In a recent interview with Think Digit, Intel Director of Developing Markets Sanat Rao spoke extensively on how Intel would be utilizing smart products in India.
ID News Archive for March, 2010
New biometric technology allows poor areas of India to bank
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Raisonance announces ProxiLAB3, a smart card testing device
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010
Raisonance has announced the ProxiLAB3, their next-generation signal emulator for smart card test and certification.
Homeless may get biometric IDs in Alberta
Monday, March 29th, 2010
Alberta is looking into using biometric samples to identify homeless people, says a recent report from the Calgary Herald.
Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council addresses transit system needs
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
With plastic cards gradually replacing change as the primary means of payment for public transportation, the Smart Card Alliance Transportation Council has recently released information on the best approaches to upgrading fare collection systems.
Datacard Group announces new line of retransfer card printers
Thursday, March 25th, 2010
With the field of custom plastic cards printing growing every day, Datacard recently announced its newest line of printers, using cutting-edge technology to make the process affordable and adaptable to customer needs.
G20 Summit to take extensive security precautions
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
Canadians had to get used to extensive security procedures for the 2010 Olympics, but that state of affairs is far from over. Though the Vancouver games were "the largest security event" ever to take place in Canada, the combination of the G20 and G8 summits "surpasses that completely," one expert told the Toronto Star.
Businesss-specific plastic cards evolving
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Custom card printing became a popular service for many large companies in the years preceding the financial crisis, when good credit was common and customers were willing to sign up for programs attached to store-specific credit cards. However, the Wall Street Journal recently reported that the terrain has shifted for these types of programs, with the credit aspect increasingly de-emphasized in favor of more traditional loyalty programs.
HID Global announces new line of ID card printers
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
Identification and security firm HID Global recently announced its plans to showcase its latest products in physical access, logical access and secure issuance solutions at the upcoming ISC West International Security Conference and Exposition. The firm’s newest line will include both ID card printers and readers, as well as a range of other solutions for security needs.
Smartcards needed in Toronto Transit, says the Star
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Though transit technology is constantly developing, a recent column in the Toronto Star suggested that the Toronto Transit Commission has some catching up to do. Still lacking a smartcard payment and admission system, the TTC may be in need of an upgrade to the convenience of plastic cards.
ARM introduces industry’s smallest, most energy-efficient processor
Thursday, March 18th, 2010
From cell phones to laptops, most new technologies go through drastic reductions in size and increases in speed as they evolve. The developing world of plastic ID cards is no exception.
