UPM’s sale of RFID business to SMARTRAC N.V. was completed on March 31 following clearance by all competent authorities. The RFID business consisting of three companies in Finland, the United States and China, has been transferred to the new owner. As per the terms of the parties’ agreement, published in December 2011, UPM will become […]
04 Apr, 2012UPM completes sale of its RFID business
04 Apr, 2012Disney Resort features next-gen door locks
Disney’s Art of Animation Resort, a future resort within Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, will feature contactless proximity door locks when it opens on May 31, 2012, according to the Examiner. Unlike traditional magnetic stripe key card systems, the new locks will enable guests to simply tap to gain access their room using a […]
04 Apr, 2012Fingerprint system acquired for cafeterias in one Ohio school district
Fingerprint technology acquired for Licking Heights’ five schools in Pataskala, Ohio, is aimed at moving students through lunch lines faster, along with reducing errors. The fingerprint scanner from identiMetrics will require students to use their fingerprints to pull up accounts as they proceed through the lunch line. Currently they punch in student ID numbers onto […]
03 Apr, 2012Austriamicrosystems addresses constraints of embedded and consumer applications
Austriamicrosystems has developed two new RFID reader chips combining low power operation, small size, and low cost to enable RFID implementation in embedded portable and consumer devices. The AS3993 and AS3980 both operate at very low power (75 mA on a supply voltage of 3.3 V), which means these RFID reader ICs are well suited […]
03 Apr, 2012Portable Technology Solutions debuts ClearStream RFID
Portable Technology Solutions (PTS) announced the availability of its front end data collection tool, ClearStream RFID, designed for real-time inventory and asset tracking. Complementing the release, Eplica Services in San Diego, Ca. said it will use ClearStream RFID for security tracking and attendance for thousands of workers entering and exiting remote construction work sites throughout […]
03 Apr, 2012Pearson VUE enhances test taker identity authentication
Fujitsu Frontech North America and Sensometrix, which provide biometric authentication systems, have been awarded a series of services by Pearson VUE, a testing administration and services provider that delivers millions of licensure, certification, academic admissions, regulator, and government tests a year. Pearson VUE has, in recent years, has deployed Fujitsu’s PalmSecure biometric identification technology to […]
03 Apr, 2012IdentiSys buys Capital Card Systems
IdentiSys Inc., an Eden Prairie, Minn.-based sales and service integrator of ID cards and access control security systems, has acquired Capital Card Systems Inc., a Rockville, Md. ID reseller. The purchase represents an expansion for IdentiSys into the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metro areas. Capital Card Systems provides identification technology solutions including digital photo IDs, […]