Samsung has reached an agreement with The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, placing Samsung-branded NFC stickers in all 51 Singapore locations. TechCrunch reports that the marketing campaign — which began on February 8 and will run through March 7 — will reward Samsung device users with an larger drink just for tapping the NFC stickers. […]
15 Feb, 2013Coffee Bean locations in Singapore get Samsung-branded NFC tags
14 Feb, 2013Tokyo releases NFC tags, Android app for use in upscale shopping district
As part of an experiment to help guide Japanese shoppers government officials in Tokyo have dispatched nearly 300 NFC location tags throughout the Ginza shopping district as well as launched an Android app enabling customers to interact with the tags. As reported by CIO.com, the Ginza initiative is the latest in a line of city-based […]
14 Feb, 2013GSA taps XTec for card issuance support
XTec Inc. was awarded a blanket purchase agreement by the General Services Administration for HSPD-12 card issuance support of the Federal Acquisition Service’s Managed Service Office. The agreement includes Personal Identity Verification cards and personalization services. The GSA managed service office is responsible for delivering credentials to more than 90 agencies. Under the terms of […]
14 Feb, 2013Safelayer grew in 2012
Safelayer Secure Communications, a provider of digital ID management, e-signature and data protection, increased its market presence in Latin America and Europe in 2012. Already in the Spanish market and present in 12 countries through its network of 17 partners, the software developer increased its international turnover by winning new projects for implementing PKI and […]
14 Feb, 2013Next phase of ePassport interoperability tests operated by SDW 2013
Science Media Partners, organizer of the security document conference and exhibition Security Document World (SDW) 2013, is putting together the next phase of global e-passport interoperability testing at a special event to be held alongside the SDW show on May 21 – 23 in London. Sponsored by NXP, the interoperability tests – SDW InterOp 2013 […]
14 Feb, 2013Defense Department research contract to explore smart mobile identity biometrics
Wanting to explore the possibility of recording and validating facial or iris biometrics with a smart phone from a distance, the U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $3 million research contract to AOptix. As reported by Wired, the California-based technology firm will be looking at what’s called “Smart Mobile Identity” biometrics identification. The two-year […]
14 Feb, 2013U.S. Air Force Bases add smart card activated kiosks
U.S. Air Force Bases in Germany have added inLighten’s iTOUCH Internet Access Kiosks in an effort to provide a self-service way to safely access and conduct transactions at Service Credit Union through the institution’s public Web portal. The kiosks enables credit union members to use their credit union smart cards to activate the kiosk for […]