Here is a new video that guides viewers through the operations of American Apparel’s item-level RFID inventory management system. ©2009 Avery Dennison Corporation, All Rights Reserved. American Apparel® is a registered trademark of American Apparel LLC and other fixtures and in store images are the property of American Apparel LLC and used with permission. Components […]

UPM Raflatac will supply RFID inlays for access control in support of the 25th European Youth Olympic Festival in Tampere, Finland this month. All authorized individuals involved in the upcoming event will be issued UPM Raflatac RFID tag identification passes. The identification cards will facilitate access to e.g. accommodation, dining and competition venues. Moreover, the […]

UK Home Office Secretary Alan Johnson announced that the identity scheme put in place would be voluntary for citizens. The only individuals forced to apply for the cards would be foreign national living in the UK, 50,000 of these cards have already been issued. The IDs also will no longer be mandatory for airport workers. […]

What tips to cope with the downturn can you share? We know the recession is affecting everyone and is causing budget cuts, some of them massive, at colleges and universities across the country. CR80News would like to know how such budget cutbacks have affected your campus card office. Have there been layoffs? Shortened hours of […]

NXP announced that its MIFARE DESFire EV1 smart card technology has received Common Criteria certification from the German Federal Office of Information Security. After successful evaluation regarding implementation of the security features and a series of penetration tests by an independent laboratory, NXP has achieved the Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4+ rating for an automatic […]

Gemalto announced it has been selected by MTN Uganda for its national mobile payment program. Service rollout started in March and to date, around 180,000 m-payment transactions have already been performed. 
MTN Uganda is part of the MTN Group, a multinational telecommunications group operating in 21 countries in Africa and the Middle East and serving […]

In a post-9/11 world getting through airport lines was a hassle. Removing shoes, laptops, coats all took time and often lead to lengthy lines. One solution was to set up a service where individuals would pay a fee, provide information, undergo a background check and receive expedited processing through those security lines. The idea was […]

By Stephen Price-Francis, vice president of marketing, LaserCard Corporation Executive Summary In July 2005, Costa Rica passed an immigration reform act to serve as a key instrument for fighting corruption and regularizing the status of a growing migrant population. In accordance with this legislation, the DGME (Department of Immigration) determined that an advanced ID credential […]

The Transportation Security Administration has expanded its Black Diamond lanes at Orlando International Airport in the space once occupied by the Clear registered traveler program, says a spokesperson for the airport. The Black Diamond program enables travelers to choose a lane based on their travel experience or who they are traveling with. The kiosks and […]

CardLogix, a provider of smart cards and software for secure digital authentication, and charismathics, a vendor of IT security components and identity management middleware, announced that they have formalized a partnership. charismathics is now a Smart Partner, supporting its solutions with CardLogix SIMs and smart cards. Together, these products form a solution for securing identity […]