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A student ID card is an essential part of student life, and a smart student ID card brings even more value and utility. Smart student ID cards provide a photo identification system that allows students to securely access university facilities, financial accounts, and services such as student discounts.Beyond the basic functions of a traditional stu..

Is smart card cloning possible? The answer depends on what kind of smart card you're using and what it’s being used for.Over the last few decades, society has enjoyed a wealth of exciting and revolutionary technologies — technology that continues to evolve daily.However, consumers and businesses aren’t the only ones making good use of all that toda..

In the 1950s if a criminal wanted to steal data or goods from your business they would break in, rummage around and make off with their swag.How things have changed!Now the ‘cyber criminal’ can be based anywhere in the world. Information is seen as the most valuable asset of a business and, this makes it liable to being targeted.Technology is at th..

OMNIKEY Embeddable Readers: The often forgotten part of the OMNIKEY familyOMNIKEY desktop readers are commonplace in many work environments and you may use them regularly. They’re a family of smart card readers that work with a wide range of card types and technologies. Technologies like; iCLASS Seos®, HID Prox®, iCLASS SE®, MIFARE®; and with some ..

Security is a major concern for many businesses, and with a wide range of access control options available, it can be difficult to know the best way to secure your business. Access control systems using smart cards are now standard in many businesses, but as technology advances, new products such as HID Mobile Access could be the innovative solutio..

Is PVC really biodegradable? We explore the myths and the facts around this and the potential misuse of the word ‘Bio’ in our industry.GREEN, BIODEGRADABLE, CLEAN, SUSTAINABLE. These are all key phrases used by organisations to highlight their desire to be ‘greener’. Is it a fleeting trend or for the long-term, and most importantly: do companies re..

A smart card is a physical card that can be used to store and process information and to control access, either to a physical location or to data. Smart cards are essentially plastic cards that have been embedded with a circuit and a memory chip or microprocessor. Some cards will have a visible contact chip, others contain a hidden chip and antenn..

The more software and technology we use, the more we leave ourselves open to cybersecurity threats. If you or your industry uses computing, whether for transactions, data collating or even locking the door to your building, you need to be aware of the cybersecurity risks and threats this can lead to.Not only do you need to be aware of these threats..

Thanks to the continued advances in technology, and the many applications smart cards lend themselves to, smart cards have proved to be hugely beneficial for a wide range of industries. Hence, when the question ‘where are smart cards used?’ is asked, the answer, very often, is potentially anywhere where a key or card would have been used in the pas..

Every day here at Universal Smart Cards, we are asked ‘what are smart cards?’. And the answer is simple; typically, a smart card is a piece of plastic, the size and shape of a credit card, with an embedded chip used to store and process data.Smart cards are used every day, all over the world, for a vast array of purposes. The best and most comm..