DigitalPersona, a developer of biometric solutions, has announced that WAND, a developer of point of sales software solutions, has chosen DigitalPersona’s U.are.U fingerprint scanners to be integrated into its solutions. The two products from WAND that will include the biometric capabilities are its NextGen POS and Classic POS. The hope for WAND and their customers […]

Texas-based Alliance Tech, a provider of RFID enabled event measurement applications, announced the opening of its European office. The new division will be based in Munich, Germany and will offer event sales and strategy for clients planning trades fairs and events throughout Europe. Alliance Tech’s ATTENDANCE solution allows event organizers to accurately and immediately gain […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has just placed an order for $6.6 million in active RFID technology from Savi, a Lockheed Martin company. The order comes under the Defense Department’s RFID III procurement contract, a multiple award, indefinite-delivery-indefinite-quantity contract with a total value of $429.4 million. The RFID tags, which are affixed to cargo containers […]

Genesis Health System has implemented AeroScout’s Wi-Fi RTLS for hospital-wide asset tracking and management at Genesis Medical Center in Davenport, Iowa. The solution uses Genesis Health System’s existing wireless network and consists of AeroScout Wi-Fi Tags, AeroScout Exciters and AeroScout MobileView software to track and manage about 700 items throughout the medical center, including infusion […]

A new workshop report from the Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel (IDSP) addresses various facets of how research companies measure identity theft. The report finds that disparities exist in the way that terms are defined in statute versus in practice—terms such as identity theft, identity fraud and data breach. This potentially causes […]

Biometric Services International announced the availability of its latest update of published and emerging biometric standards. Eleven new and or updated standards were published since the last update issued in March, bringing the total number of published standards to 91. The report details these, along with more than 80 additional emerging standards under consideration. Among […]

Collis has announced that Sagem Orga has selected Collis as its supplier for test tools in the areas of banking, e-ID, telecom and health. Collis’ test tools offer a means for testing products and applications. Whether it is in the area of banking–smart cards, contactless, NFC, ATM, Host, MasterCard, Visa– e-ID, telecom or health care, […]