TJX security breach linked to in-store kiosks

August 12, 2007

Information Week: TJX will be glad when this year is over. The $17 billion-a-year parent company of T.J. Maxx, Marshall's and several other discount retail…

McAfee secures airline kiosks

August 12, 2007

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — McAfee Inc. has announced that McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.5i now supports the Windows XP Embedded operating system. By expanding…

PCI standards weigh heavy on ATMs, kiosks

Data security breaches are putting pressure on the self-service industry.

Self-service shredding kiosk gets patent

May 29, 2007

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent for The Self-Service Shredder, built and marketed by RealTime Shredding…

Self Service Expo awards

Winners include Amtrak/SITA, ARMP and DaimlerChrysler.

RFID kiosk, digital signs help the Artisan Complete Group take convention award

May 23, 2007

MARKHAM, Ontario—Artisan Complete Group was awarded best product display at the 2007 Canadian Marketing Association Convention.

N.Y. airport considers biometrics-based security

May 6, 2007

Timesunion.com: Albany County, N.Y.'s airport authority is considering a program designed to speed frequent fliers through security. Albany International…

Sagem Denmark gets deal to supply Triton PIN pads

May 5, 2007

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Triton, an ATM manufacturer with more than 158,000 installations, announced today it has selected Sagem Denmark to supply Triple DES…

U.K. examines biometrically secured borders

May 3, 2007

Techworld.com: The British government has drawn up plans to tighten its borders over the next seven years. It is testing several technologies as part of its…

Portugal implementing biometric ID cards

May 2, 2007

LUND, Sweden — Precise Biometrics AB, which develops and sells biometric security solutions based on fingerprints and smart cards, has won a procurement…

Exhibitors take Self Service Expo to new level

by Tracy Kitten — Editor, AMC

Las Vegas show draws the right kind of traffic for exhibitors and attendees.

U.S. officials recommend better RFID security

April 30, 2007

Computerworld.com: Organizations that use RFID devices should systematically evaluate potential security and privacy risks posed by the technology, U.S.

Canadian airlines lobby for biometric screening

April 22, 2007

Canada.com: A coalition of Canadian airlines and airports is putting pressure on Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon to adopt a biometric travel-screening…

Aussie government's biometrics system faces questions

April 22, 2007

Australianit.news.com.au: Electronic Frontiers Australia has called on the Australian government to demonstrate whether its planned card-based…

Virginia schools add kiosk-based security

April 19, 2007

CUMBERLAND, Va. — Visitors to Cumberland County Public Schools will soon be greeted by a school-safety device called LobbyGuard. In an effort to strengthen…

UAE implementing smart ID cards for every resident

April 18, 2007

Xpress4me.com: Iris scans will be taken from both eyes of every citizen of the United Arab Emirates as part of security enhancements for a forthcoming…

NEC extends biometrics ID technology

April 17, 2007

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. — NEC Corporation of America, provider of IT, network and identity management solutions, announced the debut of its PIDplus…

China deploys RFID in Olympic tickets

April 16, 2007

Sda-asia.com: As the mad scramble for tickets to the 2008 Beijing Olympics begins, organizers have announced that high-tech methods will be employed to…

Government agencies turn to AXCESS for laptop theft problem

April 15, 2007

DALLAS — AXCESS International Inc., a provider of dual-active RFID and real-time location systems solutions, announced that three civilian U.S. government…

U.K. airport to track travelers with RFID

April 12, 2007

RFIDupdate.com: British newspaper The Telegraph reports Manchester Airport, one of the United Kingdom's largest, has just wrapped a six-month passenger…