E-passport readers have been deployed at San Francisco International Airport–the first in a series of installations that will continue at U.S. airports over the coming weeks–to meet the Oct. 26 deadline requiring U.S. ports of entry to authenticate e-passports issued by Visa Waiver Program countries. Biometric security features advance border security and further reduce fraudulent […]

Datastrip has added a camera option to its DSVII mobile biometric ID terminals that will, among its many uses, allow law enforcement to take crime scene photos. It will also help police identify suspects via real-time facial recognition by comparing the live image to an image stored on the DSVII or a back-end Automated Fingerprint […]

“The market potential for the technology in airline baggage handling alone that tracks luggage from check in to pickup is enormous,” said Steve Bazsuly, FSBO Media Holdings chairman. “The tag security system does not prevent the unauthorized removal of a tag but it does prevent the removed tag from going unnoticed.” Such is the impetus […]

Gemalto has been chosen to update Oman’s current National Registration System and supply the country with some 2.5 million smart ID cards. The Sultanate of Oman’s national ID card program is the first smart card-based e-government solution deployed in the Middle East. Selected in the second phase of the e-government program, Gemalto will upgrade the […]

Belmont, Calif.-based Savi Network extended real-time service reach into new port terminals – including Port of Felixstowe (PFL), the largest container port in the United Kingdom. Network infrastructure, including SaviTrak software and RFID readers, work together, too, at PFL’s Trinity Terminal, the largest cargo-handling facility in the UK. The readers, which are placed on dockside […]

Vancouver, BC-based QuadTech announced today it will pursue a patent for its on-location human asset monitoring system. Called iMPak (Intelligent Mobile Personnel Asset Kit), the timing couldn’t be more right – unless, of course, you’ve got issues with people-tracking gadgets. “Today’s RFID tags can only indicate whether a worker is present within a monitored area; […]

There’s a black market for luxury car parts, and they’re especially vulnerable movin port to port across a supply chain. Thus, European logistics service provider Unipart is now tracking Jaguar car parts in real time (as they move from the U.K. to New York-area and Oakland, Calif. ports) via the SaviTrak RFID info service provided […]

Avery Dennison’s undertaking two key initiatives that will make it big and strong, or, as the press release puts it, “help [converters] deliver a broad portfolio of products and services” to their customers as efficiently as possible. As such, Avery Dennison plans to introduce s new technology transfer program that will give converters access to […]

“Recent internal analysis of our ongoing efforts, along with the launch of EPCglobal Generation 2 tags, reinforces the value of this technology for Wal-Mart, our suppliers and ultimately our customers.” And so the famous last words of Wal-Mart’s executive VP and CIO Rollin Ford hit the wires, in an announcement centered around the Bentonville, Ark.-based […]

Localized food distribution fleets – like fast food operations – will enjoy better control over their refrigerated trucks and trailors thanks to RFID. Two Los Angeles-area food distributors recently purchased and deployed the new ReeferTrak Scout units from Alanco Technologies to improve wireless asset management, the company announced this morning. How it works: the RFID […]