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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..

When asking ‘what are the pros and cons of smart cards in the healthcare sector, it’s important to understand the nuances and look at individual cases.Smart cards are the next generation of technology for the retail, education and healthcare sectors, plus many more besides. Yet, as all technology brings with it a level of both flexibility and c..

Smart cards for the healthcare market bring together a wide range of functions that have typically been conducted by people, paper, passwords and physical processes - all of which are often inefficient and susceptible to security breaches.The typical healthcare smart card is the size of a credit card and is embedded with a chip. This contains encry..

We are a Global leader in the Smart Card Industry, currently looking for an Internal Sales Administrator. The role is to prospect, win customers, grow those customers, and contribute to the growth of our overall Sales portfolio.Responsibilities will include:Maintain and develop new Customer relationshipsSupport Marketing initiativesKeep Sales and M..

Climate change is one of the biggest threats to our planet. This is why we are always looking at ways in which we can do our part to reduce CO2 emissions and move toward greater sustainability. So, when we learnt about UPS® carbon-neutral shipping it made perfect sense for us to introduce this as our standard shipping service on all our shipments b..