A growing number of companies are displaying the NFC Forum’s universal symbol for NFC connectivity, the “N-Mark,” on smart posters, tags and media, promotional materials and Web sites. According to the NFC Forum, more than 1,000 companies worldwide have signed the N-Mark Trademark License Agreement and downloaded the logo. In addition, dozens of companies to […]
06 Apr, 2012NFC Forum ‘N-Mark’ sees strong adoption
06 Apr, 2012Florida school district to pilot palm scanner in lunch room
The Lee County School District in southwest Florida is the latest to experiment with palm scanners in an effort to move the lunch line along faster. Students currently have to key in their ID number. If they make a mistake, it can slow down the line. The district hopes to test the program in an […]
06 Apr, 2012Ingenico adds First Data encryption solution to POS terminals
Ingenico has announced that it will integrate First Data’s TransArmor data encryption and tokenization technologies across its line of Telium point of sale terminals. According to the partners, the addition of TransArmor will provide greater security to U.S. retail customers making EMV, NFC and magnetic stripe payments on Telium reader products. In 2012, beginning with […]
05 Apr, 2012Tego simplifies RFID with drag-and-drop interface
Tego unveiled its TegoDrive software designed to simplify information stored RFID. Installed on a handheld RFID device or an end-user’s desktop connected to a fixed reader, TegoDrive enables adding new content to a tag with a simple drag-and-drop interface. RFID tags are represented as folders on the desktop and files in the folder correspond to […]
05 Apr, 2012Suprema releases face recognition PACs terminal
Suprema announced the release of FaceStation, a face recognition access control terminal with patented adaptive IR illumination technology. FaceStation is an IP-based biometric access control terminal featuring facial recognition technology which identifies individuals from their facial image features. Conventional face recognition technology contains potential weak points brought by lighting and pose variation. FaceStation’s face recognition […]
05 Apr, 2012Etisalat, EIDA look to migrate ID cards to NFC phones
UAE-based teleco Etisalat has signed a memorandum of understanding with Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA) to develop a program that would enable Emirates ID card data to be identified and transferred using NFC-enabled mobile phones. According to the memo, the partners will undertake a pilot program for several months in which participants would use a digital […]
05 Apr, 2012UAE banks taps Gemalto for EMV
Union National Bank (UNB), one of the United Arab Emrite’s banks, partnered with Gemalto to introduce the Optelio payment cards for its EMV migration. The bank is converting its entire portfolio of debit and credit cards to Dynamic Data Authentication smart cards. UNB has switched to smart card technology and selected the dynamic security feature, […]