Sharjah, the third largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates, will launch a contactless faring system for public buses next month, according to Gulf News. Sharjah Transport authorities are encouraging citizens who complain of not receiving exact change from bus drivers to embrace the new cashless system, which will feature contactless smart cards called Sayer […]

Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) is teaming up with HTC (High Tech Computer) to distribute NFC handsets for the 2010 Taipei International Flora Expo, which will take place in November, according to DigiTimes. Visitors can use the handsets, along with Bluetooth-enabled USB attachments, to access information on exhibits or collect discount coupons at featured attractions. Read […]

IMS Research is predicting that 1 billion smart cards will be shipped per year by 2014, according to Cellular-News. IMS revealed that between 2008 and 2014, the market for smart cards is expected to double, with smaller schemes employing microcontroller-based cards leading the way, such as driver licenses, health care, national ID and e-passports. Smart […]

To meet the demand for applications requiring long distance identification, such as agriculture and industrial environments, GAO RFID has launched its fixed reader antenna panel. This LF fixed reader antenna, model 312001, features a compact design and durable construction making it resistant to typical environmental influences. The low frequency antenna panel, in combination with stationary […]

GAO has released a surplus of products over the past year. So what better way to end the year then to mention not only another product, but instead mention two new products released by GAO. The RFID solution provider has developed a new high frequency embedded reader, as well as a low frequency encapsulated tag. […]

The National Bank of Umm Al Quwain has deployed Cryptomathic’s data preparation system CardInk and OMA Emirates’ personalization software NanoPerso for the issuance of its debit and credit card portfolio. CardInk is both a hardware security module and card platform independent, enabling flexibility for any card issuing environment, supporting GlobalPlatform, Multos and native cards. CardInk […]