ID WORLDID World newsIndia progresses ID card scheme – Plans for russian RFID production – Daon received SAP certification – T-Mobile UK selects Sagem Orga sims – Precise awarded government contract – G&D increases secunet share – Russian GOST certifies Nedap – easycash buys german WorldPay – Airbus issues RFID requirements – IBM signs UK passports deal – SCM clocks-in to U.S. market – L-1 faces major license boost – HID Global and Inside Contactless converge access and payment – Savi launches multiple communication tag – Biometrics on future iPhones – Card enables access to hard drive – Oracle unveils new identity management middleware – GlobalPlatform and Association EuropÈenne Payez Mobile align in contactless – Gemalto rolls out Ugandan m-payment program – Citigroup and South Korean telecom venture – Lasercard secures Angolan ID – APACS endorses Hypercom payment security Focus on Access ControlHarmonizing security and accessby Emma Parker, Group 4 Technology
A look at three diverse case studies in security management protecting government records, blood banks and communications data centers |
Laptop tracking goes UHFby Anandkrishnan, VicinityRFID
Tracking laptops and pairing them with employees entering and leaving the company premises is a burdensome and time-consuming task if done manually. The right RFID technology can make the problem go away |
Access Control news (part 1)Simplified access for police – Tattoo printing on rewritable cards – Web-based access control for small installations – Matching government ID in the Middle East |
DIY card systems: be careful what you wish forby Oliver Burke, Bell ID
When introducing a smart ID card system to manage access, some corporations decide to develop their own, do it yourself, (DIY), system, while others buy an established product. Both are possible, but be careful what you wish for |
Access Control news (part 2)Simplified access for police – Tattoo printing on rewritable cards – Web-based access control for small installations – Matching government ID in the Middle East |
NFC JournalMoving forward with NFCby Ilse van der Giessen, Collis
Making payments using a mobile phone is now a reality in certain parts of the world. In other countries, it is still in the experimental or pilot phase and here we go behind the scenes of an NFC Pilot in Romania |
NFC news (part 1)Citi brings NFC mobile payments to India – Zapa secures funding for its NFC products – Gemalto deploys 3G to all three Chinese mobile operators in China – New token NFC card reader in the wings – EU calls for mobile payments system – One97 communications launches payment platform – Telefonica O2 adds Authenware’s biometrics – Ericsson predicts NFC phones available in 2010 – Motorola joins Via’s NFC joint licensing programme – NXP and Trusted Logic drive NFC middleware integration |
Far East communicationsThe Far Eastern telcos are looking at the strategic angle of NFC, and fully understand it is a technology of converging the various industries |
NFC news (part 2)New token NFC card reader – New multiple feature reader – NFC Dubai trial set for commercial roll out – Personalized service for Singapore NFC pilot – NFC technology needs support before UK roll out – Versatile contactless reader series launched – Telecom Italia starts NFC fidelity card program – New NFC solutions to drive the market |
BiometricsBiometrics news (part 1)Biometrics for cash deposits – Voice biometrics identifies Australia – new UK biometric deal signed – Keyboard biometrics with 14 factor ID Verify something you areby Dan Bengs, Bioguard/Fujitsu
Biometric authentication solutions help to solve serious criminal problems connected with identity theft by using ‘something you are’ as the basis of verification, rather than ‘something you have’, which can be lost or stolen Biometrics news (part 2)North American government biometrics market thrives Special Report on Food & AnimalSafeguarding livestock and pets by Marie-Françoise Glotz, HID Global
As commerce becomes increasingly global, the task of tracking and managing animals becomes ever-more critical and challenging |
A practice of vetting RFIDby Richard Harrison, CoreRFID
Developments in RFID technology, legislation and wide scale public acceptance are combining to increase the importance of this technology to veterinary practices |
Food & Animal newsRFID dairy management solution – Livestock tracking program in Malaysia – Passive tagging of pigs’ ears – Bouyant animal RFID market in China |
Events Visionaries at ID WORLD 2009Leaders in the RFID, smart card, biometrics and data collection industries contribute their vision and inspiration to the agenda of the eighth annual summit on automatic identification Event newsRFID technologies under one roof – Get up to speed with biometrics in london – Security of exchange is a core issue for 2009 – Label focus on Eastern Europe |
