UK-based RTLS provider Ubisense has announced that its products are now complaint for use in Korea. In addition, the company’s ultra-wideband (UWB) RTLS solution has been chosen by Korean steel giant POSCO for use in its plant in Pohang. According to Han Ku Park, project manager at POSCO in Pohang, the UWB RTLS system has […]

Hill-Rom and Radianse today announced plans to integrate Radianse’s real-time location system (RTLS) into Hill-Rom’s NaviCare Nurse Call system. Hill-Rom is currently testing the accuracy and reliability of Radianse’s RTLS. Should they choose to adopt Radianse’s technology, the new system will be able to wirelessly track in real time the movements and interactions of patients, […]

With students flocking back to campus this month, many of them, particularly freshmen, are unaware of the advantages and, possibly discounts, tied to their student ID card. Often called the (name of university) OneCard, the new breed of campus card offers much more than declining balances, a meal plan or dorm access. For example, Sacramento […]

Thales, an information systems and communications security company, announced SafeSign Single Sign On, the latest addition to the SafeSign strong authentication and ID management product line. The products features strong authentication for organizations concerned with ever increasing security threats, rising help-desk costs and frustration with managing multiple and complex passwords. SafeSign Single Sign On provides […]

Multifactor authentication, the act of requiring two or more ways for a user to prove their identity, has been present in the banking industry for some time. But now there is a push to include multifactor authentication into Internet banking and increase the reliability of authentication methods, according to an IT Security article. A 2009 […]

When looking at the status and possible future of voice biometrics, technology writer Terry Sweeny sees various hurdles as well as potential for advancement for the technology, according to an Internet Evolution article. While Sweeney certainly looks at the various technical aspects of voice biometrics working for and against it, he also looks at some […]

The latest research from the Smart Card Alliance’s Contactless and Mobile Payments Council has identified issuer and merchant best practices for driving consumer use of contactless payments. The council studied the effectiveness of certain issuer and merchant activities in marketing, promotion and consumer and employee awareness to determine the best way to make consumers more […]