Washington, DC—NBS® Card Technology Corp.•, a global leader in the secure ID card market, has announced today that it has been awarded the centralized printer contract for the Department of Defense’s Common Access Card (CAC) Program. Following an extensive evaluation process, the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) selected the NBS Horizon. Printer for use in […]

DALLAS, March 8 /PRNewswire/ – In its recently launched RFID Future Lab, Wincor Nixdorf is demonstrating how radio frequency identification (RFID) technology can improve the management of goods within the retail supply chain, while also improving customer service by personalizing the shopping experience and streamlining the payment process. Working with Texas Instruments RFid Systems, a […]

The German retailer, Metro Group, has abandoned the RFID tags in its Future Store’s loyalty cards, following consumer concerns over personal privacy issues. The company has now issued a ‘position statement’ explaining that RFID will continue as planned, with the exception of its now bar-coded loyalty card. According to media reports, Metro is the latest […]

More Than 25,000 Fleet Vehicles Have Already Joined the Program Cupertino, CA –March 1, 2004 – On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (NASDAQ: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, announced today the completion of the 200th gas station of Turcas Petrol A.S, the fourth largest producer and distributor […]

iCLASS Standard Card and Reader Combination Provides the Same Functionality as Prox With Migration Path for Development of Additional Applications IRVINE, Calif., March 3, 2004 – HID, the premier manufacturer of contactless access control cards and readers for the security industry, today announced it has positioned their iCLASS 13.56 MHz contactless smart card R10 reader […]

The supply chain services provider, The Descartes Systems Group Inc., has launched its new ‘Descartes RFID Pilot’ program, which aims to help client companies separate the hype from the reality of RFID by measuring both costs and business benefits across the supply chain. Drawing upon its experience in live RFID field tests, and close working […]

As identity theft has become one of the fastest growing crimes in the nation, steps are being taken by various institutions to safeguard the personal information of consumers. Institutions of higher education have an obligation to both protect the privacy of students, as well as faculty and staff, and to safeguard any personal, non-public information. […]

More Than 25,000 Fleet Vehicles Have Already Joined Program CUPERTINO, Calif., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ – On Track Innovations Ltd, (OTI) (Nasdaq: OTIV; Prime Standard [Frankfurt]: OT5), a global leader in contactless microprocessor-based smart card solutions, announced today the completion of the 200th gas station of Turcas Petrol A.S, the fourth largest producer and distributor of […]

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University has contracted with Higher One, a New Haven, Conn., financial services company for colleges and universities, to provide one-card banking and electronic funds disbursement through MU’s student, faculty and staff ID cards.  Beginning with the first summer term of 2004, Marshall students, faculty and staff will have the option to […]

Biometric and contactless technologies complement each other nicely in concept, but in the real world their integration is still quite rare. But new projects and new products are beginning to change this situation and this year promises significant advancement. In the past, both technologies presented obstacles to the merger. Early contactless chips lacked the capacity […]