“Before you decide to deploy an RFID system, think about your company’s long-term needs. Passive tags are less expensive, but sometimes a situation calls for the very best. If you start with less-expensive passive tags only to discover that what you really wanted were the more capable active tags, you’ll end up spending more or having to settle for a limited solution.”
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is recommending the elimination of password usage in favor of biometrical recognition, reports Government Computer News. DARPA said on its Active Authentication site that complex passwords are too cumbersome to create, remember and manage, nor do active sessions have the capability to recognize whether the current user is the one who was originally authenticated. read more »EMVCo, the EMV technology standards body owned by American Express, JCB, MasterCard and Visa, released data showing the growth of EMV acceptance around the world, with nearly half of all payment cards and three-quarters of all payment terminals in circulation being based on EMV technology. read more »Tego unveiled its TegoDrive software designed to simplify information stored RFID. Installed on a handheld RFID device or an end-user’s desktop connected to a fixed reader, TegoDrive enables adding new content to a tag with a simple drag-and-drop interface. read more »The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) announced the publication the new 802.15.4f-2012 standard for active RFID and RTLS. This new standard will enable interoperability between systems and give end users a wider selection of vendors, whereas in the past the choice has been limited to a single source that supplies a proprietary technology platform. read more »Dutch RFID inlay maker Smartrac has announced the availability of its new Midas NFC tag. Designed to link small objects with cloud services, Midas tags can be attached to electronics and various other accessories allowing for a unique identification of the object while at the same time granting access to a range of services and options residing in the cloud. read more »Astral Out-of-Home, a division of Canadian media company Astral Media, has announced the addition of NFC technology in its street advertisements throughout Toronto and Montréal. read more » |
