Take a look at this advert for an RFID-based shopping scenario in the (near) future. Comments anyone?
Kentkart upgrades Belgrade public bus transport system with contactless technology
Kentkart is supplying an automated fare collection, vehicle tracking and passenger info system to Belgrade. The Belgrade City Council of Republic of Serbia has signed a contract to install and operate Automated Fare Collection (AFC) and Vehicle Tracking Systems (VTS) for 2000 buses with Apex Technology Solutions which is formed in partnership of Kentkart, Turkey and Lanus, Serbia.… Read More
Valeo and Orange Present NFC Concept for Easy Vehicle Sharing
Valeo and Orange are proposing an innovative concept for sharing vehicles between several drivers, either between individuals or within a corporate fleet of vehicles. This solution, based on NFC (Near Field Communication) no-contact technology, makes it possible to exchange data at very short distance using an NFC cellphone, but also from a web and mobile community… Read More
Trüb AG sells Winter AG to AEM Technologies Holding AG
Trüb AG of Aarau/Switzerland, has sold its majority holding in Winter AG, Munich/Germany to AEM Technologies Holding AG, St. Gall/Switzerland. The agreement was signed on 30 September 2010 and Winter AG will be integrated into AEM Technologies Holding AG as per the end of 2010. As already announced in a non-binding declaration of intent in April 2010, Trüb… Read More
South Africa introduces a new ICAO-compliant Crew Member Certificate produced by Trüb
As of September 2010, the Republic of South Africa will be issuing a new high- security and ICAO-compliant Crew Member Certificate for airline crews. This Crew Member Certificate, which includes the latest ICAO compliant contactless technology, can be considered a milestone on the African continent. Trüb won the tender in April 2010. The new Crew Member Certificates will be… Read More
Bling Nation Transforms Mobile Phones Into True Digital Wallets in the Palo Alto Community and Stanford University Campus
Bling Nation, which offers mobile tap-and-pay point-of-sale services, have announced the expansion of its mobile phone payment service to Stanford University. With a growing number of Palo Alto businesses already signed up with Bling Nation, consumers and students can now use their mobile phones as their ‘digital wallets’ on-the-go with tap-and-pay technology. Following the successful introductory program with… Read More
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