ID WORLDNews ID WORLDAssa Abloy ITG acquires rights to key RFID patents - Another country-wide deployment of iris recognition in the Middle East - Gemplus announces agreement to acquire Setec - Intermec introduces RFID rapid start licensing program - Facial recognition system for issuing visas in Germany - ACG and Omnikey partner on e-passport readers - Legic announces first U.S. license agreement with Indala - Finnish joint venture for RFID antennas - Growing partnerships in the RFID industry - First German bank to roll out Vasco tokens - LaserCard announces Major New order - Sato partners with UPM Rafsec for EPC - G&D wins Irish digital tachograph contract - Inside and Dexit enter into supply agreement - Orga smart cards for Norwegian trucks - Datalogic acquires Informatics - NFC Forum welcomes 19 new members - Omnikey opens office in Asia Focus on TransactionsThe contactless credit cardby Victor March
Within the next five years, contactless credit card payments will most probably become any everyday experience for most of us. We take a look at where the payment solutions industry stands today |
New ways to payby Philippe Bellens, Banksys
A look at the broad range of e-payment solutions available in Belgium, where chip technology was introduced well before the start of the migration to EMV |
Playing with the house’s moneyby Prof. David C. Wyld, Southeastern Louisiana University
Casinos are betting big on RFID to improve their abilities to track table play and deliver better customer service |
The SIM card for global WLAN roamingby Laurent Freléchoux, WeRoam
We take a look at the factors that determine the successful adoption of the public WLAN service and how SIM cards can enhance WLAN user experience |
News TransactionsNew RFID IC chips for MasterCard PayPass - Single smart card OS platform for Visa and MasterCard - Visa and MasterCard payment applications on a single card - Strong authentication solutions for Italian banking and governmental sectors - New terminal facilitates advanced banking services - Leading card suppliers create Smart Payment Alliance - Contactless Payments Vie for Consumer Spending - Added layer of security for Java-based mobile banking - High speed, easy-use RF reader - New payment system for faster transactions - Two-factor no hardware authentication system in the U.K. - Digital signature readers for Austrian maestro debit cards - Softpro joins Wacom components’ dynamic signature initiative |
LogisticsBeyond compliance thinkingby Hanns-Christian Hanebeck, GlobeRanger
A look at the non-trivial challenges that await RFID end-users when they start looking to mature post-compliance RFID deployments News LogisticsVirtual tagging of every container in a seaport yard - Major RFID project in semiconductor supply chain - Implementing RFID capabilities without replacing established supply chain systems - New RFID partnership for China, the US and Europe News Data CollectionRFID forklift eliminates need for RFID portals at dock door - A small, flexible and functional multi-modular handheld - RFID-based data collection in airport applications - Advanced encryption methods and PIN/password controls add extra security Smart CardsPrivacy-friendly smart card developmentby Ewout Keuleers, Crid
Reconciling smart card technology with data protection principles and legislation Access control technologyby Nathan Cummings, HID
Just as proximity technology brought advantages over Wiegand cards 20 years ago, today contactless smart cards are bringing new advantages over proximity technology. We take a look at these benefits and some implementation considerations News Smart Cards Next-generation credentials for Microsoft employees - Secure ID cards in Africa - Advanced security features to foil identification fraud - New version of security software for ID card programs - Super-simplified feed software enables faster training - Token-sized USB SIM card reader - Smart chip technology for India’s nationwide vehicle registration program - High security smart card reader - 700,000 More contactless cards for Taipei - 3-tier UV/IR security feature card inspection systems - Multi-functional membership cards for Korean resort - The world’s lowest cost smart card interface IC - Fingerprint reader safeguards access to PCs and networks. Special Report on Pharma & HealthcareThe smart pillby Prof. David C. Wyld, SELU
Pharmaceutical companies in the United States are at the forefront of implementing RFID technology to improve the safety, security and integrity of drug products. Along the way, they are finding new benefits and ROI for automatic identification technology |
Healthy security systemsby Carl Norell, Gemplus
Denver Health Hospital in Denver, Colorado, U.S. employs over 4,000 employees, and supports hundreds of thousands of residents in the area. But since Denver Health introduced smart ID cards to their staff, it’s not only the patients’ health that is cared for, but their privacy as well |
More care giving, less bureaucracyby Victor March
RFID wristbands and handheld readers can be used to identify patients, call up medical records on the fly and improve overall hospital efficiency: here is one place where they are trying it |
What the doctor orderedby Dan Neuwirth, Agility Healthcare Solutions
Current RFID-based “solutions” fall short of meeting the business requirements of hospitals. A look at why companies that offer comprehensive solutions and services are emerging as leaders in RFID-enabled implementations in healthcare |
News Pharma & HealthcareHardware terminals for German healthcard - Improving patient-care and administration with RFID - Investigating the impact of Radio Frequency radiation on pharmaceuticals - Securing a medical center in Saudi Arabia - The pharmaceutical industry turns to RFID as one cure for many problems |
Tags & LabelsJet set petsby Gaia Steden
In a few years, the EU “pet passport” regulations will require all cats and dogs traveling into or among member countries to be implanted with RFID transponders for proper identification News Tags & LabelsHigh security portable printers - Gen 2 compliant RFID chips being tested - New RFID IC hits the ski slopes - Label design in a few clicks - Alliance for EPC Gen2 interoperability - Paxar opens complete RFID test lab - Smart inlays in a smaller format - RFID chip solution to support next-generation EPCglobal specification BiometricsTotal systems performanceby Julian Ashbourn, International Biometric Foundation
A biometric check in isolation means nothing and has no value. It is only when it is incorporated into a broader set of functionality that it acquires meaning and the possibility of adding value EventsNews EventsBiometrics in the Middle-East - The security world meets in Orlando - Smart Cards in India |
