Global Rainmakers Inc. introduces two new products, the EyeSwipe and the HCAM. Both products are miniaturized versions of the New York-based company’s HBox technology, performing iris recognition at a distance. Different configurations of the EyeSwipe and HCAM serve different security requirements, ranging from access control in high‐throughput environments – from up to 20 to 30 […]

The contactless One Regional Card for All, better known as ORCA, will soon make its debut in the Puget Sound area of Washington. In the pilot stage for several years, the card will be available for riders of seven area transit agencies. The King County Council recently approved a plan to roll out the regional […]

ActivIdentity Corp., a provider of strong authentication and credential management, announced it has won a tender by West Midlands Police Authority in the UK (WMPA) to deploy a smart card and credential management solution to create secure electronic identities for its 16,000 staff members. West Midlands Police is the second largest police force in the […]

The school’s Mobile Experience Lab explores the future of life with the mobile handset Most trials of near field communication have involved payment applications at the neighborhood department store, restaurant or transit agency. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge took a different tact, however, attempting to illustrate the many other ways NFC could be […]

Gemalto says it has completed the initial phase of assisting the Royal Bank of Scotland in its migration to EMV credit cards in three Asian markets–Indonesia, Taiwan and India. The first project, in India, began six months ago and was completed in three months, about half the time it normally takes for banks in Asia, […]

InSync Software Inc. has announced a new partnership with IBM. The two companies have formed an original equipment manufacturer agreement with IBM that will enable InSync to integrate IBM’s InfoSphere Traceability Server software as part of its food safety solutions. InSync’s software solutions are created for companies in the fresh and processed foods, meat and […]

Finnish RFID developer UPM Raflatc has partnered with Blue Spark Technologies, a supplier of thin, flexible printed battery solutions, to develop and market products and applications using emerging battery assisted passive (BAP) RFID technology. The development of BAP RFID gained momentum with the launch of a new EPC Gen2 battery assisted passive RFID chip from […]