A Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Administration (SEPTA) official announced that a new automated fare collection system will likely include contactless cards and will start being built into the transit system in spring 2009. The new technology will push back the contract award announcement. SEPTA officials have met with vendors the past two months discussing their knowledge […]

Identification Technology Partners (IDTP) has received a Small Business Achievement Award for Outstanding Performance at the Department of Homeland Security’s 4th Annual Small Business Awards Ceremony. IDTP was nominated for the award by the Transportation Security Administration for outstanding performance in support of TSA’s secure credentialing programs. IDTP is providing ongoing technical support to TSA […]

The Washington Metropolitan Tranist Authority is making it easier for senior citizens 65 and older to get their discount when riding Metrobus and Metrorail with the new senior SmarTrip cards that will be available July 1. The new senior SmarTrip card is bright yellow, which makes it easy to identify as a reduced fare SmarTrip […]

The ERG Group has signed a contract with Utah Transit Authority to further develop and implement a contactless fare payment solution, which will include acceptance of contactless credit cards. The contract for the full system to be implemented comes after the successful pilot project completed by ERG and UTA. In the pilot, buses serving Salt […]

NXP Semiconductors has been ranked at the top of the latest Vendor Matrix released by ABI Research. Inside Contactless and Infineon Technologies claimed the second and third spots in the company’s most recent evaluation of worldwide contactless IC vendors. The Vendor Matrix is an analytical tool developed by ABI Research to provide a clear understanding […]

Is the wallet you’re carrying in your back pocket or handbag today getting too bulky? StarHub, Singapore’s second largest info-communications provider, thinks so. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NTT DOCOMO, one of Japan’s mobile communications provider, to explore a mobile wallet concept similar to Japan’s Osaifu-Keitai wallet solution for a near […]

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While other reader offerings rely on tag manufacturers to provide security for RFID tags, SkyeTek supplies RFID readers that implement security onto generic tags, providing cost savings as well as investment protection by enabling customers to switch tags without penalty. This newer approach to tag security enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and product designers to […]

An automated fare collection system is being contemplated by the transportation agency in Vancouver, British Columbia. The minister of transportation, Kevin Falcon, said he wants the system up and running as soon as possible because it will help block people from riding unauthorized and unpaid as well as make the transit system safer. He is […]