Norwegian biometric card startup Zwipe has revealed the release of an access card that offers fingerprint identification in an ISO 7810 ID-1 and CR 80 compatible card body.Called Zwipe ID, the card has fingerprint authentication capabilities targeted for the global Access Control market, said the firm. It is designed to work within regular MIFARE DESFire and MIFARE Classic Access Control systems provided by integrators around the world.”We are very excited to be releasing Zwipe ID(c) as it is a highly sought after addition to our award winning biometric credential platform,” said Kim Kristian Humborstad, CEO of Zwipe. “Zwipe ID reflects the ultimate convergence of technologies providing convenient and secure two factor authentication on one personal device.”Zwipe ID includes an integrated biometric sensor and utilizes Zwipe's patent pending biometric authentication technology. The ability to harvest energy from already installed Access Control readers not only eliminates the need for a battery, but also avoids costly reader replacement.Zwipe says the card is targeted at everywhere from pharmacies to data centers and front doors to vending machines. ZSimple on-card enrolment also allows for immediate implementation of two-factor authentication for Mifare and DESFire based access systems, both physical and logical.”The demand for convenient and secure on-card biometric credentials has grown exponentially and I am delighted to bring this product to the market,” said Bob Fee, N.A Director of Sales. “Between our two access control product lines, Zwipe Access and Zwipe ID, we expand our ability to support a much wider market reaching even deeper into corporate environments, educational markets and governmental identification applications.”

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