Australia’s Commonwealth Bank has unveiled a trio of new solutions – including a software platform, iOS add-on device, and a point of sale terminal – designed to change the point of sale experience for merchants and customers The new software platform, CommBank Pi, enables application developers and businesses to create Android apps and distribute them […]

ABI Research released a report finding that over the next five years, the cumulative end user market value for government, health care and citizen IDs will reach more than $86 billion. Governments deployment of national ID cards and e-passports will drive much of this growth, with cumulative shipments of 209 million units in 2011 forecasted […]

Evigia Systems and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have finalized a licensing agreement under which Argonne’s patented, application-specific RFID sensor/seal technology and custom-developed ARG-US software suite will be further developed and marketed by Evigia as a comprehensive nuclear and hazardous material handling solution. The system, developed by Evigia and Argonne, enables […]

Google released a software upgrade for the Nexus 7 tablet enabling it to use Google Wallet. With the update, Nexus 7 owners can now use their tablet to make purchases and redeem offers just like with an NFC-enabled smart phone, the company posted on Google Plus.  

XTec Inc. announced that GSA Region 1 signed a 10-year licensing and maintenance contract for enterprise support of XTec’s cloud-based physical access control solution. The agreement continues GSA’s partnership with XTec, which provided GSA’s first cloud-based solution. XTec’s AuthentX PACS solution has operated in a cloud environment for more than five years. The provider utilizes […]

CreditCall, a Los Angeles-based provider of EMV software and payment processing products for contact, contactless and mobile payments, partnered with the EMV Academy, a U.S.-based EMV training and consulting firm, for the migration to EMV chip-based payment systems in the U.S. As part of this collaboration, EMV Academy will now offer CreditCall’s EMV Level 2 […]

HID Global was selected by the U.S. Department of Defense as the main supplier of printer/encoders for its Common Access Card program. HID Global’s FARGO HDP5000-LC ID card Printer/Encoders will include customized enhancements to handle the government project requisites, and will feature customer support service. The HDP5000 features a SmartScreen LCD Control Panel, an embedded […]