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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Although the hoopla of BAA’s RFID baggage-handling trial last week gained plenty of headlines, for RFID blogger David Bicknell, “aconversation with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) showed the true state of where we are with RFID.”

Hear more about his talks at ComputerWeekly.com.

DigitalPersona announces new enterprise version release

DigitalPersona announced the release of a new version of its Pro Enterprise software solution, version 5.2.

Among the aspects of the new version DigitalPersona is touting are the extensive number of factors a company utilizing the solution can use to authenticate for access to sensitive information or secured computer stations. These factors include what a user knows, such as PINs or passwords, things you have, such as smart cards, contactless identity cards or Bluetooth devices, and things you are, such as fingerprints.

The once and future way to 'Like'

LikeBelt from deeplocal on Vimeo.

And now for something completely different.

Pittsburgh-based design studio Deeplocal has developed an NFC-enabled belt that lets the wearer “like” things on Facebook much in the same way that a dog “likes” your leg.

ARMM to use biometrics to detect absent and ghost employees

The government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao Philippines announced plans to begin searching for and ghost employees and absent employees by incorporating a biometric time and attendance system for government employees across the region, according to an Inquirer News article.

Heartland acquires K-12 nutrition and POS provider School-Link Technologies

Heartland School Solutions has acquired School-Link Technologies Inc., a privately-held provider of K-12 school nutrition and point-of-sale solutions.

Heartland’s suite of front- and back-of-the-house K-12 school nutrition and POS technology solutions automate and streamline inventory management and menu planning, as well as track purchases and manage Free and Reduced Meal Applications, among other things.

Easier, better identitiy on the horizon

By Jon Callas, CTO, Entrust

One of the most exciting things that will happen in the next year or two is the confluence of a few major trends. It’s exciting because, together, they promise to make security and identity better and more manageable than it has been in the past.

DigitalPersona's Pro Enterprise enables "mix and match" authentication

DigitalPersona released a new version of its Pro Enterprise authentication device. It now contains the ability to support a number of new authentication credentials, enabling organizations to mix and match the ways in which employees securely identify themselves to Microsoft Windows and other applications.

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