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

Click-and-Go RFID

Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Applied Wireless Identifications (AWID) Inc. wants to make purchasing a radio frequency identification reader (RFID) a breeze. The company on Monday said it plans to embed iAnywhere’s RFID Anywhere Appliance Edition software into a new low-cost line of RFID readers. And, they’ll be available for purchase with a credit card on the Web by March 31. The click-and-go purchase process is meant to make it easy for companies to get started, according Louis Sirico, AWID vice president. Although the readers are being touted as “so simple to use you don’t need training,” formal classes are available for those requiring assistance.”

The European Payments Council (EPC) has published the second edition of its “White Paper on Mobile Payments.”

According to EPC, the white paper focuses on the usage of the mobile payments in the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) and explores how m-payment services can be delivered through cooperation between service providers in the payment industry and players within the mobile ecosystem.

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CARTES in North America, a new annual card manufacturing, payment, identification and digital security expo and conference, has placed mobile payments at the center of its agenda of this year’s inaugural event.

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The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) and GS1 US are co-sponsoring a webinar on Dec. 14 to share findings from a recent study to assess the impact of RFID for apparel and footwear companies.

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UPM RFID and Waldemar Winckel have announced that their NFC tags will be available for purchase through the Winckel’s new Touch2go online store.

According to UPM, the Touch2go store will provide small companies, start-ups and entrepreneurs access to a variety of NFC products for use in marketing, loyalty applications or customer promotions.

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AVISIAN Publishing is pleased to announce the release of the interactive version of the winter 2011 issue of Regarding ID.

The interactive feature enables a miniature mode that you can thumb through as well as a full screen mode that allows you to read the magazine as if it were on the desk in front of you.

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Dates: March 5-7, 2012

Location: Las Vegas, Nevada

Venue: Mirage Hotel

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