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

New reader from DAILY RFID uses secure digital card interface

Thursday, November 13, 2008

DAILY RFID continues its rollout of new devices, now offering the 13.56MHz contactless smart card reader in SD card format. The reader can be plugged into the SD slot on a laptop, PDA, or smartphone, effectively transforming the host device into a low cost RFID reader/writer.


The reader is capable of reading and writing most 13.56mHz HF formats,including ISO/IEC 14443A,ISO/IEC 14443B and ISO/IEC 15693 RFID tags on the market. It can also transmit data from RFID tags wirelessly using WiFi, CDMA, GSM or Bluetooth technology.

The SD Interface RFID Reader is compatible with devices running Microsoft Pocket PC 2002/2003, Windows Mobile 5.0/6.0, Palm OS4.1 or LINUX operating system. [end] 

Gemalto announced the launch of ProtivaMedSecure, a solution package that addresses one of challenges facing health care providers: a secure digital identity.

Gemalto’s Protiva MedSecure provides a portfolio of authentication software, digital credentials, secure devices, servers and associated services. The Gemalto solution provides a single credential for secure visual identity, as well as physical and logical access to medical facilities and electronic medical records.

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Swedish contactless smart card reader and terminal producer Arcontia Technology AB has released its CAS2340 dual interface smart card reader, designed for use with both contact and contactless applications.

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Thursby Software Systems, Inc. has released the PKard Reader, a touch Web browser solution for the iOS that includes secure authentication to a personal smart card.

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DAILY RFID released its latest Bluetooth-enabled ultra-high frequency RFID reader, the DL930B.

With a read range of up to eight meters and a fast read rate, the DL930B supports a wide variety of industrial applications, including asset management, baggage handling, container and pallet tracking, item-level inventory management and warehouse logistics.

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Nationals Parks, home for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball, has initiated a pilot program where season ticket holders will each have their tickets delivered in the form of a smart card embedded with an RFID chip, according to Sports Business Daily.

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SK Telecom, headquartered in South Korea, has designed an RFID disposal management system that will encourage citizens to recycle and reduce the amount of daily food waste, according to Earth911.com.

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