Two and a half years ago, Nikk Gilbert, head of security architecture at a multinational transport and energy firm, had a dream that staff could swipe a smartcard to enter a building, use that same card to pay for coffee in the canteen, then log on to their laptop... Now his dream is reality...
Truck, bus and engine manufacturer Scania has implemented a wireless communication network at its main production facility in Sweden to reduce the company's carbon footprint.
Weekly IT news round-up podcast for 10 March 2008. Stories this week include fresh criticism of the UK national identity database / ID card scheme from the Crosby report and other sources, and BAA's rejection of RFID technology in favour of barcodes for baggage tracking.
BAA has rejected advanced RFID technology in favour of 2D barcodes to track baggage at Heathrow's new terminal 5 in a move that it say will help it improve its track record on lost bags.
German packaging manufacturer Heuchemer Verpackung has implemented a UK-developed radio frequency identification (RFID) based plastic pallet tracking system to increase visibility of pallets and products.