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

AIM Announces Fast-Track RFID Training Session

Tuesday, November 7, 2006

Need to be brought up to speed with RFID?

Or maybe your entire staff does.

Either way, education provider RFID4U is bringing CompTIA-certified RFID Fast Track Training to AIM Global’s the 2007 Showcase.

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The Smart Card Alliance is offering a certification program dedicated to smart card-based payments – the Certified Smart Card Industry Professional/Payments (CSCIP/P) credential.

Designed for Industry professionals interested in supporting the U.S. move to EMV and NFC contactless mobile technologies, CSCIP/P certification covers EMV migration, mobile and NFC contactless payments, secure remote transactions and smart card use in both card-based and account-based transit payment systems.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Australia’s Attorney General and Ministry of Defense are exploring ways to grant reciprocation for fast-tracking each other’s citizens through customs checks in both countries, reports Australian Business Traveller.

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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.

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GlobalPlatform announced that it will hold a two-day card specification training session March 1-2 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas.

Directly preceding CARTES North America 2012 (March 5-7, Las Vegas), the training session will aim to educate CARTES delegates and other participants on the importance of GlobalPlatform Specifications, their capabilities and functionality.

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The Smart Card Alliance plans to lead a secure identity credentialing workshop and a certification training course and exam for the Smart Card Certified Industry Professional/Government (CSCIP/G) designation at this year’s ISC West conference and expo held March 27-30 in Las Vegas.

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New passport-reading and biometrics technology installed at Dubai International Airport is catching increasing numbers of people who attempt to enter the country with fake identity documents, reports the Gulf News.

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