Brand Security

Unclonable RFID chip announced

US company Verayo has launched what it claims is the world´s first unclonable silicon chip.

AIM Global announces high data capacity bar code spec

Trade association AIM Global has announced the public availability of International Symbology Specification-Datastrip 2D.

Secure Symbology signs up Lerner

Anti-counterfeiting firm Secure Symbologyhas announced that Gary Lerner is to join its ranks

Anti-counterfeit solution for pharmaceutical companies?

3S Simons Security Systems offers pharmaceutical producers anti-counterfeiting solution

Hologram Industries sees business grow

France-based Hologram Industries has recorded strong growth in its recently announced results for the second quarter and first half of 2008.

Legal rulings raise questions for brand owners

Recent legal rulings in the US and France are raising questions for brand owners. Alina Halloran, vice president, Online Brand Protection for OpSec Security discusses some of the issues with IDL.

De La Rue to protect FIFA gear

De La Rue Holographics has been selected to provide anti-counterfeiting technology to protect FIFA’s official licensed merchandise

Digimarc Board gives thumbs up to revised L-1 deal

Digimarc Corporation has rejected an unsolicited offer from Safran in favour of its original suitor L-1 Identity Solutions

Roland Meylan discusses brand challenges

Roland Meylan, corporate communications manager, AlpVision talks to IDL about the challenges of protecting brands and discusses how to combat counterfeiting.

Bóboli trials RFID

Tagsys has announced that Bóboli, one of Spain’s premier fashion houses for children, is piloting an RFID deployment program to effectively track and manage items from manufacturing through point-of-sale.

Orient Paper converts to anti-counterfeit production

Paper milling manufacturer Orient Paper has announced that its Chinese subsidiary Hebei Baoding Orient Paper Milling Co has started to transform its anti-counterfeit production line.

European launch for TOSHIBA TEC’s modules

TOSHIBA TEC Europe has released its new ultra-fast RFID modules for Auto ID label printers in Europe.

TAGSYS unveils RFID products for textile industry

TAGSYS has launched a product line targeted at textile supply and service companies.

DRM ‘first’ for GPD/STIP

Calton Hill is using GlobalPlatform’s GPD/STIP specification to provide a secure device software platform as part of its new Digital Rights Management (DRM) solution.

Atmel launches Aris ++

Atmel has launched the Aris ++ development kit with Crypto Evaluation Studio tool suite for the design and evaluation of counterfeit-proofing embedded applications that are protected by hardware-based encryption and mutual authentication.

OpSec strikes deal with P4M

Anti-counterfeiting technology firm OpSec Security Group has acquired the entire share capital of online brand protection and monitoring company Partners 4 Management (P4M) for a cash consideration of up to 10.2 million euros.

Digimarc and MDS ink 10 year deal

Digimarc and MDS have signed a 10-year extension to their existing licensing agreement.

Rogue DNA launches 6320 scanner

Rogue DNA (RDNA) has unveiled the 6320 full page scanner, an anti-counterfeiting device targeted at governments and banks at this week’s Security Document World and Identity Loop Conference and Exhibition, taking place in London.

Chinese banks give DeedMark the thumbs up

TSSI has announced that five major Chinese banks are now using its products to protect their bank passbooks via Shenzhen TSSI Systems, its Chinese Joint Venture.

Payne Security joins ACG

Brand security firm Payne Security has joined the Anti-Counterfeiting Group (ACG) in recognition of the organisation’s work in campaigning against the trade in fakes.