Cloud server security provider CloudPassage has announced SMS support for its GhostPorts product, which provides multi-factor mobile authentication for its Halo cloud server security platform. With this, users can use a mobile phone as an authentication device. The product works through one-time password (OTP) generation via SMS on any type of mobile phone. The OTP […]

STMicroelectronics has partnered with Wasion Group, a China-based supplier of energy-metering technology, to introduce NFC-enabled power meters to the residents of ChongQing, China. The new meters, which integrate NFC technology from ST, enables users to pay their electricity bills with a tap of an NFC phone. According to ST, the data is transmitted from the […]

Participants of a recent NFC payments trial in New Zealand have given the service overwhelming positive reviews, with 100% reporting a positive experience and 97% saying they will likely use the service again in the future. The four-month trial, conducted by Bank of New Zealand (BNZ), Vodafone, Visa and Paymark, saw participants using NFC-enabled mobile […]

Samsung has introduced a new line NFC tags that users can program to perform ordinary tasks on their mobile phone. Samsung’s TecTile tags, along with their corresponding TecTile mobile app, can be used to launch a particular mobile app, set an alarm, turn on/off Bluetooth or WiFi, make a call, update a Facebook status and […]

Impinj Inc. announced the availability of the Store Performance Simulator (SPS), a Web-based analysis tool built to assist retailers who are assessing the impact of RFID technology on their operations. The Web-based tool enables retailers to compare multiple methods for improving store operations, including the use of RFID technology. It enables baseline operational performance comparisons […]

HID Global announced availability of its next generation EDGE EVO and VertX EVO controller platform and associated Developer Tool Kit for advanced and highly customizable networked access control solutions. EDGE EVO and VertX EVO offer an open and scalable platform that support a wide range of access control functionality, including remote management options, real-time monitoring, […]

NXP Semiconductors and security specialist Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) have singed an agreement enabling G&D to integrate NXP’s Mifare technology into its portfolio of secure SIM products. Per the agreement, G&D can now offer Mifare-enabled SIM products to mobile network operators, enabling the deployment of NFC mobile ticketing solutions throughout Mifare’s global contactless infrastructure. According […]

After LinkedIn reported a breach of at least six million passwords, news outlets, including Gadgets.TMCnet.com, have reiterated the need for more secure password use online. While many regulators have implemented systems such as two-factor authentication and one-time passwords, but many online users still have pertinent personal information stored behind password walls that are too easily […]

Companies that use biometric time clock software to register employee attendance are finding that the addition of biometric factors eliminates the phenomenon of “buddy punching,” or having one employee clock in for another. As reported on UTSanDiego.com, implementing fingerprint biometrics or facial recognition software as part of the time clock system means that employees can […]

Kaba Saflok and Loews Hotels & Resorts have inked an exclusive three-year preferred vendor agreement. Kaba will provide Saflok Quantum locking systems to Loews Hotels’ properties for both existing and new-build implementation. Saflok Quantum locking systems feature a two-piece modular design that comes with either insertion card or RFID reader option. The state-of-the-art system will […]