Terso has extended its line of RFID-enabled cabinets with the addition of a larger-capacity storage unit which features a customizable storage system to ensure the protection of high-value medical items. Providing real-time visibility, Terso’s larger RFID-enable cabinet accommodates 25 cubic feet of storage space, measuring 36-inches wide by 26-inches deep and 80-inches tall – making […]

A nationwide cyber attack simulation exercise, planned by the Financial Services Sharing and Analysis Center, testing the security functions of online payments processes is scheduled to take place Feb. 9 -11. The center, responsible for sharing information on cyber threats and risks with financial institutions and businesses, wants to raise awareness on cyber payment attacks […]

Curious what the worldwide RFID community found most interesting in 2009? One of the best indicators can be found in a review of the top stories from RFIDNews. Human implants, RF-enabled soft drink dispensers, and logistics applications from the farm to the mall garnered top attention in the past year. The editorial team at AVISIAN […]

Due to increased exports and diminishing cattle supply, the demand for source and age verified cattle are constantly growing, according to the Cattle Network. With that in mind, producers who wish to continue making money are faced with the dilemma of a need for method of verifying their cattle so that they can continue to […]

By Guy Vancollie, chief marketing officer, CoreStreet (now an ActivIdentity Company) The U.S. government issued HSPD 12, a “policy for a common identification standard for federal employees and contractors” on August 24, 2004. Under the HSPD-12 mandate, all federal employees and contractors will be issued a Personal Identity Verification–or PIV–a smart card with contact and […]

By Donald Smith, director of client marketing, Higher One In the last 12 months, campuses have become more automated and more schools throughout the country are adopting initiatives that provide increased service to students. At Higher One, we are working with business officers who realize that offering students easier access to financial services through more […]

CNN Money posted an update on Newport Digital Technologies’ anticipated launch of its first RFID ready, handheld computing device. The company announced that by Dec. 14 its military rugged handheld N37B computing device will complete the AT&T device certification and then will be distributed to AT&T’s special vertical markets (SVM) via Ingram Micro, its logistics […]

By Robert C. Huber, Campus Card Industry Business Consultant Prediction #1–Contactless Becomes Preferred Campus Card Technology After magnetic stripes have dominated campus card systems for 40 years, contactless smart chip technology–high frequency 13.56 MHz–rapidly ascends as the preferred identity and reader technology due to its high-data security, read/write storage capability, non-mechanical reader design, expansion scalability, […]

In an effort to refocus the company for future growth, Aware, a developer of biometric systems and solutions, has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer, chairman and executive chairman. The appointments served as promotions mostly where Edmund Reiter, previously the president of Aware, has been promoted to CEO, chairman and will retain […]

Tychi Systems, a developer of biometrics door locks, has announced the expansion of its product offerings to include biometric safes. The safes, called BKK Safes, operate on fingerprint authentication and can have up to 100 users of the safe enrolled by an administrator with the capability to delete or add users to the system. Tychi […]