DAILY RFID revealed a new small-sized RFID tag measuring 7 millimeters in diameter, cleverly dubbed the RFID Tiny Tag. The miniature RFID read and write tag operates in the 13.56 MHz frequency with support for the ISO 15693 protocol. These, in turn, offer a read and write distance ranging from 2 centimeters on up to [...]

Gordon College, located in Barnesville, Ga., announced that it has renewed its contract with Higher One for its technology and payment services. With an enrollment of approximately 5,000 students, Gordon College campus will continue to utilize Higher One’s OneDisburse Refund Management funds disbursement service to simplify the refund process, for both administrators and students. Higher [...]

Evolis announced the launch of the Evolis Dual Encoder that supports both smart contact and contactless cards. This dual encoder is compliant with the Evolis range of card personalization systems. Evolis has worked with technology from SCM Microsystems in collaboration with Elyctis, an expert in advanced card readers, to design the encoder. This new encoder [...]

When the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace was released in April some described it was “Woodstock for identity geeks.” Industry officials were excited to see the plan and hear what was announced, but there weren’t a lot of surprises. The goal of the strategy is to protect privacy, fight identity theft and fraud, [...]

Reportlinker.com released research entitled “The Global Secure USB Token Market 2010,” which suggests that secure USB tokens have finally taken hold in a market where smart cards once ruled the roost. Now, they may be deployed in a format much easier for PC users. USB tokens are used all across the industry in a variety [...]

Canada’s Suncor Energy has announced it will begin piloting Interac Flash contactless debit transactions in select Petro-Canada service stations towards the end of the year, with a nationwide roll out slated for early 2012. The service will enable drivers to pay for fuel by tapping their Interac Flash debit card against a contactless reader installed [...]

DigitalPersona has announced a partnership with information technology software developer Quest Software to integrate DigitalPersona Pro with Quest Defender for an authentication solution. The new product is designed for use by small to medium-sized businesses primarily as a logical access control solution and enables two-factor authentication that includes one time passwords with either biometrics or [...]