CPI Card Group has released Card Designer 2.5. This latest version of the online software includes new and updated features. Card Designer now has an updated online tool, enabling customers to get their cards to market faster. These upgraded features include a design checklist, pre-set templates and the ability to design not only the front […]

GlobalPlatform has launched a Transportation Task Force to contribute to the evolution of smart ticketing solutions and to promote the benefits that GlobalPlatform’s technology can bring to the sector. The Transportation Task Force will aim to create a forum with other transportation organizations to promote the value that interoperable technology can add to smart ticketing […]

VeriSign announced that the latest release of VIP Access for Mobile is now available for Apple iPod touch, additional BlackBerry smartphones and devices running the Windows Mobile operating system – in addition to hundreds of mobile devices supporting J2ME, an application platform for mobile devices. The application already supports Apple iPhone, BlackBerry smartphones and mobile […]

Zipcar, a Boston based online car rental service, has just released a new iPhone application that enables users to locate and reserve nearby rental vehicles on the go, as well as unlock the vehicle using their phone. Zipcar works basically like a car share program, granting registered users access to cars parked in various central […]

ActivIdentity Corp., a Fremont, Calif.-based authentication and credential management provider, has enhanced its ActivID Card Management System, adding automatic certificate renewal and smart card update capabilities as well as support for public key cryptography standards. In conjunction with the company’s ActivClient, the Card Management System can also issue and manage smart cards and USB tokens […]

CONNECTHINGS, INSIDE Contactless and SAGEM Wireless announced they have formed a consortium to develop the Smart Muse Mobile NFC Tour guide and deploy two pilot demonstrations in the old center of the City of Nice and at the Teen Gallery at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Smart Muse will enable visitors to easily access location- […]

Omani citizens have started activating the e-purse application in their electronic ID cards which enables them to pay for administrative fees, such as birth and marriage certificates, car registration, driver licenses and visa applications. They can also reload their mobile phone prepaid subscription and make purchases at supermarkets. In the future, the ePurse application will […]

This year’s open house at Intel Labs Seattle featured a number of exciting new RFID projects in development, including a solar powered RFID chip, and “WISP,” a specially enhanced RFID tag. WISP (Wireless Identification and Sensing Platform) tags are unique in that they are powered by both UHF RFID readers and built-in solar cells. The […]

INSIDE Contactless announced a technology partnership to provide critical NFC technology to Paris-based MobiNear, a provider of proximity mobile communications solutions. Through this cooperation, INSIDE is providing NFC reading capabilities to enhance the MobiNear Box kiosk, which will now be able to let people use their contactless transportation cards and NFC-enabled mobile phones to access […]

MasterCard Worldwide has launched one of the world’s largest NFC pilots in Bengaluru, India along with Citibank, Nokia and Vodafone. The pilot, one of several the credit card giant has underway in the Asia Pacific region, hopes to identify the level of consumer acceptance with contactless payments, particularly via mobile phones. Consumers participating in the […]