Singapore’s S. Iswaran, Minister for Trade, announced the launch of the new National RFID Innovation Platform, a multi-agency initiative to encourage the public and private sectors in Singapore to embark on innovative projects using RFID as a key enabling technology. To spur RFID adoption further, Mr. Iswaran announced that a sum of US$4.5 million has […]

Crown Computing has developed a new monitoring system using Near Field Communication technology that allows caregivers to notify their company as to which patient they are with. This new home-care monitoring system will allow supervisors in control centers to know, in real time, that caregivers are arriving on time at each of their planned visits. […]

Several Zebra TLP 3844-Z compact thermal printers will play a critical role in the emergency identification and site access control systems being provided at the 2008 Super Bowl game, scheduled for February 3rd at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Glendale Fire Department has contracted with RockWest Technology Group to implement Salamander Technologies’ […]

Datacard Group’s technology will be used to issue secure ID credentials to Glendale, Arizona first responders in preparation for Super Bowl XLII. According to Steve Benitez, vice president of sales for RockWest Technology Group, the Datacard authorized dealer deploying the system, “The combination of Datacard ID systems and Salamander’s tracking application was the perfect solution […]

DHL was in need of securing its European air cargo hub at Leipzig/Halle airport, and recently chose SALTO to get the job done. 350 doors within the facility have been equipped with new SALTO XS4 escutcheons, which are completely compatible with the existing wall readers, enabling DHL staff to continue using their existing ID-cards. The […]

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. will design and implement a smart card-based ticketing system using contactless cards and tickets for the city of Riga, Latvia, while working with the municipality’s wholly owned transit operator, Rigas Satiksme. Rigas Satiksme’s fleet of 460 buses, 322 trolleys, and 252 tramway cars will all be upgraded to accept the tickets […]

Executive Editor Chris Corum discusses the present and the future of the TSA’s Registered Traveler program with the SVP for Public Policy with Verified Identity Pass. The company is the leader in RT implementations with its CLEAR Card program now in place at 14 airports across the country. Topics include current and pending installations, market […]

U.S. Bank, MasterCard Worldwide and Nokia have introduced a mobile payments pilot program in Spokane, Washington. Program participants received a new Nokia mobile phone equipped with MasterCard PayPass payment functionality, which allows them to pay for purchases with a tap of their mobile phone, instead of sliding a card through a magnetic stripe reader, handing […]

Over the next few months, 12 mobile operators will run trials of contactless mobile payment services in Australia, France, Ireland, Korea, Malaysia, Norway, The Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey and the U.S. as a precursor to commercial launches. The MicroRead® NFC chip from INSIDE Contactless will power the critical contactless payment transactions in most of the […]

Innovision Research & Technology has announced the winners of its NFC Innovation Awards, the first UK-based competition to find the most innovative applications of NFC tags for the everyday mobile handset user. The competition required UK-based academic teams of up to four participants to produce an abstract proposing a novel NFC application using the firm’s […]