The Compass card, the contactless fare card launched in May by the San Diego Association of Governments, has so far not lived up to expectations. Software bugs have delayed a full rollout of the card by San Diego County’s largest transit operator. The Metropolitan Transit System, which carries 290,000 riders daily on its buses and […]

Bluehill ID announced the global expansion of its Multicard brand into the Asia-Pacific region. After Bluehill ID’s announcement of the acquisition of Fastcards Pty Ltd, the Australian entity announced that it will adopt the trading name of Multicard, aligning with sister companies Multicard in Switzerland and Germany. Multicard Australia is an identity and accreditation company […]

U.S. armed forces have been using biometrics in Iraq and Afghanistan for years to identify possible insurgents and make sure only those with access are allowed into bases. But as the U.S. turns more responsibility over to Iraqi forces there are concerns over what will happen to that data, according to a DefenseNews.com report. Jim […]

Canada, Britain and Australia announced a plan to share traveler fingerprint data to stop immigration fraud. The U.S. and New Zealand are expected to join the initiative soon, according to a report in the Ottawa Citizen. The agreement enables countries to check each other’s fingerprint databases, but doesn’t give them unrestricted access. The measure aims […]

Suprema Inc., a provider of biometric technology, has been awarded the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Industrial Technologies Award as the Biometrics Company of the Year for its performance during the previous year. The award recognizes Suprema’s growth in terms of revenue and technological achievements, as well as penetration in biometrics markets in global […]

Lega Pro and Telecom Italia have announced that at the start of this year’s season new cotactless-enabled ID cards will be issued to league fans in order to better manage stadium access. Each ID card comes embedded with an microchip that is used to record the fan’s ticket purchases. Stadium employees using hand held terminals […]

GAO RFID Inc has announced the release of its new temperature sensing RFID tag for use in cold item logistics or medicine transport. The active UHF tag has the ability to transmit temperature data in real time, making it ideal for tracking refrigerated items throughout a supply chain, according to GAO. The tag can also […]