ID WORLDNews ID WORLD19 companies join Intermec’s RFID Licensing Program - Intermec and Symbol resolve RFID dispute - Cross Match merges with Smiths Heimann Biometrics - Gemplus selected for E- Visa pilot in France - Sagem Défense Sécurité selected by Estonia for AFIS system - G&D Opens branch in Berlin focusing on e-government. ACS purchases Transport Revenue from Ascom - Cephalon develops RFID drug tracking pilot - Developing low-cost RFID tag supply chains - Interlock acquires former rival Printoplast - RFID vendors form “patent pool” - Advance Nanotech acquires stake in Singular ID Focus on Supply ChainRFID goes to boot campby David C. Wyld, SELU
Where does the U.S. military stand in the battle for RFID implementation in its supply chain? The first movements are underway in the military proving ground for RFID’s future |
Collaborative supply chain strategyby Hanns-Christian Hanebeck, GlobeRanger
Supply chain collaboration, event management, visibility: a look at the new concepts in supply chain management |
The IC chips that track the silicon wafers by Dirk Morgenroth, Philips Semiconductors
Since 1988, Philips’ market-leading RFID ICs have been helping customers all over the world improve their supply chains. Now the company’s semiconductor division has implemented contactless identification technology in its own supply chain in the Asia Pacific region. |
News LogisticsRFID-ready lift truck solutions - Tracking 190,000 cars a year with active RFID - Forklift-mounted RFID data collection solutions - Controlled logistic processes in the pharmaceutical industry |
News Data CollectionIntegrated antenna/reader with high speed protocol support - A UHF RFID system for logistics applications - Gen 2 RFID forklift reader - NYK Logistics expands its active RFID yard management system - Caen UHF RFID readers deployed in Finnish RFID Lab |
News Tags & LabelsSokymat supplying RFID tags to TrenStar for beer keg tracking - RFID Gen 2 interoperability for RFID printers - Gen 2-compliant RFID chips integrated into inlay production |
TransactionsInnovations in online securityby Julian Lovelock, ActivCard
While criminals use increasingly sophisticated means to impersonate online banking customers and execute fraudulent transactions, there are also effective low cost technologies available to banks to address the fears of customers regarding identity theft and phishing attacks BiometricsEnsuring consistent performanceby Julian Ashbourn, International Biometric Foundation
Among the factors that negatively affect user acceptance of biometric identifcation solutions is inconsistent performance across operational nodes. A look at how this performance can be maintained in large scale biometrics implementations, such as in the public sector Smart CardsThe German e-purse systemby Victor March
The GeldKarte: it’s like having 200 Euro in small change in your pocket at all times. And it can also be used to verify the age of the bearer News Smart CardsPC-linked card reader for HID proximity cards - First EMV-CAP 2004 certified smart card reader - On-demand custom programmed credentials with biometric templates - Gemplus launches contactless payment card solution Special Report on Ticketing & TransportationSingle ride RFID tickets?by Trevor Crotch-Harvey, Innovision R&T
Smart ticketing offers the mass transit industry a significant opportunity to reduce costs,improve efficiency and enhance the traveling customer experience. Low-cost contactless ticketing will fill the gap between the current high-end smart card-based solutions and traditional Limited Use ticketing |
Contactless ticketing worldwide by Claire Boyer, ASK
All new Automatic Fare Collection projects worldwide are based on contactless technology, a “de facto” standard which offers a clear ROI. A look at the worldwide adoption trends of contactless ticketing |
ID trends in parkingby Yves Chambeau, Parkeon
A range of innovative parking management solutions are available today, all of which depend on identification, authentication and authorization across a range of technologies |
Credentialing emergency servicesby Peter Hradek, Datastrip
A look at solutions for verifying the identity of individuals before admitting them to the scene of an incident |
News Ticketing & TransportationVisa PED approval for unattended payment solution - Super skiing with RFID - Self-serve credit/debit card ticket payments in the UK - Mobile ticket vending terminal - Integrated e-ticketing and fleet management for 3000 buses in Holland |
In the World of RFIDThe silver ink printed antenna by Patrick Sure, ASK
50 million contactless cards, tickets and labels in circulation today using low-cost screen printed antennas testify to the potential of this technology News Tags & LabelsLow-cost entry-level smart label machine - Sturdy concept for RFID label substrates - Further enhancments for smart label production solution - Impinj only IC chip manufacturer currently certified by EPC - Eliminating defective RFID inlays before labels are processed - Impinj to ship over 50m Gen 2 ICs in 2005 - Top-selling printer/ encoder now in multi-protocol version - “Strap attach” technology applied to smart labels - New 15mm high frequency RFID laundry chip - Reading RFID tags traveling at 300kph - Smart labels for high quality wine bottles - Low frequency RFID chip featuring anti-collision functionality EventsNews EventsThe American smart card industry meets in Miami - Technology and trends in retailing - The postal technology world meets in Paris |
