RegardingID Archive | Microsoft, Georgia Tech partner up for research

Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Microsoft has announced plans to invest in an RFID-centered research partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology, better known as Georgia Tech. The two-year, $600,000 deal will finance research by Georgia Tech’s Georgia Electric Design Center, focusing on the development of cost-effective, secure RFID labeling.

The goal of the research project is the development of low-cost, paper-based labeling solution for the pharmaceutical industry. The researchers hope to modify existing ink-jet printer technology to create the labels, and to achieve cost levels which are comparable to current consumer package labels.

Microsoft will supply the funding in the partnership, with the Georgia Tech facility contributing research space, equipment, and labor. The six-year-old Georgia Electric Design Center also has research partnerships with Samsung and Agilent.

Researchers from Microsoft Research Asia are presenting new methods of capturing high-fidelity 3D facial expressions at SIGGRAPH 2011 in Vancouver.

The research team, made up of Haoda Huang, Xin Tong and Hsiang-Tao Wu from Microsoft Research Asia, along with Jinziang Chai from Texas A&M University, used a two-step process to create more realistic 3D images.

RSA announces more secure user access to Microsoft Cloud services

Bedford, Mass.-based RSA announced that its SecurID can be integrated with the Microsoft Windows Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 (AD FS 2.0). This will enable organizations to provide secure user access to Office 365 cloud-based Web applications such as Microsoft Exchange technology.

Microsoft mandates NFC mark on Windows 8 devices

Microsoft is requiring that all NFC-enabled PC’s and tablets running on the Windows 8 operating system be marked with a special NFC insignia, according to NFC Times.

UGA police investigating fake ID operations

Just as the University of Georgia police were ending an investigation into a sophisticated fake ID ring, another student dealing in fake driver licenses came to light. The original ring, apparently run by students at the University of Georgia and Gainesville State College, had distributed more than 1,000 fake IDs to students at the two schools.

Georgia SoftWorks upgrades SSH Server security

Georgia SoftWorks has added Digital Certificate Authentication (DCA) to its SSH Server to increase security and facilitate digital certificate management. This security feature will be available to SAP and ERP mobile device users in data collection, warehousing, logistics and manufacturing settings.

Microsoft leaves NFC up to phone manufacturers

Windows’ latest 7.5 mobile operating system features support for NFC but it will be up to the equipment manufacturers whether or not to enable the technology, reports SlashGear.

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