Atmel Corp. and Melexis Microelectronic Integrated Systems N.V. have announced their Yuma+ development kit for contactless, highly secure RFID transactions. The Yuma+ kit allows developers of secure RFID systems to work without an in-depth understanding of the complex details of cryptography in order to deploy secure host-client RFID systems that depend on mutual authentication and […]

The Delta View Habilitation Centre, an assisted living residential center located south of Vancouver, British Columbia, has begun using RFID tags to keep track of vital equipment. If tracking equipment is successful, administrators plan to expand the program to help keep an eye on residents suffering from dementia, reports Toronto’s Globe and Mail. Initially, the […]

Biometric electronic passports will be made available to 23 million Taiwan citizens by the second half of 2008, according to Computerworld Singapore. The country awarded its National Identity System contract to Hewlett-Packard. To meet international security standards, the NIS will integrate products from Entrust, Safenet, 3M and Cryptometrics, with 64K contactless chips. The chip will […]

SCM Microsystems has announced the release of its new “NFC dongle.” This is a USB device that connects users’ NFC-enabled mobile devices to their PCs. The new SCM device hopes to bridge the gap between the Web and NFC mobile devices. “…To become firmly established in the (NFC) market, there must be a sufficient number […]

SCM Microsystems has announced the release of its new “NFC dongle.” This is a USB device that connects users’ NFC-enabled mobile devices to their PCs. The new SCM device hopes to bridge the gap between the Web and NFC mobile devices. “…To become firmly established in the (NFC) market, there must be a sufficient number […]

The government of India plans to disperse rural pensions through centers equipped with NFC based cell phones until the end of 2008, according to report from Eppn.com. Fourteen banks are using the system in 42 districts in 17 states in India. Banks issue smart cards to pension recipients with biometric information in order to ensure […]

Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, recently began a six-month trial of RFID tags for use in tracking passengers’ baggage. The trial will involve tagging around 50,000 bags each month belonging to passengers traveling or transferring on Emirates Airline between Heathrow and Dubai. The tags will only be coded with the passenger name and destination, though […]

UPM Raflatac, a leading global manufacturer of RFID tags and inlays, has opened its new, $100 million plant in Dixon, Illinois, about 100 miles west of Chicago. The plant will produce pressure sensitive labelstock. The Dixon plant is the second U.S. manufacturing presence for UPM Raflatac, and part of a nearly $270 million worldwide development […]

Datastrip Inc., Exton, Pa., has partnered with Codebench Inc. to verify PIV, TWIC and FRAC identification cards as well as enroll cardholders into physical access control system at government and military facilities. Datastrip will integrate CodeBench’s software into its Datastrip’s DSV2+TURBO handheld. PIVCheck Mobile, the software from Boca Raton, Fla.-based Codebench, provides a solution with […]

Washington Mutual, one of the nation’s largest financial institutions, expects to issue 12 to 15 million Debit MasterCard with PayPass in 2008. This will make it the nation’s largest issuer of contactless payment, according to the financial institution. WaMu launched Debit MasterCard with PayPass in January, offering the card to new customers, as well as […]