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Following the recent fire arm incidents that plagued multiple schools and universities across the UK, the new Jersey's Belleville Public School District is implementing an active radio frequency identification solution to locate students and faculty members within its schools, as well as students on its 21 buses.

HID Global has recently announced it has expanded its pivCLASS® product portfolio with an extensive family of credential authentication solutions that enables customers to comply with government physical access control mandates.

Tesco, one of the UK's (and the world's) largest retailers, has announced plans to actively participate in the development of a start-up incubator on the fringe of Tech City, next to Tower Bridge.According to a news report on the matter, Tesco plans to sponsor The Loft in St Katherine’s Docks, which opened at the start of July and is currently home to about 60 young media and technology developers.

HID Global, a major name in the field of smart card -based access control solutions, will showcase a very innovative authentication and access control solution at Intel Developer Forum 2013, which will enable users to use the same ID badge credential that is used for building access for IT authentication and login to their computer.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the USA has issued an updated version of its standard specification Personal Identification Verification (PIV) Card.The original FIPS 201 document from 2005 required all PIV cards to contain an integrated circuit chip for storing electronic credentials and protected biometric data — fingerprint specifics and, optionally, a photograph.

Biometrics are likely to become the solution that will help deliver a higher level of security and an intuitive customer experience in the field of mobile payments, a new research paper by Frost & Sullivan has revealed.

Plans for a £450m Marine Energy Park, set to be built on the south bank of the Humber, are about to receive the Government's approval, Able UK has recently revealed.

The Coventry City Council has just approved plans for the construction of a new engineering academy on the grounds of the Westwood Academy, sources in the local media report.

Kitchen furniture business Direct Online Services has revealed plans to extend to a new 75,000 sq ft warehouse building in Gloucester, Unit A at Mill Place, for a new distribution hub.According to a new article in the local media, the company employs more than 100 members of staff and has further plans for extension.

After managing to secure a £5.05m financing package from the Regional Growth Fund, medical instrument manufacturer Surgical Innovation (SI) is now actively evaluating three sites near Leeds for the development of its new facility in the area.

Removal and storage business GB Liners is set to take up a new bespoke building in Brighton's Moodingdean Business Park, in a bid to extend is business by enjoying more storage space.As a media report reveals, the company is set to move to its new 12,000 sq ft unit located within the 12-acre park by spring 2014. Property developer St Modwen appointed construction firm Primus to design and build this particular unit.