Monterrey Enlaces Inteligentes, the transport authority for Nuevo León, has contracted ASK to provide contactless smart cards for a new transit project in the Monterrey region. The prepaid smart card, Feria, will be offered by the 74 transport operators of Nuevo León across all modes of public transportation. Two types of contactless smart cards, based […]

HID Global announced it will showcase new developments in its federal identity compliance initiative and preview its next-generation access control technology platform at next week’s ISC West International Security Conference and Exposition. The company will also present its share insights into the recent acquisitions of ActivIdentity and LaserCard during its annual strategy briefing on April […]

TAGSYS RFID and Neopost ID announced a strategic alliance to provide RFID-based, item-level supply chain and retail tracking solutions for the fashion and apparel industry, according to Supply & Demand Chain. Under the terms of the agreement, Neopost ID will market and install TAGSYS’ new Fashion Item Tracking Store System (FiTS) for the fashion supply […]

VASCO announced a build out of the company’s multi-tier channel strategy throughout the Europe, the Middle East, and Africa region. This new channel strategy as an extension of its existing partner program, tailored to the specific needs of its distributors and resellers throughout the region. VASCO will differentiate its attention for its various partner groups […]

SkyBitz, a provider of global remote tracking and information management solutions, announced its membership in the DASH7 Alliance, the non-profit industry consortium formed to promote the use of the ISO 18000-7 standard for wireless sensor networking. The SkyBitz Galaxy Series GTP2000, will be among the first new products to include DASH7 technology. The technology will […]

Aconite and Proxama have announced the launch of a mobile prepaid solution that will allow South African commuters to pay for fares with the tap of an NFC-enabled phone. This new mobile proposition, which integrates Proxama’s NFC wallet application, extends the capability of the solution Aconite recently implemented for the South African Transit project. Aconite […]

UK-based management consultancy The Human Chain and US-based BÖWE BELL + HOWELL (BBH) have announced a partnership to deliver NFC services to the U.S. The partners say they are looking into the loyalty, membership, payment and access control markets, delivering solutions that will leverage multiple form factors such as smart phones, cards, microSD and stickers. […]

Foursquare, the GPS-based social networking site that lets users “check-in” to their favorite hang outs to earn loyalty points, is introducing NFC technology to its mobile app. According to Slashgear.com, Foursquare v3.0 lets members with NFC Android phones check-in to locations by simply tapping their phones against a check-in point in the form of a […]

French contactless technology provider TazTag is unveiling its new NFC-enabled Android tablet, the TazPad, this week at CeBIT 2011 in Hanover, Germany. The TazPad will be the first NFC tablet running on Android to hit the market, says TazTag. The device is equipped with a 7-inch color screen with multi-touch capacity and an HDMI output […]

I.B.M., developers of various technology and computing product and service solutions, have been working on ways to use physical and behavioral surveillance biometrics for retail marketing purposes, according to a New York Times article. While the technology is still being developed, I.B.M. is testing it out at a flagship fashion company’s store and an electronics […]