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Join Us for an IdentityU Event: White Hat Security Seminar
Someone once said “On the internet, no one knows you’re a dog.” The bigger truth is, in the digital world, it is hard to really know who anyone is. This creates real problems for those of us tasked with securing buildings, data and entire organizations. Before we can grant privileges, we need to authenticate the identity of the requestor. But as we see every day, the traditional means of identity authentication are not always effective from keeping prying eyes off of your data, email and cloud resources. Please join us along with...
Read More Leave A CommentAre Complexity and Lack of Open Standards Limiting the Access Control Market Growth?
While there has been a drive by some to push for more open standards when it comes to the access control industry, a new report from IMS Research says that the market will still lag behind video surveillance due largely to the complexity of access control systems. According to a statement issued by IMS Research, part of IHS Inc., the access control industry is forecasted to surpass $2.3 billion globally by the end of this year, an increase from $2.1 billion in 2011. IHS said that access control “continues to...
Read More Leave A CommentBusinesses Get Creative With Loyalty Programs
Given the emergence of today’s mobile-savvy consumer, businesses have begun to embark on an entirely new world of loyalty marketing. To entice, energize and retain customers, many retailers have finally put their punch card days behind them and are now turning to more digitalized campaigns. In efforts to get more innovative, many SMBs are rolling out much more complex yet more convenient loyalty programs to compete with the industry’s giants, using mobile service platforms like Tagtrail. Whether it’s delivering a coupon offer to a loyal customer or sending a welcome message to...
Read More Leave A CommentNFC…Now For Coffee
Coffee giant (and mobile payment visionary) Starbucks has become the latest retailer to introduce the ease-of-use, secure nature of contactless payments through the installation of NFC point of sale terminals throughout 550+ of its UK establishments. Joining the list of stores to implement NFC payments, Starbucks is seeking to enhance its patrons’ experiences and speed transaction times, claiming that nearly two-thirds of its customers already forgo the use of cash when making a purchase. Starbucks is not the only brand in Europe to have rolled out contactless payments. In fact,...
Read More Leave A CommentGSA Seeking Ideas for Next Generation ID Management
According to a recent GCN report, the General Services Administration is currently seeking new ideas and comments for identification management for 2014 and into the future. In an attempt to assess the validity and viability of its requirements, GSA’s request for information is looking for next generational technologies that can provide greater operational functionality, more efficiency and expanded customer support in areas including system architecture, security, billing, reporting and service-level agreements. GSA currently delivers nationwide end-to-end Personal Identity Verification (PIV) services to approximately 95 federal departments, agencies, boards and commissions, which...
Read More Leave A CommentStudy: UK Awareness of Contactless Payments Doubles
According to the latest Mobile Payment Index results from eDigitalResearch, UK consumer awareness of contactless mobile payment points and symbols has more than doubled from 15% to 39% in the last 12 months. Additionally, the use of contactless payments via mobile devices has also risen over the course of the last year with now more than half (53%) having used their mobile device to make a contactless payment when purchasing an item, compared to the 47% of last year. Favorably, spending via NFC-equipped mobile devices have also emerged considerably throughout...
Read More Leave A CommentMore Riders Jumping ‘Onboard’ NJ Transit’s Mobile Ticketing Pilot
NJ Transit has recently launched a three-month mobile ticketing pilot enabling its riders to use their mobile devices for ticketing onboard some of its current lines. As more transit operators head the contactless technology route to facilitate a more convenient, expedited manner for commuters to purchase, load and gain for mass transit use, you can surely expect to see similar pilots continue to emerge. Pending the success of the program, the transit authority has already suggested that they will be expanding the mobile ticketing program throughout the entire rail system...
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