Impinj Inc. announced the Monza X-2K Dura and Monza X-8 Dura RFID tag chips to enable embedded RFID applications for consumer electronic manufactures. The packaged chips are compatible with traditional printed circuit board manufacturing and feature expanded memory with flexible configuration and control along with an additional digital wireline interface for direct communication with other […]

Stagecoach, one of the UK’s largest bus and rail operators, has partnered with mobile operator Everything Everywhere to trial NFC payments in Cambridgeshire, UK. The trial, dubbed “the UK’s first Government-standard commercial deployment of mobile contactless transport ticketing,” enables a small group of bus users to receive, store and validate their bus tickets using their […]

Executives from MasterCard, Sony, Intel and other payments and consumer tech leaders took the stage earlier this week at the Smart Card Alliance’s NFC Solutions Summit 2012 to declare that NFC is coming soon, and when it does, it will enable a broad array of applications that will enhance the consumer experience at the point-of-sale […]

Terso Solutions Inc., a Wisconsin-based provider of inventory management solutions for health care and life science, announced that it has placed its 1,000th RFID storage device – a model TSO32 RFID-enabled cabinet – into production at a hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif. The TSO32 RFID-enabled cabinet offers 7.9 cubic feet of storage, flexible shelf configurations, […]

Two schools in the Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas will pilot a program that places a an RFID chip into student IDs. This will enable teachers and school administrators to pinpoint a student’s location while at school. It will cost the district about $10 to $15 a student for the RFID chip or […]

The City of Apopka in Florida has contracted with Zvetco Biometrics to deploy its P4500 biometric fingerprint reader with Authasa enterprise grade biometric software in order to comply with Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) mandates at the state and federal level. Zvetco and Viable Solutions Inc. will provide and install a turn-key solution for secure […]

MasterCard has proposed the formation of a cross-industry group designed to promote collaboration and alignment between networks, issuers, merchants, manufacturers and other groups in the implementation of EMV technology in the United States. The group would focus on several key areas, such as providing guidance on non-proprietary technical issues, standardizing the consumer experience, and creating […]

Australia’s Northern Territory Department of Justice has installed biometric readers in 14 police watch houses to understand how often problem drinkers habitually get taken into custody, reports IT News. The department contracted with Unisys to design and install its Integrated Justice Identification Module, which has been rolled out in stages since last July. Police officers […]

The Nashville Medical Trade Center will soon showcase the use and adoption of RFID and real-time locating systems (RTLS) technologies in the health care, assisted living and nursing home industries. Market Center Management Company inked a deal with the RFID in Healthcare Consortium (RHCC) to develop this technology, integrating multiple companies’ products and services designed […]

Transport for London (TfL) has hit a speed bump on its plan to implement contactless “wave and pay” technology across its transport network, according to Computerworld UK. The transport originally made plans in October 2010 to introduce contactless payments ahead of the 2012 London Olympic Games this summer. However, due to “complexities with the technology” […]