iDTRONIC, the German provider of RFID hardware solutions, has introduced its Bluebox professional line of industrial reader/writers. The readers, designed specifically for industrial applications, are completely sealed against water and dust intrusions. The new devices are available with an internal antenna or with one or two external antennas, offer four digital I/O Ports to enable […]

Espanola General Hospital in Ontario, Canada has selected SALTO to upgrade its security and replace its master keyed mechanical locks with the XS4 electronic proximity access control system. The XS4 locks are replacing existing locks in offices, health records, the finance department, stores, maintenance areas, laboratories, physiotherapy, diagnostic imaging, clinic operations, acute care, the teleconference […]

In an attempt to speed up loading times of buses and trains, the city of Bristol about 100 miles west of London is looking at adding a contactless card system similar to London’s Oyster card. Some 20 or 30 passengers would be able to board a bus in seconds, simply tapping their cards against a […]

The Biometrics Institute, an organization representing more than 100 organizations and companies involved in the biometrics industry, will be hosting the 10th Biometrics Institute Australia Conference and Exhibition (BIACE) in Sydney at the end of May. The BIACE is high-level international conference wherein experts in the various biometrics fields look at how biometrics can be […]

The Ennova Direct Corporation, a developer of new consumer technologies, has announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted them a patent for their retractable USB flash drive with fingerprint scanner and OLED interface screen. The OLED screen on the device houses the scanner, alerts a user whether or not their print […]

Despite a weakened economy Higher One, a financial services provider focused on higher education, has seen record growth in 2009. The New Haven, Conn. company, which specializes in issuing financial aid refunds electronically saving institutions the cost of issuing a paper check, has added a record 88 colleges and universities in just the first four […]

Three major players in the RFID industry, UPM Raflatac, Impinj, and Zebra Technologies, have announced their collaboration on an RFID-enabled product concept. The newly available concept attempts to optimize item-level tagging and validation for process-intensive industries, including electronics and retail manufacturing, health care and pharmaceuticals and third-party logistics. The collaborative effort offers users the ability […]