WCC Smart Search & Match, a developer of search and match biometric software, has teamed up with biometrics developer priv-ID to provide biometric functions to their multimodal ELISE ID product. ELISE ID will be utilizing fingerprint biometric technology in conjunction with biographic technology to perform search and match functions. WCC and priv-ID are planning to […]

The Smart Card Alliance scheduled a webinar focusing on identity management in health care. The session is scheduled for Sept. 22 at 1 pm ET. Presenters will discuss the challenges with identity management in health care and why it’s important to establish a secure health care information management infrastructure both within health care organizations and […]

Japanese IT solutions provider Fujitsu Ltd. and Fujitsu Frontech Ltd. announced the availability of their new UHF-band RFID tags designed for management of business documents such as loan documents, contracts and mail. According to Fujitsu, up to 100 of the new tags can be simultaneously read when spaced only 2 mm, making them ideal for […]

The Obama Administration has made it clear that online identity is a priority. Multiple reports cite the importance of identifying individuals online. In the administration’s latest announcement it has partnered with ten private sector companies to enable better access and use of government Web sites. Nico Popp, vice president for VeriSign’s Innovation Group, talks with […]

Evonik, a German chemicals producer for skin and hair care products, has announced the successful implementation of an experimental PANMOBIL RFID system designed to track Evonik’s filter panels during the chemical production process. Evonik’s panel filters cost 1,500 Euro each, and break frequently during chemical production process. Once a panel breaks inside a chemical press, […]

GAO RFID has announced the release of its new passive RFID tag designed for use in animal tracking. The transparent, bio-glass tag is water proof and resistant to immersion in salt water, alcohol, oil 10% HCL and ammonia. Users inject the small, light-weight tag directly into animals via a syringe. The ISO 11784/5 compliant tag […]

sQuid eMoney announced a new Pizza Hut branded pre-pay contactless smart card for customers at stores in Dundee, Scotland. The eMoney smart card uses contactless payment and combines payments with a loyalty email voucher scheme giving customers rewards to redeem in-store. With three stores in Dundee and Dunfermline now accepting sQuid eMoney payments, this is […]