One ticket for getting into the Olympics, for transportation, for identification and even for payment may make its appearance at the 2012 Olympics scheduled for London. Research into a cashless Olympics incorporating ticketing, ID authentication and transport is currently being conducted by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, an independent body that advises Parliament […]

UK-based mobile communications provider O2 is demonstrating an NFC application that can be used by patients and home health care workers. The system is on display at the INSITE09 conference. Developed in partnership with technology provider Reslink, O2 Homecare helps home health care workers and patients access and share information using contactless technology on a […]

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority installing NXP Semiconductors’ new more secure MIFARE Plus contactless technology for its automatic fare collection infrastructure. LA Metro annually attracts about 480 million boardings in the Greater Los Angeles Area. “Security is a key element of our system, and NXP’s MIFARE Plus has proven to meet all our […]

Australia’s Defence Science Technology Organisation (DTSO), an arm of Australia’s Department of Defense that looks to technology and scientific endeavors to aid in the defense of the country, has undertaken new initiatives to improve the capabilities of their facial biometrics-based surveillance units, according to a Computer World Australia article. The tactics undertaken by the officials […]

In a pilot program, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has begun taking biometric samples from visitors of the country as they are leaving. The pilot is setup at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport where they are collecting fingerprints from the non-U.S. citizens. While collection of biometric information from visitors […]

At the Biometrics Institute Conference held in Sydney, Australia, officials from the International Crime Database Service Interpol and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security have stated that Australia shares very little of the biometric data that it collects and stores with the international community, according to an IT News article. Both agencies are disappointed by […]

Expired parking meters may be a thing of the past, at least for students at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, which recently installed a pay-by-phone system. Developed by a Canadian company, Verrus Mobile Technologies, Inc., a student who has signed up for the program need only call a number, enter his time and the lot’s location. […]