Radio Frequency Identification Technology for Logistics, Tagging and EPC

Belgian RFID company off to the races

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

The Belgian company RFIDEA will provide RFID-enabled security access at September’s Belgian Formula 1 Grand-Prix race held at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The company’s system will feature 300,000 tickets with embedded RFID chips and a network of more than 80 checkpoints. Each ticket’s chip will be preprogrammed with details of the access level allowed the ticket-holder.

RFIDEA provided similar services for the 2007 race, implementing a system that provided improved security and better fluidity of VIP access. [end] 

Gemalto has announced that ING Belgium has agreed to deploy Gemalto’s Ezio end-to-end authentication product in its eBanking platform.

The Ezio service utilizes its Ezio Classic reader and ING customers’ current smart banking cards to generate a one-time password that grants secure access to their bank account and online transaction signing. The system is fully compliant with Belgian regulations regarding online security and is designed to encourage customers to enroll in online banking.

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Corporate Art Force, a provider of art procurement services, announced it will be applying RFID tags on all artwork placed at client sites. The company’s portfolio includes over 13,000 pieces of artwork at more than 100 client sites in 40 different states.

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Leo InnoTech (LIT) and UPM RFID have carried out a large-scale item-level RFID implementation for a Chinese apparel company focusing primarily on warehouse logistics optimization.

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Banca Monte Paschi Belgio, the Belgian branch of this banking group, has opted to implement Oberthur Technologies’ end-to-end smart authentication product.

Certified by MasterCard, the solution includes smart display cards, an authentication server and an access control server that will secure e-commerce services and provide a unique and innovative payment solution to Banca Monte Paschi Belgio customers.

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A new Morpho company under the Safran group has been launched called MorphoTrust USA.

The new company, which was formed after the acquisition of three divisions and the headquarters of former biometrics developer L-1 Identity Solutions, will serve as an identity solutions provider dedicated to the U.S. market only.

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In order to manage visitor access at the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Belgium, organizers are using RFID technology provided by Belgian company RFIDea, now part of the ZETES Group.

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