The Smart Card Alliance has added new training materials for its Leadership, Education and Advancement Program (LEAP) members to help them prepare for Certified Smart Card Industry Professional (CSCIP) certification. First started in 2008, LEAP has already attracted numerous individuals interested in improving their knowledge and professional proficiency in the smart card industry. CSCIP is […]

DAILY has just announced the release of its Rigid paper UHF RFID tag, a durable all-weather adhesive label equipped with a small IC chip and antenna. According to DAILY the UPC Gen 2 compliant tag is engineered to withstand harsh environmental conditions. The tag is made of high-quality waterproof paper that is protected against chemical […]

PresCare, an Australian aged-care service provider, has built a $30 million facility in Queensland that uses RFID technology to assist staff members in their care of the elderly. The facility, known as Vela, features an RFID system used to track the real-time position of their residents within a 3-meter proximity. This is to avoid a […]

The Penang Public Library has recently become Malaysia’s first library to implement an RFID system compliant to the EPC Global Gen2 standard. The system, developed by Smartag Solutions, uses UPM Raflatac’s DogBone RFID tags to track more than 500,000 copies of reading material available to the library’s 800,000 users. The revamped library features an automated […]

The President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee has released a report calling for changes in identity management in the U.S. The committee is part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and advises the President on emergence and preparedness of telecommunications. “A need has emerged for a national, comprehensive identity management strategy that would recognize […]

First City Monument Bank in Nigeria has begun replacing its mag stripe ATM debit cards with EMV cards, becoming one of the first banks in that country to implement the regulatory directive of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The FCMB debit card is a secure e-payment card powered by InterSwitch with Chip & PIN features […]

Depauw University in Greencastle, Ind. is now enabling its students to use their campus card at nine restaurants off campus. The program will be managed by Off-Campus Advantage, a subsidiary of campus card provider CBORD. The restaurants will give 9.5% of each transaction to DePauw and also pay a software fee that will allow their […]