Jolly Technologies announced support for Zebra’s line of ultra-high frequency (UHF) RFID label and card printers from Zebra Technologies. The combination of Jolly software and Zebra printers enables the production of UHF labels and cards that offer lower cost and the ability to identify people and track assets at greater distances. Using Jolly’s Asset Track […]
22 Mar, 2012Jolly supports Zebra Technologies’ UHF RFID printers
22 Mar, 2012Villanova conducts access control test with smart phones
Ingersoll Rand Security Technologies and the CBORD Group are in the midst of an access control trial at Villanova University in Pennsylvania involving NFC and smart phones. Since November 2011, Villanova’s students and staff have been using the aptiQmobile Web-based service from Ingersoll Rand along with smart phones as their credential to access dormitories, academic […]
22 Mar, 2012Shippensburg University tests NFC payments on campus
Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania has launched a mobile payments pilot that enables students to purchase meals on campus using an NFC-enabled sticker, according to Mobile Commerce Daily. Developed in partnership with Gold Mobile and dining service provider Chartwells, the new system operates via NFC-enabled checkout kiosks placed in the university’s student center and on-campus Starbucks […]
22 Mar, 2012Russia issues FIME-tested, biometric passports
Biometric e-passports with fingerprint data included, both tested and certified by FIME, are now being issued by the Russian Migration Service. Appointed by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise, Scientific and Technical Centre, STC Atlas, FIME provided official testing and certification services throughout the development of the machine readable travel documents. A series of independent and […]
22 Mar, 2012HID to debut range of ID solutions at ISC
HID Global has announced that it will unveil a range of new solutions for the creation, use and management of secure identity applications at next week’s ISC West 2012 International Security Conference and Exposition in Las Vegas. In addition to launching new solutions for card-based personal identification verification (PIV) in U.S. government facilities, the company […]
22 Mar, 2012Wired prints first NFC-enabled magazine ad
Wired magazine has announced that its April 2012 issue contains the a magazine ad using NFC technology. Wired readers can tap their NFC-enabled smart phone against a 2013 Lexus GS advertisement to automatically connect to a Web site where they can explore the automaker’s new in-car navigation and information service, Enfrom with Safety Connect. Wired’s […]
22 Mar, 2012Finalists for 2012 Contactless & Mobile Awards revealed
The finalists for the 2012 Contactless & Mobile Awards, this year sponsored by Visa Europe and Telefonica O2, have now been announced. Honoring achievements across a wide range of sectors and countries throughout Europe and abroad, the finalists reflect the growing spectrum of uses and implementations of contactless and NFC technology. The finalists include: Competitive […]