ASEC, a Polish subsidiary of On Track Innovations (OTI), has partnered with epay Polska to introduce a new service that lets customers load GSM prepaid cellular phone cards on ASEC’s Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs). ASEC’s TVMs are located throughout Warsaw’s metro, railway, bus and tram stations, and support multiple forms of payment including cash and […]

Embedded technologies provider Eurotech has won a $10 million contract to supply embedded computers to Cubic Transportation for use in the smart card ticketing system of an undisclosed major European capital. The contract will see over 20,000 units installed in buses and station gates throughout the network. Each unit will interface directly to a smart […]

TagMaster has been selected to provide its RFID system for the rebuild program of Metro Railcar in Buffalo, New York. TagMaster’s heavy-duty readers will be mounted onboard the trains to provide location information for passenger systems and between car barriers, which need to be activated when approaching stations. The project will also use field programmable […]

EarthSearch Communications, East Coast Diversified Corporation’s RFID and GPS division announced launch of its latest product integrating RFID and GPS at the hardware level, called TrailerSeal. A mechanical, battery-powered, reusable padlock, TrailerSeal provides an all in one solution with embedded with RFID, GPS, and GPRS for remote container tracking. The embedded RFID allows shippers to […]

Frost & Sullivan has released a new report predicting a 6.2% jump in South Korea’s shipment of smart cards in 2010, rebounding from last year’s slump in demand. By the close of 2010, an estimated 49.6 million units are expected to be shipped, up from 46.7 million in 2009. Frost & Sullivan industry analyst Navin […]

As part of the university’s Student Affairs Risk Assessment efforts, Ohio State University is using RFID technology to combat bike theft. Coined “Bug Your Bike,” the program gives students the option to obtain a free RFID tag which can be placed on their bikes to prevent theft. Police can then use this technology to positively […]

The University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. has deployed an application to make sure only students ride the school’s bus system between its campuses in St. Paul and Minneapolis, says Read Winkelman, vice president of sales at CBORD. The buses are equipped with wireless access control readers that connect to access control panels […]

CUSTOM ENGINEERING and ASK have partnered on a new thermal ticket printer. The new CUSTOM printer integrates ASK UCM108 coupler module to personalize both graphically and electrically contactless paper tickets, either in rolls or fan fold form factors. This personalization can be done at the same time, in a smooth and quick operation. The printer […]

The city of Edmonton, Canada is considering adopting a smart card system for transit, public libraries, parking, recreational facilities and other municipal services, according to CBC News. In February, Edmonton’s transportation and public works committee approved a report from city staff on the card for the Edmonton Transit System, which detailed plans for a debit-like […]

The Government of India is planning to implement an electronic tolling system, which would fit every vehicle with a passive RFID tag. Allowing cashless payments of highway tolls, RFID tags will be stuck to the windshield of every vehicle and readers equipped at each toll booth along India’s 71,000 (~44,000 mi) National Highways. Government officials […]