Vasco announced DigiPass Key 101, which is a USB-based PKI encrypted solution. The key offers secure remote access via the USB stick, which can be used anywhere USB is available. It works to protect desktop access through digital PIN signatures as well as being extremely economical to deploy. The key can be plugged into a [...]

The Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, an in- and outpatient care facility in Northeast Ohio, has partnered with ClearCount Medical Solutions to implement its RFID-based platform designed to prevent retained surgical sponge incidents. The ClearCount SmartSponge System works in conjunction with the SmartWand-DTX to identify each sponge in an operating room, so that they [...]

Visa says they expect some 20 million contactless PayWave cards will be in use in the UK by the end of the year, according to Finextra. Spurned by the recent roll out of contactless terminals in McDonald’s, Starbucks and other major retail chains, Visa says the rate of contactless card issuance will continue to accelerate, [...]

MasterCard has announced that BP/Aral will deploy MasterCard PayPass contactless payments terminals in its service stations across the UK, Germany and Switzerland over the next two years. The upgrade will allow BP/Aral customers with MasterCard PayPass or Maestro PayPass cards to pay for fuel and other purchases, such as coffee and snacks, by simply tapping [...]

Juniper Research has released a new report predicting that NFC mobile contactless payment transactions will reach nearly $50 billion worldwide by 2014, with North America and Western Europe accounting for 50% of the market. The research company sees 2011 and 2012 as “banner years” for the roll out of NFC services, with the recent UK [...]

KPV Solar GmbH, headquartered in the Austrian state of Carinthia, has introduced RFID technology into its photovoltaic (solar) modules, enabling greater anti-counterfeiting and product traceability. Integrated into each module’s laminate is an equipped RFID chip that will carry a distinct serial number. Each chip can also carry any related documentation and information regarding specific characteristics [...]

Zetes, the European provider in automatic identification solutions and services for goods and people, has announced the acquisition of the Belgian company RFIDEA. Zetes offers a variety of solutions for applications such as manufacturing, transportation and logistics, retail and health care. And by acquiring RFIDEA, Zetes will strengthen its RFID-based offerings, particularly in the pharma [...]