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Inrix and Intel Corporation have announced a strategic collaboration focused on developing next generation smart cities analytics platforms and applications. As part of their collaboration, Intel’s global investment organisation, Intel Capital, is investing US$10 million in Inrix. The two companies recently demonstrated a smart cities application at the White House in Washington, DC. Powered by Inrix real-time traffic information, the application is designed to help the city of San Jose more cost-effect

The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) has responded to the US mid-term election results when Republicans seized control of the Senate; Patrick D. Jones, executive director and CEO said: “The transportation ballot initiatives in Maryland, Massachusetts, Texas and Wisconsin are strong evidence that states are not waiting for the federal government to act. "Reflecting ongoing concerns over the future of the federal surface transportation reauthorisation, state and local governme

Vaisala has recently completed the first full-scale installation of 12 next generation RWS200 road weather stations for Cornwall County Council in the UK. The system, including Vaisala’s RoadDSS information services, is now fully operational, just in time for winter driving conditions. The Council decided to invest in the latest road weather sensing technology to enhance the winter service of the county’s highways. Vaisala weather stations are designed to provide highly accurate information for road ma

Michel Leduc is a remarkable man. He has won four different SESAMES Awards with three different companies over the past 18 years, and he has not stopped yet. We caught up with him as he visited CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014 this week to talk about the host of clever ideas he has put into place in the past, and what he thinks are the big issues facing the industry today.

The use of biometric technology has spread rapidly in recent years, as it offers customers a simple and secure solution, whether they use it to identify themselves on smartphones, ATMs or bank branches. At CARTES SECURE CONNEXIONS 2014, international experts will discuss the most promising and innovative initiatives in this field.

South Africa’s First National Bank (FNB) is the largest issuer of Visa cards in Africa. It used a partnership approach to drive a new innovation by applying HCE to drive its issuing strategy.

For a chairman of the Ford Motor Company to suggest that owning private vehicles could become impractical or even undesirable sounds crazy. That, however, is what Bill Ford proposed in 2012. He imagined a future where every form of transport, from bicycles to cars and public transport would be woven into a connected network.

CARTES Secure Connexions and MILIPOL PARIS, the world’s leading exhibition for technologies and solutions for internal state security, are to be held at the same time and place next year.

Despite the “wonderful convenience” of making mobile payments, many people are still not prepared to take the leap and start using that facility, says payment solutions provider Verifone. Research by the company and the University of Glasgow has found that just 38% of users were prepared to take advantage of “very compelling” offers sent to their phones, says June Yee Felix, Verifone’s president, Europe.

Confidence in e-commerce continues to suffer due to the incidence of online fraud. “The question of security and trust is a growing concern,” says Pierre-Antoine Vacheron, managing director, Ingenico Payment Services. “E-commerce makes up 15% of total commerce, but attracts 60% of fraud.”

Acceptance of NFC devices is rising rapidly in France, as some of the country’s biggest companies adopt the system, says François-Xavier Godron, manager, NFC Programme for Orange France.

Restaurants, bars and cafes will be able to speed order times and improve customer service with the help of two new products from Singapore-based Unitronic. The company unveiled its eMenu and eWaiter products, which bring digital innovation to the front and back of house. The e-Waiter solution is a tablet-based table-top or wall-mounted system enabling customers to select their food and drink orders and send them to the kitchen or bar for preparation. They can track the status of their order, add requests o