Beginning later this month, The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be expanding the pilot for the Global Entry Trusted Traveler (GETT) program into an additional 13 airports on top of the seven already involved, according to an Information Week article. The GETT program is designed to utilize biometrics and automated kiosks to […]

Hand scanners will control admission to Chico State University’s new $63 million recreation center, which opened this week. Before using the facility at the California school for the first time, students need to enter their ID number into a machine and have the size and shape of their hand scanned three times. Students pay an […]

The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association set up to advance the use of NFC technology, will be conducting a one-day Spotlight Session for Developers Sept. 4 at the Lasaretti Hotelli-Ravintolaat in Oulu, Finland. The Spotlight Session takes place during the NFC Forum all-members meeting in Oulu, Finland, Aug. 31-Sept. 6. During the week-long event, […]

NCR’s newest version of its self-serve checkout system, one of the first that accepts contactless payment cards, was one of the 2009 winners of the International Design Excellence Awards program. In fact, it was the only self-service technology solution named in this year’s competition. The checkout system allows consumers to scan, bag and pay for […]

FileTrail has launched a new RFID-enabled solution for collecting, logging and managing evidence. The RFID Evidence Management program creates an unalterable log that traces each piece of evidence from collection to disposal, thereby guaranteeing a secure chain of custody, according to FileTrail. The new system uses RFID to track and record where each piece of […]

UPEK, a California biometric fingerprint solutions provider, has launched, in conjunction with Microsoft, the Worldwide Biometric Challenge, seeking to encourage development of biometric applications for Windows 7, the first Windows operating system with native support for fingerprint biometric authentications. Microsoft’s newest operating system is slated for general release Oct. 22. The contest asks software developers […]

Two more universities have signed up with TipNow, the San Jose, Calif.-based text messaging service designed to increase campus safety by allowing students to anonymously notify campus security personnel regarding non-emergency suspicious activity. California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo and Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn., are now offering the new service from Resiligence, Inc., […]