The NFC Forum and WIMA, a worldwide event dedicated to NFC technology, have announced the winners of their Tap Into Innovation: NFC Global Competition 2012. The NFC Global Competition 2012 names the most outstanding NFC solutions around the globe. Categories include: Best Innovative Solution, Best Business Viability, Best User Experience and the Audience Award. According […]
16 Apr, 2012Winners named for 2012 WIMA NFC Global Competition
16 Apr, 2012New partnership makes biometric finger vein scanner available in U.S.
In order to release its H1Biometric Finger Vein scanner to the U.S. market, Hitachi Europe Ltd. has signed a strategic partnership with M2SYS, making the company Hitachi’s primary Value Added Reseller for this product in North America. Hitachi developed the technology behind the finger vein identity management for secure authentication for access control and other […]
13 Apr, 2012Univ. of Toronto research team develops mobile ID protection app
The University of Toronto’s Prop-ID research team has developed a new mobile app designed to help users maintain control of their personal information as they make mobile transactions, according to Global Montreal. The team’s “ID wallet” app functions in a similar fashion to Google Wallet, only instead of containing payment and loyalty cards, its stores […]
13 Apr, 2012Biometrics may thwart spy missions
With many national governments and businesses such as airports and hotels moving toward e-passports and biometric identification, CIA agents and other country covert ops may have problems moving around the world under assumed identities, reports Gizmodo. Before 9/11, undercover agents could easily use multiple false passports when moving around a foreign country. Today, with the […]
13 Apr, 2012Report: NFC, QR codes will drive proximity marketing to $2.3 billion in 2016
New market research from Smiths Point Analytics projects that the global market for action oriented proximity based marketing services – i.e. NFC/QR-enabled ads – is expected to reach $2.3 billion by 2016. By SPA’s definition, action oriented proximity based marketing services enable brands to interact with consumers based on their proximity to a particular physical […]
13 Apr, 2012Thursby launches 4th gen Mac security software
Thursby Software Systems Inc. has released ADmitMac PKI v4, the fourth generation of its two-factor security software for the Mac OS. This version supports OS X Lion and Snow Leopard. ADmitMac PKI v4 is targeted toward government agencies and corporations that use Common Access Cards, PIV or other smart identification cards to enable direct connectivity […]
13 Apr, 2012PayByPhone delivers UK’s first NFC parking solution
The city of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England has partnered with PayByPhone to introduce the UK’s first NFC-enabled parking payment solution. Installed this past weekend, the new system enables drivers in all of Tumbridge Wells’ 15 council-run parking lots to pay for their parking fees with a tap of an NFC-enabled Android or BlackBerry phone […]