Auto ID solutions provider Axcess International has announced it will provide security infrastructure systems for the port of Trinidad’s capital, Port-of-Spain. The $3.5 million contract covers a comprehensive system will including active RFID devices, sensors and scanners and multiple types of sensors to improve and modernize daily security operations at the port. Under the contract, […]

Atmel Corp. and TazTag announced that the companies are collaborating to bring to market all-in-one contactless solutions to store and protect personal data. As a first step in their collaboration, TazTag is using the Atmel AT98SC016CU security module in TazCard, an electronic wallet. The TazCard is a new multi-purpose device in a slim credit card […]

UPEK, developers of biometric solutions, have announced the release of a new fingerprint scanner designed for netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) to be integrated into different manufacturer’s next models. The hardware and software included are called the TouchStrip TCS5 Fingerprint Sensor and Fingerprint Suite Starter respectively. The Fingerprint Suite Starter operates by memorizing your […]

Sagem Securite, a developer of biometric technology, has had their optical fingerprint sensor system, MorphoTop, certified for use by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The MorphoTop is joining many other Morpho products by Sagem that have been certified and are in use by the FBI.   

Texas Instruments (TI), a major RFID manufacturer, has announced a reorganization of its RFID business. Though the changes will result in job losses and some changes in the focus of TI’s RFID efforts, the company offered assurances that it is not abandoning the RFID market, according to a report in RFID Journal. The restructuring centers […]

Government Technology is reporting that John Hopkins University installed a new security system called SECURES in November 2008. The system has the capability to detect gunshots. Ninety-three sensors, which detect the acoustic signature of a gunshot, were installed on city-owned streetlights and Johns Hopkins off-campus buildings. If a gunshot is detected the information is relayed […]

Technology developer Sony Corporation has announced that they have developed a new mobile biometric sensor called Mofiria. The Mofiria is an infrared vascular scanner able to authenticate via the unique vein patterns inside a user’s finger. It is also designed to be able to be mounted to a number of mobile computing devices for embedded […]

RFID inlay producer TagStar Systems GmbH has introduced a new inlay based on a chip developed by IDS Microchip, specialists in integrated circuits for RFID systems. The chip the inlay is based on, the IDS-SL13LA, was named a 2008 electronic product of the year by Electronic Products magazine, for its ability to produce a wide […]

Dates: June 23 – 25, 2009 Location: Messe Frankfurt, Germany Venue: Congress Center URL: http://www.lope-c.com/ Contact: http://www.lope-c.com/index.php?id=39 Description: At LOPE-C 2009 you will see the latest developments in the dynamic and innovative field of organic and printed electronics, where products are thin, light-weight, flexible and produced at low cost: Organic photovoltaic cells (OPV) Printed memory […]

UPEK, a biometric fingerprint technology developer, has announced that they will have support for Windows 7 Beta as well as drivers and their Protector Suite available for pre-release for the Windows Biometric Framework. Both the drivers and Protector Suite support embedded notebook fingerprint sensors and the Eikon Digital Privacy manager from UPEK.