by Operations Sub-committee, UITP

Cities are the theatre of a growing number of large events and transport infrastructures and services are critical to their smooth and secure operation

by Anna West, UK Department of Transport

Universal coverage of a smart ticketing infrastructure, supported by integrated and innovative ticket products, which can be purchased easily and quickly, is the vision for public transport in England, leading to a significantly improved traveling experience for the passenger

Biometric scanners enhance 2012 Olympic Park security - UK to trial new contactless parking meters - Upper Normandy unites 10 transport authorities with interoperability - Fortress to provide access control to Fifa World Cup 2010

by Steve Overman, Zero Latency Ventures

Leaps of technology connect us in new ways, and transform life as we know it. For example, the telegraph, the automobile, the Internet. Now the next big change is coming: the connection of everyone to everything and everywhere

Keyless entry from Premo - High-speed automated ALS labels from Avery - RFID for shrimp shipments - RFID on the web - Compact tracking from Caen - Smartrac researches green RFID - Collis puts cards to the test - RFID in the forest - Carnaval tags Mexican apparel - Nyserda uses Confidex to manage it assets

by Ulrich Hamann, Bundesdruckerei

Can NFC technologies gain market share and how can they potentially impact development of integrated NFC handsets?

The convergence of payments and mobile communications is not just logical – it is inevitable

Isolation is a myth. Digital relationships enhance social interactions – and NFC is becoming a significant part of the mix

MasterCard launches Indian NFC trial - Kuwaiti bank partners in NFC pilot - TranZfinity enables mobile POS solution - ACS introduces plug and play NFC reader - RFinity encrypts BYU-Idaho in NFC pilot

by Wim Verduyn, AeroScout

Healthcare visibility solutions can improve the quality of care, reduce capital and operational expenses and increase safety

by Victor Vega, Alien Technology

Many companies in the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry are now looking at RFID to streamline operations, meet regulatory requirements and prevent the introduction of counterfeit product into the supply chain to protect both consumer safety and company profitability

by Louis M. Parks, SecureRF

The American pharmaceutical industry recognizes a critical need to maintain a safe and secure supply chain and is turning to electronic pedigree tracking and RFID

by Jim Adams, IBM Center for Healthcare Management

In healthcare systems, rising costs, limited access, high error rates, lack of coverage, poor response to chronic disease and the lengthy development cycle for new medicines could be improved if there was a link between diagnosis to drug discovery to healthcare providers to insurers to employers to patients and communities

Genesis Health System deploys AeroScout for hospital asset tracking - Mobile Aspects awarded Novation contract for RFID - Digital plaster trialed in London - Italian pharmacy prescribes RFID - EU study uses RFID to track medicine - Atlanta hospital completes RFID rollout - VeriChip completes acquisition of Steel Vault - Swedish pilot fights fake medicines