Luke Air Force Base (AFB) in Glendale, Ariz., home to the Air Force’s 56th Fighter Wing, has recently implemented a successful RFID inventory tracking system in its 25,000 square foot storage warehouse, according to Integrated Solutions Magazine. Unsatisfied with the limits of the bar code system installed in 2003, the 56th Security Forces Squadron (SFS) […]

L-1 Identity Solutions, a developer of biometrics solutions and services, has announced that they have received an order for their HIIDE mobile biometric devices, which utilize iris, face and finger biometrics for authentication, totaling $6.2 million. The order is to be deployed to an area rife with conflict wherein the rugged design of the HIIDE […]

Zvetco, a developer of biometric hardware, has announced that its Verifi line of fingerprint readers is now compatible with bioLock Software from fellow biometrics developer Realtime. The resulting combination of the two companies’ products is expected to provide a stronger level of security than either product was previously capable of and is expected to be […]

Parabon NanoLabs, a Virginia-based technology development firm, has announced that they have received a Small Business and Innovation Research grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to a GenomeWeb Daily News article. The grant was awarded to Parabon for the development of a biometric system capable of verifying both identity and kinship. The […]

VeriSign announced that the latest release of VIP Access for Mobile is now available for Apple iPod touch, additional BlackBerry smartphones and devices running the Windows Mobile operating system – in addition to hundreds of mobile devices supporting J2ME, an application platform for mobile devices. The application already supports Apple iPhone, BlackBerry smartphones and mobile […]

South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) will use RFID tags to sniff out counterfeit liquor bottles in 1,045 bars and 150 liquor wholesalers Seoul’s Gangnam district, according to The Chosun Ilbo. Some popular targets for counterfeiters include Diageo Korea’s 12- and 17-year-old Windsor whiskey, Pernod Ricard Korea’s 12- and 17-year-old Imperial whiskey, and Lotte Chilsung […]

CAEN RFID, Italian UHF RFID provider, has announced the development of QUARK, a UHF multiregional ultra compact reader module designed for easy integration into small form factor industrial handhelds, smartphone accessories and USB ports. Though small, the QUARK boasts a power output range 10 to 200 mW and a read range of more than two […]