QI Systems Inc. has completed the initial shipment of equipment for its new QiWave™ contactless payment system as part of a multi-phase development and supply contract for a campus installation. The hardware sale of approximately $200,000 is expected to be the first of several such orders for QI Systems’ QiWave™ contactless payment technology designed for […]

Ricoh Americas Corporation introduced today a new version of its Print & Copy Control (PCC v3) software solution embedded in its multifunction products (MFPs). Print & Copy Control integrates with Equitrac Office™ 4 and Equitrac Express™ 4 software solutions to offer several enhancements that further manage content and information and offer a secure environment for […]

BIO-key International, Inc. announced that the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has included BIO-key’s Vector Segment Technology® (VST) fingerprint software in their listing of approved products as part of the GSA’s FIPS 201 Evaluation Program (GSA FIPS 201 APL). BIO-key’s VST software enables ANSI-INCITS 378 template generation and matching and can be easily integrated into […]

Winner of multiple awards, the “Freizeit In” conference and event hotel in Göttingen is one of the most successful conference hotels in Germany. Its affiliated sports and sauna area came back under full control of the hotel after the cancellation of leasing contracts with external operators. The hotel chose GANTNER billing system to handle this […]

austriamicrosystems introduces the AS5046, a new 12-bit resolution magnetic rotary encoder offering rotation, tilt and vertical distance detection of a magnet placed above the IC. The device can detect vertical distances over several millimeters, offering an ideal solution for contactless, multi-axis human interface devices, such as navigational knobs. The AS5046 is a complete system-on-a-chip, combining […]

Evolis introduces in-sync two new versions of its blockbuster printers: the fourth generation of Pebble for single-sided color printing and the third generation of the Dualys dual-sided color printer. Pebble4 and Dualys3 benefit from the latest encoding technologies (ISO or JIS2 magnetic tracks, and smart card with contact or contactless – RFID) that can be […]

This six-minute educational video provides an interesting and concise snapshot of what Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is and some ways it is currently being used. The RFID video was sponsored by the Association for Automatic Identification and Mobility (AIM) Global members FEIG ELECTRONIC, Intermec Technologies, Markem Corporation, PSC Inc., and Symbol Technologies. Produced by Public […]

G&D recently received the award at Vodafone’s “Global Supplier Conference” for its commitment and capability in enabling Vodafone to deliver to its global customers reliable and innovative products and services in a highly competitive marketplace. Vodafone measures supplier performance regularly as supplier performance management and the delivery of continuous improvement is a key component of […]

Via Licensing Corporation is offering licenses to patents deemed essential to Near Field Communications (NFC) as practiced by devices that are compliant with ISO 18092 and ISO 21481. Via Licensing will act as licensing administrator for this joint licensing program and manage patents from participating companies such as France Telecom, Inside Contactless, and NXP Semiconductors. […]

The NFC Forum’s chairman, Christophe Duverne, also senior vice president and general manager, Identification Business, NXP Semiconductors, will participate in a roundtable discussion with other industry leaders at the CARTES & IDentification launch conference, “Mobile and Contactless Applications,” on June 5, 2007 in Paris, France. The NFC Forum is a non-profit industry association that advances […]