“An Ohio company has embedded silicon chips in two of its employees - the first known case in which US workers have been “Ctagged” electronically as a way of identifying them. CityWatcher.com, a private video surveillance company, said it was testing the technology as a way of controlling access to a room where it holds security video footage for government agencies and the police.”
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Sim-Prints’ biometrics app for improving patient care in the developing world won the first Idea Transform Weekend held in Cambridge, UK, reports Business Weekly. With this mobile phone-based app, health care workers can collect and check patient information in a variety of environments. The project was developed by Shruti Badwar, Mariy Chhatriwala, Toby Norman for the Global Health Hack Day in March. James Crosby, Marcos Ikegame and Gail Mayhew joined the team for this competition. read more »The Nigerian Minister of Power, Berth Nnaji, announced that workers at the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) will have to use biometric identification verification if they want to receive their paychecks, according to a Next article. read more »Identive Group has released a cloud-based NFC tag management platform that enables advertisers, retailers and organizations to deliver targeted content and services to customers’ NFC-enabled mobile devices. 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 »Samsung is looking to use NFC-enabled mobile access credentials in place of ID cards for workers at its Suwon, South Korea offices. According to The Verge, the new system would enable Samsung employees to tap their phones against a reader to access their building and other secure areas, rather than present a traditional ID card. read more »Bombardier Transportation has teamed up with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) to improve track worker protection with the company’s RFID and other advanced technologies. read more » |
