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

DHL Backs Off RFID Plans ... But Makes an Appearance at RFID World Conference

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

“We shouldn’t have put a stake in the ground,” said Bob Berg, DHL’s senior program manager for RFID, said in an interview to InformationWeek and others following his presentation Tuesday morning at the RFID Conference in Dallas.

Berg, speaking about the shipping gian’ts original plans to put RFID tags on every package by 2015, said the company plans to instead take a more measured approach to implementation.

Meaning, one without a timetable – not done “on a lark,” as Berg put it to reporters attending the conference. [end] 

Identity protection provider Yubico reported a successful 2011, with increased customer growth and revenue across geographical regions.

Yubico increased its customer base by 90% to 18,000 and won new clients, including government contractors, e-governments and cloud service providers. By the end of 2011, it had more than one million users in 100 countries. Additionally, customer and revenue growth increased across Yubico’s geographical segments, with 50% of its revenue now coming from the U.S.

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The Rising pan-European and International Awareness of Biometrics and Security Ethics (RISE) Project has announced it will be concluding its biometrics conference covering responsible research and innovation in biometrics on December 1 - 2.

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Japan’s Fukumi Corporation has opened the world’s first physical shop for NFC tags, applications, starter kits and printing and encoding services in Yaesu, Tokyo.

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RSA Security executives spelled out the company’s product strategy for 2012, announcing that it would focus on mobile, anti-threat and cloud security.

As reported in Network World, RSA wants to develop tools that can help businesses improve data protection on mobile devices by separating personal and corporate data and improving mobile device authentication. RSA’s strategy includes adding more factor options to multi-factor authentication and embedding SecurID technology in mobile phones.

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Revel, an entertainment resort and casino operating in Atlantic City, New Jersey, has selected the GIMS ultra-high frequency RFID uniform tracking system to control thousands of valuable garments worn by more than 5,800 resort staff members.

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The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is focusing on a goal of driving the research and development of biometrics and building the future of the industry around a concern for end-user privacy protection.

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