ODIN Technolgies, provider of RFID infrastructure solutions, has unveiled its SMART Container solution. The solution is a self-inventorying container system initially conceived to close via RFID technology the visibility gap in the supply chain where items were put into closed containers. Users of the SMART Container solution place low-cost passive RFID tags on items to […]

Toshiba TEC Europe (TERIS), a provider of point-of-sale, printing, software information, and other systems, has announced a strategic alliance with Nordic ID, a producer of handheld terminals and computers for retail and industrial applications. The alliance, focused on the European market, will offer wireless and mobile telecommunications solutions for retail, manufacturing, health care and warehousing […]

For three years, those visiting downtown Philadelphia have been able to pay for parking with a smart card that could be used in the city’s parking meters. There was just one problem: residents had to buy new smart cards once their existing ones ran out of value. That will change in July when the city […]

As government agencies and corporations embrace Macs, software lets CAC, FIPS 201 and .NET cards secure login via Active Directory Making Mac computers work in a Windows world has never been easy. But as more private-sector companies and U.S. government agencies add Macs into their environment, there’s a growing need for tools that enable them […]

SCM Microsystems Inc. and Bluehill ID announced a technology and distribution agreement that targets contactless smart card, RFID and NFC markets worldwide. The partnership marks another step in SCM’s strategy to expand into the growing contactless market, and also further extends Bluehill ID’s distribution channels and technology portfolio for identity management and electronic security. Under […]

Former Home Office Sec. David Blunkett says the UK should scrap the plans for a mandatory ID card and instead use electronic passports, according to a BBC news report. Blunkett, who first came up with the idea for the cards, says mandatory e-passports could do the same job as the ID cards. The UK ID […]

CardLogix, a smart card manufacturer for secure ID and transactions, announced that it has expanded its partnership with SCM Microsystems, Inc., a provider of smart card readers and chips. CardLogix Smart Toolz, M.O.S.T. Toolz, Embedded Toolz and middleware, including Winplex, Printplex and Trakplex, have incorporated SCM’s readers, which enables a range of security applications. By […]