The Silken Amara Plaza Hotel in Spain has chosen to upgrade to Onity’s latest locking technology, the HT RFID electronic locking system, to provide maximum security for all 162 of its luxury rooms. Onity’s updated electronic locking system replaces traditional magnetic stripe technology with contactless RFID technology, eliminating the need for physical contact between the […]

Using physical tokens as a way to enable two-factor authentication may lead to lost time and money for many companies, finds a recent study. The study, conducted by tokenless two-factor authentication firm SecureEnvoy, polled 300 IT security professionals in London. Twelve percent of respondents waste “months” every year recovering and replacing lost tokens. An additional […]

Gemalto announced that it will work with a group of engineering students at the University of Texas at Austin to develop an NFC-based marketing solution. The project is part of UT’s 1 Semester Startup (1SS) program, which involves 10 teams of undergraduates working together to launch their own startup business. Gemalto will provide one of […]

Atmel Corporation announced production availability of a next generation low frequency (LF) RFID transponder device, ideal for consumer and industrial identification applications. The new Atmel ATA5577M1330C-PP supports applications including building access control systems, industrial automation, consumer and industrial segments, and as tokens, key fobs or transponders, this new device offers the ability to develop more […]

India’s Ministry of External Affairs is set to launch biometric passports in 2013 to comply with other countries’ requirements to incorporate biometrics into the identification documents, reports The Times of India. The passports currently being issued do not contain any biometric features, but the ministry is installing the required technology to create them. It hopes […]

PSCU, a St. Petersburg, Fla.-based provider of financial services to credit unions, is releasing the first VISA Prepaid EMV cards in the U.S. this year. It will issue the cards through several PSCU credit unions later this summer. EMV technology is making its way into the U.S. market. PSCU’s issuance of the prepaid EMV cards […]

The banking industry has been increasingly growing its use of green banking initiatives, such as paperless statements. However, instant card issuance can also be another way banks can be more environmentally friendly–and cut down on fraud and identity theft at the same time. As posted on Datacard Edge’s blog, mailing debit cards to account holders […]

The Auckland Council is looking to standardize the technology used to track and manage library book stocks across its thirty three libraries and collection centers using RFID technology, according to Computerworld. The council currently issues more than 10 million books every year. Transferring books and managing stock across regional boundaries becomes difficult due to conflicting […]