The GUARDIAN RFID Corrections System, in partnership with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in Tampa, Fla., unveiled the RFID Arrestee Management System to accelerate the speed and accuracy with which arrestees are captured, identified and managed from the point of arrest to release. Law enforcement officers can outfit a suspect with an RFID wristband and […]

At the Intel Developer Forum, MasterCard announced its intention to partner with the chip-maker to provide NFC-enabled laptops, enabling them to act as credit card terminals. The initiative would allow for an online shopper to simply tap their card or phone to the computer to complete a transaction. In effect, this means that shoppers would […]

GS1 US and the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS) Association, two supply-chain standards organizations serving multiple industry sectors, have signed a memorandum of understanding to merge their operations. The merger is designed to streamline the standards adoption process for the industry and give the not-for-profit organizations’ members access to standards for a broader range of […]

Open source content management platform Drupal has added VASCO Data Security International Inc.’s MYDIGIPASS.COM for DRUPAL v6 to its contributed models. With it, Web developers can embed secure login access for the sites they build within the Drupal platform. This v6 module integrates two-factor authentication into websites built on the open source platform. It also […]

The Leyte Provincial Government in the Philippines has developed and deployed a biometric system for the purpose of authenticating recipients of cash grants from teh Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid para sa Pamilyang Pilipino (4Ps) project. As reported on Asia Pacific Future Gov, the cash grants are given to extreme low-income households […]

DigitalPersona Inc. has launched the next-generation version of its U.are.U Software Development Kits (SDKs). The new SDKs enable biometric authentication through easy integration to be able to offer high protection against voter and entitlement program fraud. The system meets the requirements for making standards-based development tools, which provides for the expansion of fingerprint biometrics throughout […]

HID Global and ASSA ABLOY AB announced that they settled two lawsuits they had filed against Farpointe Data involving two patents related to multi-technology readers and other issues. Prior to the settlement, HID Global had obtained a victory relating to the two asserted patents. In particular, the United States District Court for the Central District […]

Cubic Transportation Systems announced that travelers now can take the Metrorail to and from the Miami International Airport (MIA), including paying their fares using the EASY Card smart card system. Cubic extended the EASY Card system to MIA Metrorail Station under an approximately $1 million option in the original contract with MDT, including new fare […]

Iris-based identity authentication provider EyeLock Inc. announced the release of an iris recognition turnstile called EyeSwipe-Nano TS design for use in environments that require secure access control. The turnstile can capture iris information both at-a-distance and in motion. Its capture range can function at high speeds. The system also features an integrated card reader to […]

DeviceFidelity is partnering with Vincento Payment Solutions and MasterCard to bring its moneto NFC wallet service to the European market. Later this year, UK iPhone users will be able to sign up online to receive an iCaisse4X protective case that attaches to the iPhone to enable contactless payments. Moneto uses a prepaid MasterCard, which can […]