Zenius Solutions, a Silicon Valley-based NFC software company supporting mobile payments and NFC add-ons, has rolled out demo offerings of its first two products–ZeniusMobilePay, which enables NFC-enabled phones to conduct U.S. and EMV contactless credit card wave-and-pay transactions and ZeniusMobilePOS, which equips NFC-enabled mobile phones to read Contactless credit cards. Both products work with contactless […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a report, called Mobile ID Device Best Practice Recommendation Version 1, that details recommendations for best practices in the next generation of portable and mobile biometric devices. The specific items they are drawing attention to in the report deal with interoperability between technology and hardware housing […]

When Hope College in Holland, Mich. had to close campus in the middle of the day last fall due to a virus outbreak, it alerted everyone with a text message. While it’s the only time so far that the new alert system was used, it’s a good illustration of how many universities and colleges are […]

GuestLogix Inc., a provider of onboard retail solutions to the airline industry, announced the availability of contactless payment technology with its point-of-service handhelds, certified for use with MasterCard PayPass, VISA payWare, American Express ExpressWay, Discover Network Zip and existing Near Field Communications programs residing on mobile phones. The company’s move with contactless and near field […]

NTT DOCOMO says the number of subscribers to DCMX, its credit payment service launched just three years ago, has topped 10 million in Japan. DCMX is a service brand for DOCOMO-issued credit cards, which enables subscribers to make purchases using their mobile phones as credit cards via iD, DOCOMO’s branded mobile payment platform for handsets […]

The Penang Public Library has recently become Malaysia’s first library to implement an RFID system compliant to the EPC Global Gen2 standard. The system, developed by Smartag Solutions, uses UPM Raflatac’s DogBone RFID tags to track more than 500,000 copies of reading material available to the library’s 800,000 users. The revamped library features an automated […]

UK’s Department of Transport is considering implementing a nationwide Oyster-style smart card ticketing system that could see the end of paper tickets. Mobile phones and bank cards could also be included in the proposed system. The department this week released a consultation document seeking comments on the development of its future smart ticketing strategy for […]

One of the largest expenses the hospitality industry incurs comes from the theft, destruction or wear and tear of linens. To tackle this problem Linen Technology Tracking has developed linentracker, a new RFID-enabled system for monitoring linens. The system uses UHF Gen 2 RFID tags that are designed to withstand commercial washing, drying and pressing. […]

Making social media work for your campus card program By Andy Williams, Associate Editor, Avisian Publications If you aren’t using Facebook, YouTube, MySpace or some of the other so-called social networking sites, you may be missing out on a prime opportunity to market your campus card or other university program. The University of Minnesota uses […]

The NFC Forum, a non-profit industry association set up to advance the use of NFC technology, will be conducting a one-day Spotlight Session for Developers Sept. 4 at the Lasaretti Hotelli-Ravintolaat in Oulu, Finland. The Spotlight Session takes place during the NFC Forum all-members meeting in Oulu, Finland, Aug. 31-Sept. 6. During the week-long event, […]