Some students and parents aren’t pleased with a pilot program by the Northside Independent School District in San Antonio that requires students to wear an RFID-equipped student ID tag. As one student put it: “It’s huge and I have to wear it like a dog collar. It’s ridiculous. There’s absolutely no need for it.” The […]

Biometrics were supposed to come to Nashik, India this year, as all ashramshalas and tribal schools were to install the devices to record attendance for students, teachers, employees and officials. However, as the August 15 deadline approached, about ten percent of establishments still weren’t finished with the installation. As reported by the Times of India, […]

Panalpina, a Swiss company specializing in intercontinental air and ocean freight and associated supply chain management solutions, is extending its cool chain network with the use of SmartView technology to ensure seamless monitoring, control and documentation. The vast bulk of Panalpina cargo temperature sensitive cargo include pharmaceuticals, chemical pre-products, dangerous and hazardous substances, high-tech wafers, […]

In light of recent hacking attacks, two-factor authentication has taken center stage as a safe way to protect a system. Authentication service provider Authentify has an app for that, along with its out-of-band (OOB) authentication service, provide continual two-factor authentication. The 2CHK app works on a smart phone or PC. When activated, it links to […]

With all the buzz about contactless mobile payments, it’s easy to overlook the other things NFC has to offer. Mobile & Apps takes a look at NFC’s top three use cases outside of payments: marketing, shopping, and peer-to-peer data sharing. NFC marketing strategies enable retailers and advertisers to connect with their customer base on a […]

Trusteer has uncovered a Man in the Browser attack directed at VPN users at an international airport hub. The hackers have used the trojan to steal airport employee credentials, with which they can then access internal airport applications. Having VPN access allowed the hackers to get into the system and tamper with any information and […]

Discover has announced that its cardholders can now load their Discover cards directly into Google Wallet, allowing them to tap and pay for items at the point of sale using an NFC phone. The announcement comes fresh on the heels of the newly launched cloud-based Google Wallet, which enables American Express, MasterCard, Visa and Discover […]

Payment systems provider ACI Worldwide has released Retail Commerce Server 5.0, the latest version of the company’s integrated payment solution for acquiring, authenticating, switching and authorizing retailers’ financial transactions. Targeted for the U.S. and Mexican markets, the updated Retail Commerce Server framework adds the ability to process payments initiated on mobile devices through the retailer’s […]