The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association that advances the use of NFC, has announced a partnership with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) that may spark NFC’s growth. The goal of the partnership is to implement solutions that comply with NFC-related specifications developed by both organizations. ETSI develops standards for many different information and […]

A General Accountability Office report details some serious holes in the U.S. State Department’s passport issuance. A GAO investigator was able to obtain four passport with fake breeder document information. Regarding ID Editor Zack Martin spoke with Janice Kephart, director of national security policy at the Center for Immigration Studies and member of the 9/11 […]

Elecsys Corporation has announced plans to purchase the Swiss firm MBBS SA, a maker of RFID products designed for harsh environments. The deal, which is planned as an all-stock transaction, should be finalized on June 16. Olathe, Kan.-based Elecsys has two divisions: Electronic Interface Solutions, which designs electronic assemblies including circuit boards, electronic modules, and […]

Split Rock Resort and Golf Club has announced the selection of Batronics America Inc. (BAI) to supply an RFID-enabled cashless payment solution for the resort’s 6-month-old H2Oooohh Family Indoor Waterpark. BAI will deploy its Proximities RFID solution at the onomatopoetically-named water park. The solution is based on secure RFID wristbands, and includes such features as […]

French airline, Air France, has begun a trial of contactless smart cards with passenger biometric data to allow for expedited check-in, according to a UK Register article. The system is in place at automated gates that enables the passenger to pass when the card information matches the sample given by the passenger. The traveler submits […]

AOPtix Technologies, a developer of iris recognition and optical communication solutions, has announced that it has received $12.9 million in funding from California-based venture capital firm Northgate Capital. AOptix earlier this month launched its first commercial iris reader, the InSight 2 Meter Iris Recognition System.   

Digital Identification Solutions was named one of 14 companies to win the Government Computer News Best of FOSE Awards for 2009. Digital Identification Solutions was given the award because of its LCP 9000 Laser Color ID Card Personalization System. This desktop card printer is designed for secure corporate and government applications as it uses retransfer […]