QI Systems, a developer of goods that facilitate contact and contactless payment and more, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Donny V. Lee to Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Lee formerly served as CEO and Chairman of Applied Wireless Identifications Group (AWID), a company he founded in 1997. QI Systems Inc. Appoints First CTO; Donny V. […]

TAGSYS’ new ARIO™ 370-DL line of item-level, RFID-infused tags for the textile laundry market, is available, the company announced this morning. The new tag reportedly withstands an average of 400-500 cycles and can be used for more than a single garment throughout the tag’s operating lifespan. The typical lifespan for a garment is less than […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Meet PIVMAN, a handheld ID-verification device that doesn’t need a network connection in order to work. CoreStreet, calls its new product, “the first visible end user application to take advantage of smart cards” that have been issued to verify personal identity. It’s also assuming super hero status thanks to a […]

A massive effort but one that could bring equally massive returns By Chris Corum, Executive Editor The nation saw first-hand the need to identify critical personnel in disaster situations in the days and weeks following 9-11 and Hurricane Katrina. “After Katrina we had 6000 doctors driving boats while people went without care simply because we […]

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor International Biometric Association is meeting with the Transportation Security Administration in the hopes of convincing the federal agency to include contactless readers as part of its new credentialing and security system for ports and maritime workers. Smart cards containing the contactless technology were tested during a yearlong “Prototype Phase” of […]

CoreStreet has announced the release of its PIVMAN System that includes a handheld device that can read all FIPS 201 compliant cards and simultaneously determine if a person is who he claims to be and whether that person is entitled to be at a particular location. And it all can be done without a network […]

For more than 20 years, Assistance League® of Las Vegas has promoted volunteerism, dedicated to meeting the needs of its community. Part of the National Assistance League®, the organization’s 292 volunteer members logged over 32,000 volunteer hours last year in support of philanthropic projects. Access Control Needed Access control, in support of the large volunteer […]

You ask, where’s the beef? The new answer: Tagged by technology, so it can be tracked. RFID is the technology of choice for tagging livestock, at least in South America. St. Paul, Minn.-based Digital Angel Corp., which makes advanced location tracking equipment for high-value assets, just announced a distribution agreement with a Brazilian company to […]

By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor More student choices, more options, and peace of mind for their parents are some of the ideas that went into the development of iMye, Sodexho’s new method of paying for food on or off campus. Oh yes, there’s also the “coolness” factor. “You don’t need a card or cash, just […]

Promoting the security and reliability of smart cards, the Smart Card Alliance is urging states to consider using this technology when it comes time to issue new driver’s licenses to comply with the Real ID Act. To back up this premise, the alliance has issued a white paper, available as a free download, titled “Why […]