Many Federal agencies are using credentials like the PIV or Common Access Cards to access secure portals using mobile devices. At Smart Card Alliance’s Government Conference, representatives from Silanis and Juniper Networks demonstrated solutions for the use of smart cards on Apple iOS devices. In response to federal pilots using mobile devices, Silanis has developed […]
18 Feb, 2013Thursby Software, Silanis, Juniper Networks use smart cards on iOS devices
18 Feb, 2013Technology pulls India’s traditions into this century
India’s rate of mobile technology adoption has fueled a great deal of change in how the country operates, which may help lower the tradition of corruption and graft the country is known for, writes Manju Bansal of SAP on Forbes.com. Mobile technology has made life easier and perhaps safer for many of the country’s citizens. […]
18 Feb, 2013Burberry personalizes coats and bags with embedded RFID content
Burberry, the British luxury fashion house, is embedding RFID chips into the lining of its seasonal coats and bags to allow consumers the ability to unlock special content as it pertains to their purchase, according to Mashable. Launching as part of its London Fashion Week show, the Burberry chips will activate short films, telling the […]
18 Feb, 2013Visa contactless transactions grows fourfold this year in the UK
Visa predictions anticipate the UK will have 34 million contactless Visa-branded cards on issue and 175,000 contactless terminals deployed by the end of 2013, with Europe reaching 70 million Visa-branded contactless cards and 650,000 contactless terminals this year. “2012 was a tipping point for UK contactless transactions, which increased over the course of the year […]
15 Feb, 2013ABI: Dual-interface cards on the rise
ABI Research forecasts 8.6 billion smart cards will ship in 2013, spanning all smart card markets. Of the total shipments, 16% are forecasted to use a contactless interface but that will rise to 30% by 2018. Government ID, transportation and ticketing, and payment cards continue strong double-digit growth in contactless adoption. Single-wire protocol SIM card […]
15 Feb, 2013GlobeRanger debuts iMotion Stratus, cloud computing for RFID solutions
GlobeRanger, a global provider of RFID, sensor and asset management solutions, releases iMotion Stratus, the cloud-based version of its award winning iMotion Edgeware Platform. iMotion Stratus delivers the features of the iMotion server-based platform from the cloud, easing deployment and enabling global capability. It provides a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) avenue for companies to begin utilizing RFID […]
15 Feb, 2013Orange County selects biometrics system
Orange County, California, has chosen MorphoTrak’s MorphoBIS biometrics identification system for use in the county’s law enforcement agencies. The Orange County Crime Lab will house the system and use it to provide real-time identification of suspects and criminals. The system will integrate fingerprints and palm prints and have the ability to conduct high-volume searches. Although […]