Voyantic, a global provider of RFID measurement solutions, has launched a new compact measurement cabinet and new software for measuring and testing UHF RFID tags. The shielded and anechoic measurement cabinet is much smaller than the traditional anechoic chambers currently used for measuring UHF tags and is designed for easy integration into office and laboratory […]

RFID and biometrics provider RCG Holdings Limited has signed a contract to provide its RFID security personnel patrol solution, the Guard Tour Monitoring solution, to the Malaysian Ministry of Education (MOE). The solution uses Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication enabled by RFID and wireless technologies to improve operational efficiency in the security patrol process. The first phase […]

iDTRONIC has announced the release of two new mobile bluetooth readers: I-Collect LF and I-Collect HF for multi-tag transponder reading and writing. The LF version of the I-Collect supports EM 4102, 4105, 4550, NXP Hitag 1/2/S FDXB transponders. The HF model is able to read ISO 14443 & ISO 15693 transponders including the Mifare family […]

TranZfinity, a Carlsbad, Calif.-based company that provides NFC-enabled devices, has launched a mobile POS solution using NFC phones for merchants who require mobility in their transactions with consumers, such as street vendors or restaurant delivery services. Using an existing mobile phone along with TranZfinity’s Myztro, a smartcard reader that can attach to a cell phone […]

Biometric Services International announced the availability of its latest update of published and emerging biometric standards. Eleven new and or updated standards were published since the last update issued in March, bringing the total number of published standards to 91. The report details these, along with more than 80 additional emerging standards under consideration. Among […]

INSIDE Contactless, a French manufacturer of contactless chip technologies, has launched a partnership with Adelya, a software-as-a-service company specializing in contactless and mobile loyalty and relationship programs, to enable consumers to conduct retail loyalty, ticketing, ID and other transactions using the phones they already have. INSIDE is providing Adelya with the technology to transform mobile […]

Etisalat, a UAE-based telecommunications services provider, Emirates NBD, a UAE bank, Gemalto and Visa have unveiled plans to offer mobile contactless technology in the region that will enable NBD Visa cardholders to purchase goods and services with their NFC-enabled mobile phones. Purchases will be charged directly to the customer’s Emirates NBD Visa credit card account. […]

The National Bank of Kuwait and Visa Inc. have partnered with Zain a telecommunications operator across the Middle East and Africa to launch a Near Field Communication mobile payment trial in the GCC, using NFC enabled Nokia 6212 devices. The six-month pilot will take place from October 2009 to April 2010. The trial will enable […]

INSIDE Contactless announced an initiative to create a new class of mobile payment solutions that banks, brands, transit agencies and others can starting in 2010. INSIDE has already engaged with several technology companies that share its vision to develop a variety of mobile payment solutions based on INSIDE’s MicroPass platform that will enable existing mobile […]

Zenius Solutions, a Silicon Valley NFC software company, has integrated its software with an add-on for GSM phones providing interactive NFC capability. The solution expands on current NFC offerings in the market by supporting multiple NFC applications, providing control to the user from the handset screen, and supporting remote provisioning of NFC applications. NFC payment […]