O2 today announced the launch of the UK’s first large scale pilot of NFC (Near Field Communications) technology on mobile phones. The trial of the O2 Wallet® paves the way for the mass market use of mobile phones to pay for purchases, access events or even be used as Oyster cards for travel around London, […]

MIKOH Corporation, a company whose business is dedicated to ensuring the physical security of RFID tags, today finalized a deal to license reusable closure mechanism intellectual property from the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). he agreement expands applications for MIKOH’s Smart&Secure tamper-evident RFID tags and seals. MIKOH Licenses NSA Technology to Expand Tamper-Evident RFID Applications […]

Transport for London is ready to launch a system which allows people to pay for train journeys using their mobile phones. Officials from Transport for London, mobile maker Nokia and phone network O2 are understood to be preparing final details of a handset with a built-in Oyster card. Although TfL and Nokia have not yet […]

Gemalto’s Vice President of Business Development and Government Affairs, Neville Pattinson, testified before U.S. Congress urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make privacy and security of government credentials, such as REAL ID and WHTI cards, a high priority. At issue is how well the RFID technology being considered for enhanced driver’s licenses, REAL […]

Yes, we’re a time-pressed, ultra-stressed bunch. But is there a market for a closet that senses what clothes you wear each day by tracking embedded RFID tags placed in the collars of your shirts? Gizmodo speculates.   

Savi Technology is deploying solar-powered RFID readers for customers in the defense and commercial sectors who want to conserve energy and reduce costs by tracking supplies in real-time, the Lockheed-Martin subsidiary reported this morning. Solar energy provides an energy efficient and environmentally friendly power source for users’ RFID hardware, and also eliminates the need to […]

SkyeTek, Inc.’s embedded RFID reader technology, recently announced that Gaishan Technology, a manufacturer of products to assist the visually impaired, has adopted SkyeTek’s RFID reader technology to deliver intelligent, innovative solutions to assist the sight-impaired. RFID Reader: Gaishan Technology Leveraging SkyeTek’s Secure RFID Reader Technology To Assist The Seeing-Impaired 11/19/2007 SkyeTek, Inc., the leading provider […]

ABI’s latest batchof good news for the RFID industry is to the tune of $8.4 billion – that’s the amount the market research firm exects worldwide markets to reach in 2012. Starting from a base of more than $3.8 billion in revenue in 2007 is a a 24 percent growth over 2006, and the curve […]

NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, and Sony Corporation today announced the formation of Moversa, a joint venture intended will drive global adoption of contactless smart card applications in mobile phones using Near Field Communications. NXP and Sony create Moversa, a joint venture for universal contactless solutions New company provides secure chips to […]

Systems integrator World Wide Technology, Inc., and Wi-Fi-based active RFID provider AeroScout, Inc., will configure, install, train, and support a Wi-Fi-based asset-tracking and location solution at Providence Health & Services’ Centralia location. PH&S is a 27 hospital, 46,000 employee system which operates in Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon and California. Providence Health & Services Chooses WWT […]