By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications At least this year, many U.S. consumers aren’t ready for one-time-password (OTP) generators or smart cards. So like the medicine maker that tricks kids into getting better by concocting fruit-flavored, cartoon character remedies, a number of digital security vendors are tucking authentication into the devices Americans know and […]

Dates: May 1-3, 2006 Venue: MGM Grand Location: Las Vegas, Nevada URL: http://www.rfidjournal.com/live2006/ Contact: Not available, Not available Description: Whether you’re just starting to research RFID’s potential for your business or are looking to learn best practices, the 4th annual RFID Journal LIVE! has the educational content, technology solutions and networking opportunities you need to […]

According to ABI Research: “When Wal-Mart’s new CIO, Rollin Ford, addressed his troops upon taking office last week, he confirmed the company’s unabated enthusiasm for RFID, saying, ‘When Gen 2 was released we planned to make it our standard at the beginning of this year. We have done that, and I can confirm that we […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications A company specializing in contactless cards and readers and a university that’s synonymous with technology advances are meeting the privacy and security fears surrounding RFID head-on. HID Corp. started with a forum last December on RFID legislation pending in California then joined up with the Massachusetts Institute of […]

By Erik Peterson, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publishing The United States government plans to begin issuing e-passports – a new version of the passport containing a contactless chip and biometric security – to the American public at the end of 2006. This announcement accompanies the commencement of a mid-January 2006 pilot program in which diplomats were […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publishing With the Olympics coming to China in two years, the country is in the middle of upgrading many of its programs and much of its infrastructure, including access control, transit systems, and more. This – coupled with ongoing demands that occur as the world’s most populous country rapidly […]

Physical security workhorse begins giving way to contactless as price cuts and multi-technology readers eliminate hurdles By Chris Corum, Executive Editor, AVISIAN Publishing You can do more – and you can do it more securely – with contactless than you can with proximity. Few would argue with this statement, yet each year proximity technology continues […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publishing Bankcard issuers wanting to set themselves apart from others may opt for a different form factor than the same old, standard credit card. Axalto’s new SmartFob is a surefire differentiator … and that is certainly one of the reasons it grabbed last year’s Sesames Award from CARTES for […]

By David C. Wyld, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Robert Malone, Editor of Inbound Logistics magazine, recently commented that, “it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to discover that pharmaceuticals are a prime candidate for the use of RFID in our new era of high security.” In recent months, there have been significant developments in the pharmaceutical […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Global systems operator Thales is more than just a transit/transport integrator utilizing smart cards. Lots more. Try aircraft carriers, global positioning systems, air traffic control, contactless payments, passports, unmanned aircraft, and … well, the list goes on. Even Louvre security has a spot on Thales’ menu of services. […]