By Jeff Staples, vice president of market development strategy, Blackboard Transact Contactless technology is rapidly growing in adoption for all types of payment and ticketing systems. According to Eurosmart, 630 million secure contactless cards were shipped in 2008 alone and we have seen the number of trials for near field communication (NFC) products grown exponentially […]
23 Jan, 2012Contactless: Can colleges be first in class?
20 Jan, 2012Avery Dennison, Xtreme RFID colabs on RFID tag for metal mount applications
Avery Dennison and Xtreme RFID partnered to develop a new RFID-based tag for mounting on metal surfaces – the Xtreme Metal Tag. The Xtreme Meta tag features Avery Dennison’s AD-843 ultra-high frequency inlay encased in plastic via a custom injection molding process developed by Xtreme RFID. The finished tag, measuring 5.75L x 2.4W x 0.31H […]
20 Jan, 2012Report: NFC could be big in 2012, but not for payments
Market research firm Deloitte has released its predictions for the telecoms sector in 2012, which include a few caveats regarding NFC payments. According to Deloitte, many people are still uncomfortable with the idea of paying with their phones due to concerns over security and the battery draining aspects of NFC – a perception service providers […]
20 Jan, 2012SICK’s new readers and labels for automotive production
SICK Group, a producer of sensors and sensor solutions for industrial applications, announced a range of new RFID readers and labels designed for identification in the automotive industry. The readers aim to help car manufactures identify vehicles under production via reliable scanning and reading capabilities. SICK’s readers enable manufacturers to gather, process and evaluate information […]
20 Jan, 2012Visa Europe expectes big year for contactless, NFC
Visa Europe is anticipating a big year for contactless and NFC payments, with issuance projected to leap from 30 million in 2011 to 50 million in 2012. 2012 will also see the launch the company’s first NFC-enabled mobile payments services, along with the debut of its new e-commerce digital wallet service in the latter half […]
20 Jan, 2012RSA sets 2012 strategy
RSA Security executives spelled out the company’s product strategy for 2012, announcing that it would focus on mobile, anti-threat and cloud security. As reported in Network World, RSA wants to develop tools that can help businesses improve data protection on mobile devices by separating personal and corporate data and improving mobile device authentication. RSA’s strategy […]
20 Jan, 2012GAO releases Wiegand-to-Ethernet RFID controller
GAO RFID has released a Wiegand-to-Ethernet RFID controller designed specifically for door access applications. The network access controller, model 491018, is able to connect to any type of Wiegand reader such as magnetic stripe reader, RFID reader or fingerprint reader. It also offers a master card for adding or deleting access privileges directly from the […]