Innometriks has added a new identification validation reader to its portfolio. Called the Rhino Touch, the reader is a result of a partnership with Lumidigm to incorporate fingerprint sensors into its features. The Rhino Touch is an identification validation reader that’s designed for high-security applications that require multifactor authentication. It offers a configuration for U.S. […]
03 Apr, 2013New Rhino Touch reader enables self-service validation
03 Apr, 2013Schlage introduces HandPunch terminal with multi-technology reader
Ingersoll Rand announced the debut of its new HandPunch GT-400 time and attendance terminal that lets employees clock in with the same card used to enter their building facilities. The MTR-G embedded reader module provides compatibility with aptiQ smart credentials, which provides advanced MIFARE Classic and MIFARE DESFire EV1 encryption, to provide improved security. It […]
01 Apr, 2013Cubic joins The Royal Party in celebrating 150th Anniversary of the London Underground
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the London Underground, Cubic Transportation Systems was recently among the small group of Transport for London (TfL) partners invited to meet Her Majesty The Queen. During the March 20 visit, Her Majesty visited Baker Street Underground Station accompanied by His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh and Her Royal Highness […]
01 Apr, 2013Report: Over a half billion NFC devices on the market within a year
A report by ABI Research shows that the number of NFC-enabled devices hitting the market will greatly increase by 2014. In “NFC Devices, Strategies, and Form Factors,” the firm has analyzed the market to find that at least 285 million NFC-enabled mobile and consumer electronics devices will ship in 2013, and that number will increase […]
01 Apr, 2013Quatro Card expands card personalization with CHIPLINE system
Quatro Card Technology, a Canada-based full-line card manufacturer, has purchased the Atlantic Zeiser CHIPLINE high-speed RFID and smart card contactless personalization system to provide high-volume personalization of contactless RFID and smart cards, and to address the fast-growing EMV market. CHIPLINE combines electrical and drop-on-demand graphical personalization in one fully integrated system, rather than requiring separate […]
01 Apr, 2013Prague: Mayor and 10 other officials indicted over smart card system
Radio Prague reports that this week, police in Prague indicted 11 members of the city council, including Mayor Bohuslav Svoboda, over charges that they engaged in infringement of competition regulations and breach of trust with regards to the city’s Opencard smart card system. Prague’s Opencard system can be used throughout the city for travel, libraries […]
01 Apr, 2013Oregon State University expands Disability Access Services with AeroScout Wi-Fi RTLS
Oregon State University (OSU) has deployed the AeroScout real-time location system (RTLS) and asset tracking and management solution campus-wide to increase accessibility and inventory utilization. OSU’s Disability Access Services (DAS) uses the solution to track the real-time location of specialized items for students, faculty and visitors with disabilities and special needs. The AeroScout RTLS solution […]