NXP, the semiconductor company founded by Philips, and STMicroelectronics, a provider of smart card chips, announced a global strategic licensing agreement for NXP’s MIFARE technology. The licensing agreement enables STMicroelectronics to integrate the MIFARE family into its security solutions for mobile phone and banking applications. It will facilitate the convergence of the MIFARE infrastructure and […]

Vasco Data Security Inc., a software security company specializing in authentication products, announced that it is extending its PKI-based product line with two new authenticators: DIGIPASS KEY 200 and DIGIPASS KEY 860. DIGIPASS KEY 200 is a USB device with a PKI smart card and secure USB mass storage on a single device. DIGIPASS KEY […]

Zenius Solutions, an NFC software company, announced an NFC credit card payment solution for the iPhone. Retrofitted iPhones can conduct secure contactless transactions for MasterCard PayPass, Visa payWave, American Express ExpressPay and Discover Network Zip. The solution provides control to the user from a menu on the iPhone handset screen, as well as support for […]

Trusted Logic, a provider of trusted execution environments for embedded systems, will demonstrate peer-to-peer connection of mobile handsets through its NFC software platform for Google Android operating system. The demonstration will take place at Cartes 2009, Nov. 17 to Nov 19. NFC peer-to-peer connection is the latest feature added to Trusted Logic’s NFC stack. It […]

The European Union (EU) group Rising pan-European and International Awareness on Biometrics and Security Ethics (RISE), a group dedicated to creating and monitoring international ethics and policy issues related to biometric technologies, is organizing their third conference on international biometrics. The previous two conferences were held in 2005 and 2006 in Brussels and Washington respectively. […]

iDTRONIC has launched its new Industag line, including LF, HF and UHF RFID transponders. These new industrial tags are made of Polycarbonate and Epoxy to endure harsh environments and operate at temperatures of -25°C up to 80°C. The Industag line includes Brig and SQ tags, which are designed for use in supply chain management, and […]

The Chinese government is using security microcontrollers of Infineon Technologies AG for its new electronic passports. Infineon announced that it started deliveries to the Chinese electronic passport project. As of the first quarter of 2010, all new Chinese passports will be issued as electronic passports. The Chinese government estimates that, beginning in the first full […]