INSIDE Secure has launched its ComboPulse NFC system-in-package (SiP) solution. ComboPulse is a solution that makes adding NFC functionality to a broad range of mainstream consumer electronic products easy and inexpensive. ComboPulse has the ability to bring NFC to tablets, entry-level mobile phones, personal media players and other smart mobile devices. The ComboPulse SiP requires […]
20 Feb, 2013INSIDE Secure releases NFC-enabling ComboPulse
19 Feb, 2013Ghana to introduce health biometric ID cards, pilot e-claims
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) will be introducing biometric ID cards to its subscribers and piloting electronic claims processing, reports Graphic Online. The NHIS plans to issue the biometric ID cards to its subscribers upon registration. The e-claims processing pilots will start this year and will aim at creating greater efficiencies. The National Health […]
19 Feb, 2013VingCard Elsafe installs invisible locking system at Hotel Bristol in Vienna
VingCard Elsafe, a provider of hospitality security and part of the ASSA ABLOY Group, has installed an invisible door lock systems at the 5-star Hotel Bristol in Vienna. Essence by VingCard offers hotels a more minimalist design by eliminating all external lock hardware on guestroom doors. It encases all electronic components inside the door itself […]
19 Feb, 2013South Africa to tackle teacher absenteeism with biometrics
South Africa’s Department of Basic Education wants to cut back on the problem of absentee teachers in its schools, so it is planning to implement a biometric time and attendance system in its 24,000 schools nationwide, reports MoneyWeb. The department will replace its current sign in/sign out system by 2015, or earlier, if the teachers […]
19 Feb, 2013TagMaster supplies RFID train detection system to Alstom Transport, France
TagMaster, a producer of RFID solutions for rail applications, has been awarded a new contract by Alstom Transport S.A. in France to develop and supply RFID systems to Alstom’s signaling division. Alstom was selected by Lille Métropole to renew Lille’s Line 1 automatic metro to provide an integrated system which includes an automatic driver system […]
19 Feb, 2013Retailers turn to biometrics for time and attendance
Apps save money by curtailing employee fraud
By Denise Trowbridge, Contributing Editor, AVISIAN Publications Last year, some KFC restaurant franchisees in the South and Midwest replaced their PIN-based time and attendance systems with DigitalPersona’s U.are.U fingerprint scanners in a bid to reduce fraud. “Buddy-punching is completely gone from our stores now that we’ve switched,” says Chris Elwood, Omaha area coach for KBP […]
18 Feb, 2013Four companies partner for mobile payments at Mobile World Congress
Four partners have come together to deliver mobile contactless payment experience at Mobile World Congress. CaixaBank, Gemalto, Telefónica and Visa Europe will deliver a payments application, which will be offered to 3,500 delegates at Mobile World Congress, taking place Feb. 25-28 in Barcelona. The app, developed by Telefónica Digital, will enable delegates to make mobile […]