Japan’s Dai Nippon Printing Co. and the Identive Group have teamed up to develop a new reader designed to handle any type of electronic identity credentials used in Japan. Built with banks and retailers in mind, the NDI711 reader supports NFC-enabled phones, including those using the Osaifu-Keitai Mobile Wallet, along with Type A/Type B contactless […]
05 Mar, 2012Dai Nippon Printing, Identive launch ID reader with NFC
05 Mar, 2012NXP shows off RFID- and NFC-enabled smart washing machine
NXP Semiconductor demonstrated an RFID- and NFC-enabled smart washing machine at the Embedded World exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany. The washing machine can detect what is placed in the laundry and reads information about the fabric type and color from RFID-tagged buttons. This also helps to avoid mixing white and dark laundry, and optimizes the washing […]
05 Mar, 2012Alien adds low-level reader protocol support for enterprise readers
Alien Technology announced a software update for its enterprise class readers – ALR-9900+ and ALR-9900+EMA – that supports LLRP (Low-Level Reader Protocol) Version 1.1. This single software update supports both Alien Reader Protocol (ARP) and LLRP. LLRP is a specification from GS1 EPCglobal for a standard network interface between RFID readers and controlling software or […]
05 Mar, 2012SPS makes banking card integration easier with 15 Visa and MasterCard certifications
Smart Packaging Solutions (SPS) announced that its SPS EBooster technology has been recognized with 15 additional Visa and MasterCard certifications obtained in 2011. SPS EBooster technology enables smart card manufacturers to deliver dual-interface cards – contact & contactless – to financial institutions issuing banking cards. This ensures smart card manufacturers are able to adapt to […]
05 Mar, 2012Report: GlobalPlatform’s vision for a ‘consumer centric’ mobile services ecosystem
GlobalPlatform, the organization that standardizes the management of applications on secure chip technology, has published a new white paper detailing its vision to create a “consumer centric” ecosystem in which the consumer have ultimate control over which secure applications they want to use on their device. The white paper, “A New Model: The Consumer-Centric Model […]
05 Mar, 2012Death knell for plastic cards? Don’t get the shovel quite yet
The death of the plastic card has been discussed for some time. In the last year this refrain has become more frequent as mobile devices become more powerful, talk of mobile wallets increases and the handset is touted as a viable identity credential. With near field communication on the horizon, card manufacturers are understandably concerned […]
05 Mar, 2012Grande Colonial Hotel taps VingCard Elsafe for security upgrades
California’s Grande Colonial Hotel has completed a property-wide upgrade to VingCard Elsafe’s Classic RFID next-generation locking technology, replacing its older magnetic-stripe system in all 93 guestrooms. VingCard Elsafe’s suite of RFID locking systems feature contactless access control via RFID encoded communication and secure anti-cloning software. Also, recent advancements to VingCard Elsafe’s RFID technology have enabled […]