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IndigoVision IP video monitors Antwerp traffic system

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

IndigoVision’s integrated IP Video CCTV system is providing monitoring for a traffic calming system in Antwerp, Belgium. The CCTV system monitors a series of automated cameras that regulate traffic on a number of the city’s streets. Local residents and other authorised people can gain access using a smart card reader or by entering a pin code via a keypad. The access control system shares the same network as the IP Video for communication back to the local traffic centre that is the equipment hub for the project. IndigoVision’s MPEG-4 based compression technology ensures that high-quality video and data can be transmitted over large distances with minimal impact.

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Yellowknife Airport (YZF) located in Northwest Territories, Canada is using an integrated RFID solution provided by TagMaster for hands-free shuttle and maintenance vehicle access.

In conjunction with ACTS (Access Control Tracking System) Essential, powered by ArmID, the RFID solution enables YZF to add vehicles and activate tags, deactivate lost or stolen tags, open gates remotely, manage access schedules, and generate reports, all from a Web-enabled interface using any standard Web browser.

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Verizon Wireless and HTC have launched a new NFC-enabled handset, the Droid Incredible 4G LTE.

Powered by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the phone features a 4-inch super LCD qHD display, 8 megapixel rear-facing camera, 1.2 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and built-in NFC connectivity.

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If you want to see the NFC pilot project in action at Villanova University, the two partners in the project–Ingersoll Rand and CBORD–have posted a YouTube video giving a brief overview of the test.

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Gaming Partners International Corporation announced that it will introduce several new products at the upcoming Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia exhibition in Macau, China.

GPI will release new currency security features that can be added to any of the company’s chip brands, highlighting several enhancements to its Bourgogne-et-Grasset (B&G) currency and RFID product portfolios.

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The Warnow Tunnel in Rostock, Germany is now experiencing smooth traffic flow thanks to an RFID-based toll collection system commission by Schreiner PrinTrust.

The automatic vehicle identification system leverages the Schreiner PrinTrust ((rfid)-Windshield Label, equipped with a specially adapted antenna for application to windshields and other glass substrates.

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WPG Americas and Identive Group have joined forces to develop an NFC solution that enables data from medical imaging devices, such as x-rays, to be transferred wirelessly to multiple exam room monitors throughout a health care provider’s office.

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