FIME, an external and independent third party laboratory, has certified that Atmel’s AT90SC12872RCFT secure microcontroller (mCu) is compliant with ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) and ISO 14443 specifications (contactless interface for smart card). This means that Atmel’s IC fulfills all technical requirements for ePassport and contactless ID applications. Atmel’s AT90SC12872RCFT Secure Microcontroller Qualified by FIME […]

ViVOtech and mFoundryLater this year, two companies will release an integrated solution providing a complete mobile banking solution allowing NFC payments as well as secure banking over a mobile phone. ViVOtech and mFoundry will work together to provide virtually all mobile financial services to wireless customers. When combined consumers will have a simple new way […]

Earlier this month, the Minnesota Department of Corrections announced that it is installing an inmate-tracking system in one of the states minimum/medium-security correctional facilities. The tracking system is based on active RFID tag technology that provides alerts if something abnormal is going on, such as a fight among the inmates. In this type of a […]

At the 2007 International Association of Airport and Seaport Police (IAASP) Conference in Washington, DC, Zerco’s machine-readable biometric ID cards served as the attendees’ official credentials. Attendees were registered on-site, and used the cards to access different conference halls. The attendees loved the biometric IDs. One of the nation’s foremost authorities on port security, Jay […]

ACI Worldwide will be partnering withprovide the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) by implementingwith their BASE24-eps™ to enhance the processing and routing of debit and credit card transactions originating from WMATA’s ticketing machines in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. “The flexibility and scalability of BASE24-eps allows WMATA to easily add other transit systems to […]

As reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, some universities in Wisconsin are getting heat from students that are not happy with their campus card banking programs. The article reports that at least two of the campus card accounts have higher overdraft fees than other area institutions. Administrators from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh responded to […]

Secured Digital Applications was awarded a contract to design, supply and install an integrated vehicle tracking and RFID warehouse management system for a Malaysian utility company. The contract provides for tracking units to be installed in the customer’s vehicles to pinpoint their location using GPS satellite receiver and to transmit information to the utility company’s […]

Higher One announced that HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College, has signed an agreement to implement Higher One’s OneDisburse® Refund Management hoping to improve the disbursement of refunds to their students. HACC will begin using the service sometime in August of this year. HACC will benefit from the elimination of time-consuming functions, paper checks and possible […]

Diamond rings will now radiate their “unique” beauty because of a minuscule RFID chip embedded placed in it thanks to Hitachi Research Labs in Japan who devised the smallest RFID tag ever, just 0.05 millimeter by 0.05 millimeter, tinier than a grain of sand. The so-called “powder chip” is even thin enough that it can […]

GETAC, maker of rugged notebook, tablet, and handheld computers, are releasing two new models equipped with fingerprint scanner access control and a smart card reader for worry-free secure transactions. GETAC to Showcase Rugged Computing Solutions for GIS at ESRI International User Conference Large, Sunlight-Readable Screens and Customizable Features Designed for Demanding GIS Applications Using ESRI […]