BIO-key International, a developer of biometric systems, has announced the appointment of Thomas E. Bush III as strategic advisor and consultant to the company. Bush’s main employment experience helping him win the position includes serving as the assistant director of the FBI where he headed the Criminal Justice Information Services Division and played a vital […]

According to the Wall Street Journal, Kovio Inc., a Milpitas, Calif.-based RFID tag manufacturer, has landed $20 million in Series E financing from several firms including Bessemer Venture Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Kovio, which was founded by scientists in the MIT Media Laboratory, creates its unique low-cost tags using printed silicon electronics […]

Sirit has announced availability of their new IDentity 5200 (ID5200) reader, the latest addition to its IDentity series of fixed position, UHF RFID readers. The ID5200 is a multi-protocol RFID reader designed for various automatic vehicle identification applications, including electronic tolling, traffic management and electronic vehicle registration. According to Sirit, the ID5200 can handle two […]

Indian RFID solutions provider Bartronics announced that it has been selected for an RFID project from Singapore-based mobile phone wholesaler Avitar Group to automate its distribution process. Bartronics will develop a solution for tracking outbound phones in Avitar’s warehouses. Each mobile phone box will be tagged with an RFID label that corresponds to an International […]

VingCard, a hospitality security provider and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has completed its installation of Signature contactless electronic door locks with NFC cell phone compatibility at the Sea Pearl Villas Resort in Phuket, Thailand. While the hotel is open now, the resort itself isn’t scheduled to open until the third quarter of 2010. […]

Texas A&M University, College Station, has expanded its suite of iPhone and iPod Touch applications to enable students to see course offerings, campus maps and directions to classes and information about university events. TAMUmobile, which was first released in June, already includes a directory for finding currently enrolled students, faculty and staff, news about the […]

How can a U.S. government report on identity not mentioned FIPS 201? By Salvatore D’Agostino, IDmachines IDmachines recently had the opportunity to go through the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC) report to the President on Identity Management. This is an encouraging document in that it calls out: Cabinet level position for identity Funding Interoperability, […]