Apple has been granted a patent for a new, two-step screen-unlocking feature that incorporates biometrics. A report by Patently Apple dissects the recent patent in detail. Utilizing integrated biometrics, the Apple patent could also see use in e-commerce transactions. Apple has been refining next wave e-commerce security features using biometrics for some time and the […]

Precise Biometrics has announced a six-month contract with Impeco Group to deliver match-on-card technology. The Match-On-Card solution will be incorporated into Impeco’s system, enabling the company to provide a unique link between patient ID and the in-vitro automation process. Match-on-Card will enable the patient ID to be verified at the point of sample extraction, when […]

ScholarChip, a provider of smart ID solutions for schools, has updated its classroom attendance solution to meet new state mandates requiring schools to actually track the time a student is present in class. Its automated student time and attendance reporting, also known as ASTAR, is ScholarChip’s latest version of its classroom attendance service .and provides […]

Finalists have been announced for the 2012 SESAMES Awards, with some 36 finalists narrowed down from the 475 submissions. The SESAMES Awards reward the most innovative professionals in the fields of smart cards, digital security, identification, secure transactions and contactless technologies. Competing companies range from start-ups to SME’s to the largest multi-nationals. Winners chosen will […]

TAGSYS RFID has entered into a partnership agreement with UK-based supplier of linen products and related services, Hilden. The new partnership will allow Hilden to offer RFID-enabled textile products to its customer base in the hotel and hospitality industry in the UK and Ireland and enable its clients to better monitor and control linen use. […]

AeroScout announced an evacuation monitoring solution for improving worker safety and operational efficiency for organizations that might have emergency events. Ideal for process manufacturing plants, metal and ore processing facilities, oil and gas refineries, mining operations and many other customers, the real-time locating system (RTLS) solution leverages standard Wi-Fi infrastructure to provide visibility into the […]

Confidex expanded recently its high-performance RFID tag family for IT and enterprise asset tracking applications, offering the next generation of its Steelwave Micro RFID tag for source tagging and retrofit asset tracking applications. The new Steelwave Micro II is available in a wide variety of custom configurations, supporting almost any IT or non-IT high-value asset, […]