But that is changing. Developments in technology, government mandates and the convergence of security with IT have changed the game.
“Standard proximity, or 125 KHz technology is still pretty pervasive,” says Steve Dentinger, director of marketing at KeyScan, based in Toronto. “That technology has been in the market for years and there is such a base already deployed that it is still the core technology. But we are starting to see a fundamental shift to smart cards and readers, in part because of government standards such as HSPD-12 and FIPS 201.”