The Mozilla Foundation has started testing its BrowserID user authentication system, a full six months after its introduction, ZDNet reports. Mozilla is testing the system across five of its sites. BrowserID authenticates based on a user’s e-mail address rather than a username/password and third-party credentialing system. Although it’s a simplified system, BrowserID currently does not […]
25 Jan, 2012Browser ID testing begins without critical components
25 Jan, 2012GSA implements cloud-based physical access system
The General Services Administration (GSA) has implemented its first cloud-based physical access system at the Neal Smith Federal Building in Des Moines, Iowa. The GSA contracted with BridgePoint Systems to utilize its TrustAlert Physical Access Control Systems. BridgePoint partnered with EmbarkIT to install the system, which replaced the GSA’s 10-year-old legacy system. The system leverages […]
25 Jan, 2012Fla. schools use palm vein for lunch payments
Biometric technology expedites lunch lines
The Pinellas County School Board District in Clearwater, Fla. has paired up with technology provider Fujitsu Frontech North America to provide a reliable and secure method of handling school food service program transactions. With more than 102,000 students, the district is the seventh largest in the state and the 24th largest in the nation. Efficiently […]
25 Jan, 2012Bengaluru Metro System adopts NXP’s MIFARE technology
NXP Semiconductors announced that its MIFARE DESFire EV1 platform has been selected to manage the automated fare collection of the newly opened metro in the Indian city of Bengaluru, formally known as Bangalore. The Namma Metro – the third metro to be opened in India after the Kolkata and the Delhi Metros – will be […]
25 Jan, 2012Office Depot launches in-store PayPal pilot
Office Depot has joined Home Depot as the second U.S. retailer to test PayPal’s point of sale payments solution, according to TG Daily. Customers at select Office Depot stores can now make payments directly from their PayPal balance by simply punching in their mobile phone number and PayPal PIN. The solution requires only a software […]
24 Jan, 2012Swedish hotel adopts NFC key solution from OpenWays
OpenWays has announced the launch of its “Mobile Key Dual with Pure NFC” hotel check-in and room access solution at Nordic Choice Hotels in Stockholm, Sweden. Developed in partnership with Nokia and NXP, the solution enables hotel guests to use their mobile phones to check in remotely to their hotel and open the the door […]
24 Jan, 2012Leo InnoTech, UPM large-scale item-level implementation at China apparel co.
Leo InnoTech (LIT) and UPM RFID have carried out a large-scale item-level RFID implementation for a Chinese apparel company focusing primarily on warehouse logistics optimization. Leo Paper Group, LIT’s parent company, supplied the printing and lamination of RFID hang tags with embedded UPM DogBone and UPM ShortDipole ultra-high frequency inlays from UPM RFID. Additionally, LIT […]