Gujarat has become the first Indian state to issue RFID-enabled ID cards to its police officers for improved security, surveillance and management of the police force, according to indianexpress.com. The extent of the deployment is currently confined to the nearly 100 policemen in the rural Rajkot Range, but the government hopes to cover all 4,000 […]

RTLS provider RFID Global Solution has been awarded a subcontract with SRA International on a $4.4 million RFID contract with the U.S. Marines Corps (USMC) Systems Command . The USMC is planning to use RFID to improve the management and execution of operational logistics processes within the Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEFs) at Camp Lejeune, Camp […]

CenTrak has released its new AlerTrak active RFID alarm for the health care industry. The device notifies hospital personnel via an audible alert if specified people or assets leave or enter a restricted area. According to CenTrak, hospitals that implement the new alarm will see a reduction in infections spread within the hospital, patient wandering, […]

HID Global announced that its Multi-ISO reader technology is available as a snap-on, secure contactless, high-frequency module option for buyers of the new Psion Teklogix Ikôn handheld computer. The read/write device integrates data capture and voice and data communications using wireless capability tools, including Wi-Fi, cellular 3G HSDPA, Bluetooth and assisted GPS connectivity. Multi-ISO reader […]

BNP Paribas has selected Oberthur Technologies to supply the NFC Services Management Solution for an NFC project in Nice, France. Oberthur will manage the mobile payment service on behalf of BNP Paribas via an OTA (Over the Air) Platform. Starting in the spring of 2010 more than 3,000 residents in the French city of Nice […]

According to an article in the UC Berkeley student newspaper, some merchants participating in the Cal 1 Card’s off-campus debit card program are less than satisfied with the results. A representative from a local bookstore that accepts the card said it accounts for less than one-percent of total sales, yet half the customers are students. […]

3M Security Systems has introduced the 3M Polycarbonate Security Film for laser personalization, which offers customers a solution for polycarbonate ID cards and passports. The laser-engraveable film layers necessary to create polycarbonate ID cards and passport data pages are available with 3M Security Systems proprietary security materials incorporated, such as the company’s clear to cyan, […]