16 Dec, 2009Annual ABI End User Survey results are in
To gain a better perspective on the future of RFID technology, ABI Research has conducted its annual end user survey. The survey consists of more than 115 organizations from across the world responded to the survey including those that use it, those that plan to use it, those that have evaluated it, and those not […]
16 Dec, 2009RFIDs helping to make you look good
Five graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a device designed store dressing rooms, that will offer suggestions on how to mix and match apparel, through the use of RFID tags, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Appropriately name The Smart.Mirror, the device uses RFIDs affixed to the merchandise tag to detect what shoppers are […]
16 Dec, 2009Organic RFID to cut waste on produce
Researchers at Syngenta Sensors University Innovation Centre at the University of Manchester are working to develop an organic RFID tag which will be used to monitor and manage produce in the retail supply chain, according to Plastic Electonics. Currently, growers have very little control over quality once their products enter the supply chain. If items […]
16 Dec, 2009Gemalto buys XIRING’s banking group for $29 million
Gemalto and XIRING, a security solutions provider for remote transactions, announced that they have completed exclusive negotiations and signed a binding contract related to the acquisition by Gemalto of the XIRING banking activity for more than $20 million. XIRING is a provider of EMV-based strong authentication solutions for e-banking and e-commerce with more than […]
16 Dec, 2009Aware providing software for FBI’s next gen IAFIS
16 Dec, 2009EMEA region rife with biometric growth opportunity
The Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region has been showing signs for continued future growth in the biometrics market, according to a report from Frost & Sullivan, a research firm. Specifically, they cite the growing government sponsored biometric programs, such as e-passport and other national identification programs, as counter-balancing the negative impacts failing economies […]
16 Dec, 2009Delhi rickshaw pullers may get biometric badges for regulation
Rickshaw pullers in Delhi, India may be issued biometric badges following traffic safety courses in an effort to not have to ban the profession altogether, according to a Calcutta News article. The Delhi government brought the proposal of the biometric badges to the city’s High Court citing that such a program would allow for the […]
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