The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are 132 days away, and high-tech players are more eager than ever to put their tested RFID (and other) technology systems into use.
ZDNet Asia reports on the companies on the gold-medal route. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
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The Beijing Metro has deployed a new access control system that uses HID Global’s network access controllers and contactless readers. HID is providing its VertX V1000 network access controller and iCLASS R10 readers for the new system, which enables control center staff to monitor and control access to a variety of facilities, including offices, electrical substations and parking lots, along the Metro’s 11-station Fangshan line. read more »Mobile operator 2degrees has partnered with contactless transit card provider Snapper to bring NFC payments to the city of Wellington, New Zealand. The new “Touch2Pay” service is now available on 2degrees’ LG Optimus Net phones, which can be used to make tap and go payments wherever Snapper cards are accepted, including buses, taxis, shops and cafes. read more »New market research from Smiths Point Analytics projects that the global market for action oriented proximity based marketing services – i.e. NFC/QR-enabled ads – is expected to reach $2.3 billion by 2016. read more »Identive Group has announced a new line of NFC transponder products based on Sony’s FeliCa Lite chip technology. According to Identive, Sony’s FeliCa Lite technology is designed to offer a lower cost alternative to conventional FeliCa chips thanks to a compact and energy saving design, streamlined security features and a simpler file system, making it ideal for high-volume, low-cost NFC applications. read more »Access IS is gearing up for Security Document World (SDW) 2012 where it will be showcasing its latest range of security document readers. There the company will introduce its new passport reader - the OCR601 - which is able to quickly and accurately verify the machine readable zone (MRZ) and enables the data in an e-passport’s chip to be read, all in a single action. read more »New research from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project shows that nearly two-thirds of tech experts believe that smart phones will overtake credit cards as the dominant form of payment by 2020. read more » |
