26 Jun, 2007NFC rollout in Spain video
BBVA, in collaboration with Visa, Nokia and Ingenico, anticipate Spain being a hot spot for NFC action. They have started the first commercial initiative in Madrid for contactless payments using a phone through Near Field Communication. There was recently a news report done on the rollout, which can be found right here. Although it is […]
26 Jun, 2007Sagem Morpho announces MorphoAccess 500 series biometric access control terminal as “new benchmark”
The MorphoAccess™ 500 Series of indoor and outdoor biometric access control terminals is now available from Sagem Morpho. The MA500 Series terminals have dual-core ARM9 microprocessors with multi-thread processing capability and have an internal database storage capacity of up to 50,000 records. The terminals also have a large area optical fingerprint sensor that is FBI […]
25 Jun, 2007SecuDesktop Pro software meets biometric standards
SecuDesktop Pro v2.0 software, which uses SecuGen’s FIPS 201 approved template extraction and matching algorithms has been released by SecuGen. At the core of SecuDesktop Pro is SecuGen’s NIST certified, MINEX-compliant template extraction and matching algorithms that have been tested and approved for use in the U.S. government’s PIV program as defined by the FIPS […]
21 Jun, 2007Locking down Citrix
Examining the popular solution for security, mobility and compliance By Ryan Kline, Contributing Editor Many of the more than 180,000 organizations using Citrix have to deal with new concerns about security, and they all share the same goal: to keep their system, and their Citrix implementation, as user friendly as possible. Smart cards, one time […]
19 Jun, 2007Combined mobile payment & banking solution to be deployed later this year
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 […]
12 Jun, 2007Loyalty programs just became easier to incorporate with new SDK
INSIDE Contactless released a new software development kit that makes it easy for card manufacturers and other developers to incorporate MicroLoyalty and other value-added applications such as transit, access, and ID within MicroPass® enabled contactless bank cards. The SDK is available to card manufacturers, terminal manufacturers, personalization bureaus, systems integrators and issuers with in-house application […]
07 Jun, 2007Memphis and Jackson residents test NFC phone payments with Cellular South
A multi-city NFC trial launched this week in Memphis, Tennessee and Jackson, Mississippi thanks to Cellular South. About 75 of the wireless operator’s customers will use a Kyocera phone to make payments at 50-plus merchant locations and vending machines. The trial will run through August 2007 “with an anticipated widespread consumer roll-out of WirelessWallet in […]
07 Jun, 2007Advances come for Near Field Communication to initiate high throughput wireless connectivity
Artimi, Inc. is bringing leading edge Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to multi-protocol ultra wideband (UWB) wireless connectivity. With the addition of NFC for simple, secure association, portable devices using Certified Wireless USB, next-generation Bluetooth or WLP connectivity can be secured for high data rate transfer and file sharing by either touching the two devices […]
07 Jun, 2007MicroPass passes 20 Million units sold
The sales of INSIDE Contactless’s revolutionary MicroPass® contactless platform have exceeded 20 million units since its introduction in November of 2005. The majority of MicroPass shipments have been in the US market but have also included units for deployment in Asia, Latin America and Canada, establishing MicroPass as the single dominant platform, with the greatest […]
31 May, 2007The technical basics of Near Field Communications
Understanding why NFC is more than contactless, Bluetooth, or RFID … Certainly among the hottest of topics in the ID world today is Near Field Communication (NFC), an exciting and relatively new technology. While it has become a household term in most identification-centric circles, a significant gap in understanding of its technical operations and capabilities remains. […]
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