Minneapolis-based software developer NetProf has launched a centralized management software system that supports full identity management and user provisioning. Called OmnID, its goal is to help educational administrators maintain accurate student data systems that provide user identification, systems access, security and ease-of-management. “OmnID gave us a single source for data management in a console that […]

Resolute Health, based in New Braunfels, Texas, has launched a health security smart card to facilitate patient registration. Resolute contracted with LifeMed ID to implement the SecureReg Patient Identity Management System. With the Resolute Health BeneFIT smart card, a patient can check into either the Resolute Health Center for Wellbeing or the Resolute Health Family […]

HID Global has been selected to deliver the company’s network access control solutions and contactless readers at the Fuxi power plant in China’s Sichuan province. HID Global’s VertX V2000 network access controllers, iCLASS R10 contactless readers and Genuine HID credentials were installed at the Fuxi facility, enabling administrators to restrict staff access levels and entry […]

In an effort to sell and/or license part of its patent portfolio, Massachusetts-based Aware Inc. has signed an agreement to sell some of its patents and patent applications to Intel Corporation for $75 million. The software and technology supplier for the biometrics, telecommunications and health care industries has opted to sell Intel some of its […]

Gaming Partners International announced that it has received three orders to supply casino chips and plaques totaling just under $4.7 million. The company will produce approximately 700,000 custom Bourgogne et Grasset (B&G) premium casino chips for Venetian Macau Limited’s Sands Macau and Sands Cotai properties. GPI will also produce over 80,000 B&G RFID plaques to […]

Telecom NZ, Auckland Transport and Thales have announced plans to start trialling a mobile wallet system across Auckland, New Zealand’s public transportation network starting this May. Developed in partnership with Gemalto, Westpac and Paymark, the trial will involve some 30 staff from the six organizations using mobile phones to make NFC payments on Aukland’s buses, […]

A new survey from Motorola Solutions shows there is increasing interest from retail, hospitality and field service industries for mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) solutions, such as NFC payments and mobile loyalty programs, as a core strategy for improving customer service. According to the survey, which comprised 541 retail, hospitality and field service employees from […]

NFC-enabled mobile payments may not have the kind of immediate impact the likes of Google and Isis are hoping for, according to Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) fellow Jack Winters. In an interview with Network World, Winters said that he sees no reason to switch from credit cards to NFC mobile payments, and […]

Nintendo has released a new trailer for Rayman showing how NFC will be used to enhance gameplay on the upcoming Wii U game system. In the trailer (starting at 1:20), you can see a gamer place an NFC-enabled heart figurine on the screen of her co-player’s Wii U tablet controller, prompting hearts to appear in […]

The Port Authority of Allegheny County has released an update on its intended roll out of a contactless smart card transit system, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The project was originally put on hold due to issues with the new fare boxes. An internal pilot test is currently under way with some transit authority employees, […]