps organizations create, deploy, manage and control PKI-based authentication
HID Global’s Breakthrough Inkjet Printer Introduces Personalized Credential Capabilities to Broader Markets
HID Global announced HID FARGO INK1000 printer and encoder, the industry’s first thermal inkjet solution that brings secure, personalized credential issuance to entry- and mid-level markets. HID’s latest printer innovation is the first to offer inkjet technology to the global desktop card printer market, enabling cost-effective, high-quality credentials and eliminating the need for specialized card media.
HID Global Introduces HID ELEMENT For Superior Quality, High-Volume Industrial and Financial Card Printing
HID Global unveiled its new HID ELEMENT product line, the industry’s first heavy-duty, fully modular desktop-based card personalization portfolio that establishes a new category for mid-range and high-volume market segments. The portfolio’s enhanced card production capabilities, flexible system architecture and cost-effective deployment model empower organizations to create custom secure ID and financial card production solutions.
HID Global Acquires Access-IS, a Leading Global Provider of Miniaturized Reader Devices
HID Global announced that it has acquired Access-IS, a leading technology provider of miniaturized reader devices that combine a number of key technologies ideal for mission-critical environments. Access-IS’s proven technology and solutions broaden HID Global’s technology portfolio, accelerate its vertical market expansion, and add new product offerings that help meet customers’ evolving needs for integrated, digitized solutions.
HID Global Brings Trust to Online and Mobile Banking at Both Traditional and All-Digital Financial Institutions
As consumers embrace the convenience of online and mobile banking at traditional and the latest all-digital financial institutions, it has become an increasingly difficult challenge to combat cybersecurity threats while complying with regulatory data-protection mandates. HID Global has solved those challenges for numerous banks as part of their digital transformations. Even with financial institutions returning to normal operating hours, many believe digital banking will grow in importance as part of ensuring business continuity.
HID Global Expands Biometric Identity Verification to Police Forces and Military Installations Around the Globe
HID Global announced the expansion of its biometrics identification management solutions to police departments and military installations around the globe. A large police force that covers a major capital city in Europe is using its HID NOMAD 30 Pocket Reader for rapid suspect identification in the field. The solution’s SDK is now available for iOS devices. This extends Bring-Your-Own-Device benefits to a wider scope of clients who seek a truly flexible and mobile single-fingerprint verification solution.
HID Global Streamlines Student ID Issuance and Increases Security at the University of Connecticut
HID Global announced that the University of Connecticut (UConn) has selected its Seos smart cards and HID FARGO Connect secure issuance solution to optimize student services and strengthen security across its five-campus network. The HID FARGO Connect cloud-based platform enables UConn to decentralize ID issuance and eliminate student wait times, while Seos technology eliminates the vulnerabilities of its legacy system.
HID Global Launches Compact OMNIKEY 5127CK Reader Core to Further Accelerate and Broaden the Partner Ecosystem
HID Global announced the launch of its smallest embedded reader module, the OMNIKEY 5127CK Reader Core. The latest addition to the proven OMNIKEY family makes it possible for systems integrators, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and other partners to embed RFID into devices with limited physical space to accurately authenticate people, reduce fraud and protect sensitive data in a contactless way.
HID Global Extends Industry’s Broadest Portfolio of Open- Architecture Controllers for Access Control with The New HID Aero Platform
HID Global announced that it has extended its open-architecture controller line with the introduction of HID Aero. Building on the proven success of its Mercury intelligent controller platform delivering total security beyond the door, HID Aero extends flexibility and access control choices to a wide range of businesses, while future-proofing an organization’s investment as requirements change.
HID Global Enables Employee Verification, Bolsters Security for Newmont’s Remote Polymetallic Mine in Mexico
HID Global announced it has collaborated with software company Alutel Mobility to power employee authentication at Newmont’s polymetallic mine in northeastern Mexico. HID’s OMNIKEY readers, Seos credentials, and Alutel Mobility’s solution with RAGTAB tablets and Alutel’s mobile app, allow Newmont to safeguard and monitor multiple entry points and car access at rural and underground mine locations, which are often impossible to equip with readers and lack internet connectivity.
HID Global Empowers Workplaces to Safely Re-Open by Automating Employee Social Distancing and Contact Tracing
As organizations around the world resume operations, new requirements for creating a safe workplace for employees are driving the need to automate approaches to manage employee social distancing and conduct contact tracing. HID Global announced landmark additions to its HID Location Services IoT ecosystem that simplify and streamline managing these protocols, and drive compliance to federal, state and local requirements to help prevent workplace exposure to COVID-19.
HID Global Introduces Its WorkforceID Cloud Platform That Digitally Transforms Physical and Cyber Identity Management
HID Global announced its new WorkforceID platform that enables a seamless, effortless experience when using identity credentials to access physical and digital workplaces. The new ISO27001-certified identity cloud service platform simplifies how employees access what they need to do their jobs, while solving workplace and visitor security, regulatory compliance and a variety of new business challenges as employees are returning to work.
HID Global Introduces Solution for Emergency Badging Amid Today’s Global Health Crisis
Organizations today are facing an urgent need to rapidly onboard hundreds of key employees, such as medical, nursing and other staff members, on a daily basis across multiple facilities. HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, has introduced an emergency badging solution to help manage the secure issuance and administration of staff badges and access control credentials as they navigate the current health crisis.
HID Global Seos Smart Cards Bring Convenience, Security to Werkspace Co-working Office in Indonesia
HID Global announced that it has been selected by Jakarta-based service office provider, Werkspace Indonesia, to power its access control system, allowing several hundred users to access their co-working space conveniently and securely. Werkspace is one of the fastest-growing co-working space providers in Jakarta, and currently serves both startups and established businesses who need professional, reliable and secure working space.