Cubic Transportation Systems, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Cubic Corporation, and Miami-Dade Transit have launched the agency’s new EASY Card automated fare collection system for its 22 Metrorail stations and nearly 900 buses. The new system was fully operational just 15 months after the contract was first awarded in June, 2008. The new contactless card […]

Eastern Maine Medical Center’s (EMMC) newly renovated 32,000 square foot Imaging Center has recently installed a Real-time Locating System (RTLS) in order to better manage patient flow. Versus Technology’s RTLS automatically captures time parameters related to each patient’s visit, including wait time and time to complete a particular imaging service. Imaging Center staff can then […]

METRO Group, one of Europe’s largest retailers, is working with Checkpoint Systems to deliver an RFID-based Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS) solution. EAS enables retailers to not only know when a theft has occurred but also what specific merchandise was stolen, granting them a more accurate picture of inventory levels. According to Checkpoint, EAS systems represent […]

Oslo’s NFC research team Touch has once again teamed up with London design firm BERG to create visual representations of RFID fields using LED lights. The project was created and carried out by Jack Schulze and Timo Arnall, who made specially designed LED probes that light up in the presence of an RFID field. The […]

The Smart Card Alliance Physical Access Council has released a white paper detailing the types of authentication mechanisms available for physical access control systems to identify people entering different areas. With Personal Identity Verification credentials being issued by government agencies for both physical and logical access, many agencies are working on upgrading or replacing their […]

Infineon Technologies AG, ST Microelectronics, NXP Semiconductors Germany, as Giesecke & Devrient GmbH and Gemalto, are working together to develop a high-security chip card platform, according to the EETimes.com. The companies will participate in the $19.4 million project called BioP@ss which is doing the technical work for the introduction of an smart card ID format […]

Nearly two-thirds of U.S. citizens are concerned about identity theft and 58% of Americas would be willing to provide biometric data to protect that identity, according to the latest Unisys Security Index report. Of that 58% of consumers, 93% would be willing to use fingerprint scans, while 79% are willing to use iris recognition. “Interestingly, […]