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Blackboard adds credit-card acceptance to vending
April 1, 2007
Cr80news.com: Blackboard Inc. announced the release of a new vending reader for the Blackboard Commerce Suite, a family of applications supporting one-card…
read nowRFID security not on radar ... yet
April 1, 2007
Techworld.com: The recurring topic of RFID-security flaws has been making headlines again. But unlike new e-mail viruses or Internet worms that demand…
read nowProgram works around rule for U.S. border crossings
March 29, 2007
cioinsight.com: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security agreed to a pilot program with Washington state that could offer an alternative to the requirement…
read nowBiometrics visas needed for U.K.'s foreign visitors
March 29, 2007
Timesonline.com: Three quarters of the world's population will need biometric visas to visit the U.K. by the end of next year in a major clampdown on illegal…
read nowSingapore advocates using biometrics in border control
March 28, 2007
English.people.com: Singapore advocates using biometrics in border control, as its biometric passports and fingerprint technology has accelerated immigration…
read nowNew Conn. law targets self-service
March 26, 2007
Insurancejournal.com: The Connecticut Supreme Court has adopted a new legal rule making it easier for plaintiffs to sue businesses for negligence alleged in…
read nowN. Dakota to ban forced RFID chipping
March 22, 2007
Computerworld.com: North Dakota is set to ban the forced implantation of RFID chips into people. Both chambers of the legislature earlier this month handily…
read nowEuropean Commission to write rules on RFID
March 22, 2007
Theglobeandmail.com: Privacy and security need to be built into RFID tags before they become widespread, the European Commission said, announcing it would…
read nowScientists test gait biometrics
March 21, 2007
Vnunet.com: Biometric technology that identifies people by the way they walk could be used to bolster security at airports and at the 2012 Olympic Games…
read nowPa. schools use biometric payment for lunches
March 21, 2007
Republicanherald.com: Students in Pennsylvania's Schuylkill Haven School District may soon be able to pay for their lunches with a swipe of their fingers…
read nowCustomer-service kiosk expected in Canadian town hall
March 21, 2007
Amhersbergecho.com: The town council of Amherstburg, Ontario, has re-affirmed its position to implement a new customer-service kiosk at the Amherstburg…
read nowUniversity to collaborate with National Biometric Security Project
March 20, 2007
PITTSBURGH — Carnegie Mellon University and the National Biometric Security Project (NBSP) have announced a memorandum of agreement to collaborate on…
read nowCalifornia library incorporates RFID
March 20, 2007
Managinginformation.com: The Alameda Free Library, located in Alameda, Calif., has embarked on a new era of patron service and circulation efficiency with the…
read nowCanadian airports roll out dual biometric-ID system
March 19, 2007
Computerworld.com: Security is soaring at Canadian airports with the rollout of a dual biometric-based airport identification card program by the Canadian Air…
read nowEuropean Commission will not regulate RFID — for now
March 15, 2007
PCMag.com: The European Commission has put off for at least a year any decision to regulate RFID technology. Read more
read nowBiometrics taking bite out of crime
March 15, 2007
Securitydocumentworld: Digimarc Corp. announced that its facial-recognition solution is helping many states prevent identity theft and fraud as well as…
read nowPhilippines government unveils kiosk for pensioners
March 14, 2007
Philippine News: Winston Garcia, president and general manager of the Philippine Government Service Insurance System, unveiled the Wireless Automated…
read nowRFID Asia to open first RFID kiosk in Indonesia
March 12, 2007
PR.com: RFID Centre Asia is opening the first RFID kiosk in Jakarta, Indonesia. The new RFID kiosk will be a one-stop RFID store, helping companies across…
read nowWhereNet RFID tags selected for use at Port of Oakland
March 12, 2007
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — WhereNet Corp. announced that the Port of Oakland in California is taking a proactive step toward meeting security requirements set by…
read nowBiometrics on passports gets bigger
March 12, 2007
Egovmonitor.com: The Identity and Passport Service has issued British travelers with the first 48-page '"jumbo'" biometrics ePassports from seven regional…
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