The Leon County Sheriff’s Office in Florida has added fingerprint recognition to its arsenal of tools to help identify suspects, reports WCTV. The office has invested about $144,000 in the Rapid ID system. This portable system identifies suspects by taking and reading their fingerprints. It then can immediately tell if the suspect has a criminal […]
17 Sep, 2012Florida county sheriff’s office adds fingerprint recognition devices
17 Sep, 2012Sweden continues RFID roll out for railway applications
TagMaster has received additional orders for its XT-3HD long-range RFID reader from the Swedish Rail Administration (Swedish: Trafikverket). The first readers were supplied to Trafikverket under the supply contract issued to TagMaster and its system integrator Swarco at the end of 2011. The RFID readers are being rolled out by Trafikverket as part of its […]
17 Sep, 2012Thursby adds further iPad/iPhone support to PKard reader
Thursby Software Systems has announced additional features to be added to its PKard Reader browsing solution. The PKard Reader v1.1 is a secure browsing app that enables users to access Web portals, collaboration sites and Web-based email accounts like Microsoft’s Outlook Web Access directly from their Apple mobile devices. The latest upgrades to the PKard […]
17 Sep, 2012Canada gets smart with waste managaement
RFID Canada, a Canadian distributor of RFID products and services, is introducing a new low frequency (LF) tag to its customers, manufactured by HID Global, called the PLUG RFID Tag to improve tracking of plastic bins and containers. The plug-shaped LF RFID tag inserts securely into most standard pre-drilled holes in waste-bins and containers. It […]
17 Sep, 2012Haldor, Intelligent InSites teams to improve hospital operations
Haldor Advanced Technologies and Intelligent InSites announced a joint venture to design and develop an enterprise real-time location system (RTLS) solution to help improve hospital operations. The integrated solution incorporates Intelligent InSites’ enterprise RTLS software platform with Haldor’s ORLocate system, enabling hospitals and sterilization centers to track, monitor and manage the flow and capabilities of […]
17 Sep, 2012Isis postpones its payment system launch, no new release date revealed
This summer was expected to see Isis, a joint venture between Verizon, AT&T and Virgin Mobile ,provide an NFC-based payment system but an announcement made by the group has put the project on hold, according to a GogaOM.com report. Isis officials have insisted that the delay is not related to the infrastructure or system changes, […]
17 Sep, 2012PSCU is first credit union service organization to offer google wallet
PSCU has announced a partnership with Google that will display six of its member-owner credit unions in the Google Wallet mobile app. The inclusion of credit union logos in Google Wallet will ensure that unions will maintain their fair share of the mobile market while also allowing for more effective brand reinforcement. The initiative with […]