Advanced Card Systems announced its plan to launch the ACR123 contactless payment terminal to address the increasing response for contactless payment applications. The ACR123 will be compatible with major contactless payment programs through its certification (EMV Levels 1 and 2). The new terminal will support different contactless cards and multiple contactless transactions including ISO14443, Mifare, […]
09 Aug, 2012Advanced Card System launches EMV contactless terminal
09 Aug, 2012Datacard Group backs U.S. jump to EMV compliancy with software upgrade
Datacard Group introduced a software upgrade that will enable U.S. card companies employing Datacard or CardWizard software to adjust to EMV smart cards. Datacard Group plans to institute a two-step process as it rolls out the new software upgrade in an effort to make the integration of smart card personalization as simple and affordable as […]
09 Aug, 2012Narian speeds up customer service with NFC
Narian Technologies launched NFC Paging, a solution designed to streamline customers service using NFC tags and mobile phones. Under the NFC Paging system, a customer entering a shop or restaurant taps their NFC phone against an NFC tag. This automatically pages the store’s employees to attend to the customer. Once the customer is reached, the […]
09 Aug, 2012Biometric device communicates with medical devices to ID wearer
A wrist watch-like device developed by Cory Cornelius, a scientist at Dartmouth University, can determine a person’s “bioimpedance” that would enable medical devices to identify its wearer. The device measures the wearer’s unique response to a weak electrical signal, and when used in conjunction with medical devices like blood pressure cuffs could send patient information […]
09 Aug, 2012Starbucks, Square partner for mobile payments
Starbucks Coffee Company announced a partnership with Square to provide mobile payments in some 7,000 coffee houses nationwide. Starting this fall, customers will be able to use Pay with Square, Square’s mobile payment app for iPhone and Android, at participating U.S. Starbucks stores, as well as find nearby Starbucks locations within the Square Directory. Pay […]
09 Aug, 2012Pace headquarters monitors all assets with Radiant RFID
Radiant RFID announced that Pace, the Suburban Bus Division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago Metropolitan area, selected Radiant RFID for a new asset tracking system at Pace headquarters, operating divisions and carrier locations. Radiant RFID’s Virtual Asset Tracker (VAT) is now being used to track and inventory all assets at Pace. The […]
09 Aug, 2012Schlage releases FIPS 201-1 AD-series lock
Schlage unveiled its FIPS 201-1 AD-series locks, offering government security personnel a customized electronic locks solution normally reserved for the private sector. Sold as a complete system in either hard-wire (AD-301) or wireless (AD-401) versions, Schlage’s new electronic locks aim to provide increased connectivity while lowering the cost of opening doors. The lock and reader […]