Identity, Security, Payments, Biometrics, Smart Cards and Authentication News

Evolis at the Cannes Film Festival

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Evolis and its partner Tech-Event are managing the printing of 50,000 access badges for the Cannes International Film Festival this month. An impressive layout of transparent printers in blue lagoon reflections will welcome visitors to Cannes for the most important cinema event in the world. Twenty seven Pebble printers will personalize the visitors’ badges with photos, texts and barcodes. [end] 

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with help from Intellitix, an RFID technology provider for live events, added an online audience of more than 30 million last month when over 30,000 fans registered to “Live Click” around the festival site.

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Barclays Bank PLC announced that the Barclaycard Wireless Festival 2012 is to be fully contactless enabled, giving attendees the ability to enjoy the experience without having to carry cash.

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Evolis introduced its new card printer, coined Primacy, suited for instantly personalizing cards in medium to large runs, single or dual-sided and for a range of applications.

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Imec, Holst Centre and their partners have developed an RFID circuit made in low-temperature thin-film technology that enables reader-talks-first communication, enabling item-level tags on the packaging of retail consumer goods.

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The RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest, an annual outdoor music festival that takes place each July in downtown Ottawa, Canada, is adopting RFID technology to innovate with access control and cashless payment systems.

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Event planners at the Glastonbury contemporary performing arts festival are considering the use of electronic RFID wristbands at next year’s hosted event, according to Spacelab.

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