In an effort to improve its logistics tracking and monitoring of assets the United States Army has recruited five companies to provide automatic identification technology (AIT) hardware and solutions across its global supply chain. The Army has issued five AIT-IV contracts with a ceiling value of $418.5 million to five companies: Northrop Grumman, GTSI, CDO […]

CoreStreet, a provider of credential validation solutions, and Senture Security Solutions LLC, a security solutions integrator, announced that the Passenger Vessel Association selected them to provide the Transportation Worker Identification Credential handheld solution for Watermark Cruise’s participation in the Transportation Security Administration’s TWIC card reader pilot test. The TWIC Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking card […]

UPM Raflatac has announced the release of the Dogbone Freeze, its new RFID tag designed for use in frozen environments. According to UPM Raflatac the Dogbone Freeze tag can withstand temperatures of –40C/F, making it applicable in tracking frozen food pallets through supply chains. Global retailer METRO has already begun using the new tag in […]

UK discount retailer Poundland, in conjunction with Barclaycard and credit card processor Commidea, are scheduled to trial contactless payments at two of its London stores. “The contactless payment trial will enable us to offer alternative payment options and improved service levels, so that customers can purchase their goods quickly and conveniently,” said a Poundland spokesperson. […]

Nice is scheduled to become the third French city to deploy NFC technology next year in partnership with the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, bus and tram operator Véolia Transport and mobile operators Orange, Bouygues Telecom and SFR. Caen and Strasbourg are already offering NFC capabilities. Some 3000 Nice residents next spring will use NFC-compliant […]

SCM Microsystems Inc., a provider of solutions for secure access, secure identity and secure exchange, is expanding its smart card reader product family with three new models. The new handheld, USB or Near Field Communication connected readers are designed to be carried – on key rings, in pockets or purses – and used with contact […]

The Transportation Security Administration has taken the necessary steps towards fully implementing a biometric screening system for flight crews moving through security checkpoints by approving the standards for the system, according to an Information Week article. The new program is expected to replace the current system, which sees airline employees waiting in the same lines […]