Students returning this fall to Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina will find waiting for them a revamped student ID card with more services. While previous versions of the card granted users access to campus buildings and the stadium, the new VikingOne card will also have debit capabilities for use on-campus only at vending […]

Alien Technology has announced that its UHF RFID EPC Gen 2 inlays received the distinction of “Top Ranking” performance from the 2009 European EPC Competence Center (EECC), marking the third consecutive year Alien’s inlays have topped their competitors. EECC is an independent organization based in Nuess, Germany that annually publishes UHF Tag Performance Surveys to […]

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville has deployed a room reservation system that’s integrated with his building access control system so that one card can be used to both reserve rooms for classroom use or presentations and to enter buildings on campus. NetSimplicity, an Austin, Tex. provider of room and resource scheduling software, has installed […]

Coca-Cola has released its new RFID-enabled Freestyle fountain drink dispenser for beta testing in Atlanta and Southern California area restaurants. The Freestyle uses Impinj’s RFID technology to offer over 100 different beverage varieties in the same amount of space as a standard eight-valve machine. The secret is in the concentrated flavor cartridges that dispense a […]

SecuGen and Valid Technologies have announced a technology and marketing partnership to deliver user authentication solutions to IBM enterprise computing customers. As a result of this partnership, the Valid Technologies VSSA Strong User Authentication solution will include support for SecuGen biometric matching technologies and the SecuGen Hamster family of biometric fingerprint readers. VSSA supports applications […]

Research In Motion has announced a new model of its BlackBerry Smart Card Reader that makes it easy for organizations to implement multi-factor authentication for computers, Blackberry smart phones and public key infrastructure applications. The lightweight, wearable, ISO 7816 compliant card reader enables proximity controlled access to a user’s smart phone and computer. The reader […]

The Biometrics Division of L-1 Identity Solutions, a Stamford, Conn. provider of identity solutions and services, has received $9.6 million worth of new orders for HIIDE and PIER mobile biometric recognition systems that are being deployed in areas of conflict. Two thirds of the HIIDE order and all of the PIERs are expected to ship […]