Evolis released Elypso, a desktop card printer that offers features for instant issuance in one model: manual card feeding, front-desk operations, dual-sided printing and encoding for magnetic stripe, contact and contactless chip card. Evolis designed Elypso to match the performances of Primacy with the smaller footprint of Zenius. This solution delivers personalized cards over the […]
18 Apr, 2013Evolis releases new card printer
18 Apr, 2013Delta improves inspection times for its flyable safety equipment
Delta Air Lines is using SmartMark RFID tags from William Frick & Company to address maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) needs for its flyable safety equipment. Using the custom RFID tags from Frick, Delta is able to streamline the audit process for safety equipment, and improve inspection time from what use to take approximately 10 […]
17 Apr, 2013Presto moves to 99 perecent efficiency, OC Transpo issues 10,000 cards to university students
Ottawa is moving forward with its new tap-and-go smart transit card fare system for OC Transpo, according to the Ottawa Citizen. Following numerous delays and technical hiccups, transit officials say the PRESTO card system is now operating at 99% efficiency. As many as 10,000 Presto cards are to be distributed to students at Carleton University, […]
17 Apr, 2013Report: Consumers want better online authentication
Consumers don’t like user names and passwords and would rather have multi-purpose identity credentials that could be used across sites, according to a study from the Ponemon Institute. In the U.S., 46% of individuals don’t trust systems that rely on user names and passwords for access. Another 38% don’t trust sites unless they require frequent […]
17 Apr, 2013Immigration bill proposes $1 billion for new Social Security card
Smart card possible? Changes to employee verification system also proposed
The proposed immigration reform act calls for $1 billion to create and issue new Social Security cards. The new cards would have to be “fraud-resistant, tamper-resistant, wear-resistant and identity theft-resistant social security cards.” Specific card technologies were not mentioned in the bill but there are only a handful of technologies that would fit the criteria. […]
12 Apr, 2013Russia launches smart card based on NXP’s SmartMX2 with banking, transport and eGov functionality
NXP announced with ALIOTH, a Russian government and payment cards solutions provider, the launch of a multi-application contactless smart card solution product called SCOne based on NXP’s SmartMX2 microcontroller with banking, transport ticketing and eGovernment functionality. The availability of this new SmartMX2-based card follows the announcement that the Moscow Department of Transport has selected MIFARE […]
12 Apr, 2013Barclaycard PayBand makes an appearance at Austria’s Snowbombing festival
Snowbombing, a winter sports and music festival held in Mayrhofen, Austria, recently held its annual event where for the first time it feature an integrated RFID-based payment, access and social media system. All Arctic Disco ticketholders were issued with a Barclaycard PayBand, an RFID wristband pre-loaded with 20 euros, redeemable at any one of the […]