Department of Homeland Security money is starting to filter down to cities and counties in the U.S. as evidenced by one Ohio city’s recent purchase of a sophisticated system from SuperCom Ltd. that can control access to facilities or disaster sites. According to SuperCom’s chief operating officer, Lawrence Shertz, the purchase of SuperCom’s Smart Disaster […]

At the recent National Association of Campus Card Users conference in Orlando, I spoke with several bankers and a number of campus administrators about credit cards. Though far from a scientific study, the conversations suggest to me that the issue of campus cards and credit may be heating up again. In the late 90’s, during […]

“Simitian’s bill would prohibit identity documents created or issued by the state containing computer chips that can be read remotely. Identity documents include driver’s licenses, ID cards, student ID cards, health insurance or benefits cards, professional licenses, and library cards. It makes some exceptions to the ban, allowing the use of electronic IDs for prisoners […]

TackTrac, an affordable new equestrian security product, allows users to permanently mark their equipment with a small radio frequency identification (RFID) tag. The device can be inserted into various tack equipment and provides an identification number that can be registered in an online database. TackTrac enables users to easily identify and track equipment if lost […]

Reprinted with the permission of the Smart Card Alliance Many applications are now using radio frequency (RF) chip technology to automatically identify objects or people. These applications range from tracking animals and tagging goods for inventory control to enabling fast payment and securely identifying people. While these applications all use radio waves to communicate information, […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Using single sign-on, roaming access, and a sonar sensor device, the University of Colorado Hospital can meet not only HIPAA privacy requirements, but give its nurses and doctors faster access and more flexibility in dealing with their patients’ records and actual treatment. This is thanks to a system set up […]

MasterCard’s expansion in South Korea with its OneSMART PayPass signifies the credit card giant’s roll out of not only its new payment technology, but also a new role in cell phone payment processes. This will mean more benefits for the company’s 14.78 million MasterCard-branded cardholders in Korea. A March agreement with SK Telecom, has given […]