Motorola has released its new MC3100 series of mid-range mobile computers designed for key-based and touch-screen applications, such as price/stock management, inventory control, returns processing, shipping and receiving, baggage tracking and asset management. The MC3100 series is equipped with the Marvell XScale PXA320 624 MHz processor, the most powerful XScale processor. Additionally, each new computer […]

Plexidor has developed a new RFID-enabled doggie door that lets your pet in while keeping unwanted guests out. The door is designed to automatically open when your pet approaches thanks to an RFID “key” tag affixed to its collar. Only pets outfitted with the corresponding tag can enter, and so other critters that could just […]

Oberthur Technologies, French provider of smart cards, including contactless, has rolled out its EMV migration solution, “EMV-in-a-Box,” for U.S. card issuers. EMV-in-a-Box is an integrated EMV migration solution and management program that includes on-site consultation, EMV training, project management and technical support. The migration plan enables EMV cards to be issued within 12 weeks from […]

Gemalto has subscribed to a capital increase in Serverside Group, a company with offices in the U.S. and UK that makes it easy for banks to personalize cards. The agreement provides Gemalto with an option to potentially acquire Serverside at a later date. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Serverside’s software-as-a-service platform, AllAboutMe, enables […]

TagMaster North America, a Tacoma, Wash. provider of long-range RFID systems for automatic vehicle identification, has announced its support for HID Global’s Corporate 1000 Program, established to provide access control users with a 35-bit card data format developed and maintained for each individual end-user organization. Customers aiming to standardize on a single card solution within […]

UK-based Consult Hyperion, a payments and ID management consultant, has joined the MULTOS Consortium, a group of international organizations responsible for the maintenance and development of the MULTOS specification. Joining as a Professional Partner member, Consult Hyperion will participate in the MULTOS Business and Technical Advisory Group meetings and will contribute towards the future direction […]

Markes International Ltd. has launched its new RFID-enabled thermal desorption (TD) instrument for gas chromatography (GC). The new TD-100 has been designed for the sampling and analysis of trace toxic and odorous chemicals (VOC and SVOC) in air/gas and materials. The instrument is used in materials emissions testing (for example, ensuring compliance with environmental regulations), […]