ID WORLDNews ID WORLDIn remembrance: Ernie Scheerlinck, General manager, seagha - Gemalto teams up with LG on smart card web server compatible handsets - Premo and Ingenia sign contract to develop surveillance RFID - Holst Centre reports breakthrough in organic RFID - US Department of DefenSe extends Savi’s contract for active RFID - Cross Match acquires Labcal’s biometric solutions - Sokymat Automotive Appoints Kontek Comatel as new distributor - Lumidigm announces $7 million funding round - Datamars celebrates 20-year success story - HJP and s-lab team up to test ePassport systems - Metalcraft partners with Adasa for mobile RFID encoding - Study forecasts NFC market to be worth $406 million by 2012 Focus on Asset Tracking & Industrial AutomationRFID puts you back in controlby Markus Weinlaender, Siemens
Radio frequency identification is the magic word for a wide variety of applications – from electronic immobilizer systems to autonomous logistics networks used in the “Internet of things”. RFID also plays a key role in production control – maximizing transparency and allowing for new control system concepts |
RFID raises the bar (code)by Chris Cook and Hank Tomarell, Texas Instruments
Printed circuit board tracking with RFID: speed, efficiency and productivity made simple |
A symphony of RFIDby Prof. Roland Kueng, EB (Elektrobit)
A dense reader environment can hinder RFID’s performance on the production line.
We look at how synchronization can be the key to efficiency |
On the right trackbby Ann De Vries, Impinj
RFID proved to be the perfect solution for Alliance Entertainment who wanted to streamline their CD/DVD shipping process and boost profits |
Playing a deadly game of matchby David C. Wyld, Southeastern Louisiana University
How new efforts to use RFID in blood banking and transfusion can save patient lives and safeguard the blood supply chain |
News Data CollectionTamper-proofing solution for high value pallets - Outdoor specialists complete LIVE RFID trial With scalable RFID - Gen2 UHF rfid inlays used in sports timing & tracking - new high performance UHF RFID Reader introduced |
Cover StoryDefending the KingdomInterview with Dr. Al-Tawil, Director General of Saudi Arabia's National Information Center
Saudi Arabia’s National Information Center is at the forefront of the Kingdom’s security strategy. The driving force behind the center, Dr. Al-Tawil, spoke with Global Identification about the technology trends in Middle East security and the challenges faced by his organization today |
eGovernmentWith their finger on the pulseby Hugo Mc Cafferty
RFID can solve the problem of locating and securing files, improving government service delivery and worker productivity and saving the taxpayer money News eGovernment/Smart cardnew order placed for portuguese id card project - ePassport roll out in The Bahamas - Senegal joins ecommunity with electronic passport roll out - latvia to issue 1.1 million passports in coming months - taiwan goes contactless with commercial nfc system - card terminal receives certification for German eHealth card program - Enhanced performance 16-Bit secure MCU - smart card personalization at 7000 cards per hour Special Report on Financial SolutionsTesting times for Europeby Jan De Meester, Integri
The European payments market is facing one of its biggest challenges as the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) marks a new era – touching five hundred million citizens |
Banking on a changeby Liisa Kanniainen, Mobey Forum
The likely impact of mobile payment adoption on banks |
Are you ready for the next wave?by David C. Wyld, Southeastern Louisiana University
Contactless payment technology and the web services explosion:the need for convergence |
Sign of the timesby Joerg M. Lenz, Softpro
The pen has been used for authentication for centuries. So where does the signature figure in the digital world? Digital signatures have many applications from IT security to financial services and prove to be a very useful, dynamic tool for digital identification |
The contactless wave hits Europeby Michael Bruhnke, Renesas Technology
The market for contactless cards is booming with small payment and ticketing needs heralding a change that, when it hits banking, will revolutionize the way we pay |
News Financial SolutionsFuture parking payment system to be tested in Oulu, Finland - banking card achieves German certification - Banking giant selects identity solution for key customers - Major taiwanese bank chooses EMV migration launch partner - electronic payment systems come together - server for online authentication of ic cash cards - Colombia gets first SIM-based mobile banking service - Mobile payments to generate $22bn of transactions by 2011 |
IT SecurityWhen your business is under attackby Joseph Krull, Accenture
Physical security is simply not enough when your business is under threat from inside and out. What can we do to prevent security breaches? |
Retail SolutionsThe European gift card market...all wrapped upby Tom Kleeman, Spartanics
How can European firms capitalize on the phenomenal growth in the US gift card market? EventsRegistered Traveler Forum 2008Increasing security while facilitating travel: the second global summit on Registered Traveler programs takes place on May 22 and 23, 2008, in Amsterdam News EventsCairo hosts id community for card technology conference - RFID steals the show at security conference and exhibition - RFID in Las vegas is a sure bet - card technology conference florida bound |
