Barnes International released its updated personalization test module in compliance with the Visa’s latest global personalization requirements (GPR).

Incorporating its card personalization validation tools (CPT 2000v3 and CAT 3000v3), the test scripts offer comprehensive evaluation of a chip product to ensure it will meet industry and payment scheme certification standards.

While it may not be the flashiest technology on display at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, near field communication has garnered enough attention to make it the “big sleeper” of CES, according to InformationWeek.

William Frick and Company announced the development its new RFID-enabled floor tags for improved warehouse operations.

Tough enough to drive over with a forklift, the Frick floor tags mark a location in a warehouse or distribution facility to automatic data collection and inventory control. The permanent 3M adhesive binds to most object, including low surface energy coatings, paints and concrete.

Missouri State University in Springfield is rolling out its new Bear Pass, a student ID card that also provides door access and debit card functionality. The purpose behind the new card is to make the campus safer while keeping a student’s information secure, according to school officials.