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What is a proximity card? Proximity card (aka prox cards) are contactless read-only devices containing an antenna and integrated circuit embedded within the card itself–which contains the user’s ID number and no other data (proximity cards can’t hold any more data than a magnetic stripe card). The card can...

Outsourcing Customer Loyalty Retail Program Management The popularity of customer loyalty programs has spread to such an extent that they seem almost ubiquitous now in many business verticals and across the world. The hotel, airline, BFSI and retail industries, particularly, have recognized the immense value of having a repeat...

Frequency refers to the size of the radio waves used to communicate between RFID system components. RFID systems throughout the world operate in low frequency (LF), high frequency (HF) and ultra-high frequency (UHF) bands. Radio waves behave differently at each of these frequencies with advantages and disadvantages associated with using each frequency band....

The Choice is Clear! Clear plastic business cards are much different than standard plastic business cards. Clear plastic business cards are gaining popularity because they offer dynamic, eye-popping originality. The unique, see-through element gives them a special touch. Clear plastic cards can incorporate a variety of design elements, from frosting to partial...

WHAT ARE THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A MIFARE CARD? Operating frequency: 13.56 MHz. Read range: from about 0cm up to 10 cm. Card size: approx. 85.7mm x 54.0mm x 0.8mm. Data capacity: a standard 1K Mifare card has 16 sectors each with 4 blocks of data that are16 bytes....