Here at Krowne, we tend not to get too involved in sports but this came across our desk today and we thought we would post it up to create awareness for a very, very good cause. 1GOAL:Education for All, the football world and FIFA-backed legacy project for the 2010 World Cup, today launched the world’s… Read More
SKIDATA acquires c-oncept
SKIDATA AG, a subsidiary of the Swiss Kudelski Group and a provider of access control solutions, has acquired c-oncept software GmbH, an innovative provider of online solutions and services, from Swiss Alturos Software AG. “The acquisition of c-oncept will further strengthen SKIDATA’s position in the important market of Internet based solutions and services,“ says Charles Egli,… Read More
Sagem Orga launches innovative solution for patient record portability and confidentiality at HIT Paris
At the Health Information Technologies (HIT, Paris) show in France this week, smart card company Sagem Orga (Safran group) will present their ypsID® Health Key. This unique solution is a strong authentication device that enables people to securely access their personal health records anywhere and at any time. The ypsID® Health Key is an electronic health… Read More
Cityzi – new word for ‘Contactless Nice’ – new logos too!
OK, OK, everyone settle down. So the long-awaited Nice pilot is about to be launched on the 21st May. This we already knew, but the latest buzz is about the name under which it will be launched – Cityzi. Don’t ask us how to pronounce it. Every time we try it come out in a… Read More
Zapa contactless loyalty solution supports AIBMS Loyaltyplus
Pure coincidence but we’ve only just covered Zapa Technology at the beginning of the week (see earlier post) and here they are again. This time they’re working with AIB Merchant Services, who have just launched their new low-cost loyalty solution. AIBMS (in their words) say, Any small to medium-sized business with the potential for repeat… Read More
Contactless Payments Zap Forward
Accelerating the adoption of NFC in the real world has become a mission for some of the industry’s leading thinkers. John T Nagle, CEO, ZAPA Technology, tells C-IQ about his company’s work in this area and you can watch a shortened version of the interview on C-ITV this week C-IQ: ZAPA has been live for… Read More
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