Item-level RFID entrepreneur TAGSYS announced that Portuguese fashion retailer, Throttleman, has received the ‘Best Enterprise Solution’ award from the EHI Retail Institute. EHI, the 500-member global retail trade association, presented the award to Throttleman for its successful deployment of a supply chain solution built upon TAGSYS’ UHF RFID tunnel. Integrating an RFID infrastructure has enabled […]

iDTRONIC, a supplier of RFID hardware, today presented the new HF RFID Antenna Gate EzMultiX at CeBIT 2008 in Hanover. This high-performance antenna and multiplex Longe Range Reader is particularly well suited for integration into modern Access Control Applications. iDTRONIC’s EzMultiX ISO 15693 LR antenna set is a high-performance solution especially designed for modern RFID […]

Research and Markets () has announced the addition of “RFID for Airports and Airlines 2008-2018” to their offering What are the competitive advantages of using RFID in the air-travel industry? According to Research and Markets’ latest report, “RFID for Airports and Airlines 2008-2018,” the technology is an extremely powerful enabler in airports and aircraft, serving […]

Sure, pilots are necessary growing pains of any maturing markets. But with RFID, we’re starting to see quicker turnarounds to implementation, says Mike Liard, one of ABI Reserch’s analysts who follows the market. From simple closed-loop applications such as security/access control in an office building to complex open-loop applications such as item-level tracking, RFID technology […]

The European Commission is drafting new laws to govern the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Supply Chain Review reports (via Reuters). Draft guidelines call for RFID tags to be “deactivated at the point of sale to protect the privacy of purchasers.” We’re keeping tabs on this one so stay tuned!   

Awarepoint has released what it calls the healthcare industry’s first-to-market active RFID Real-time Location System (RTLS) asset tag with two qualities: It’s sterilizable via steam autoclave and common liquid sterilization methods without removing it from equipment. The Awarepoint T2S asset tag is tested to endure standard autoclave cycles at temperatures up to 135 degrees, as […]

Hacking of RFID smart cards was the biggest deal of 2006. Now that new electronic passports and a slew of other RFID-based government and commercial projects in the works in the United States, hacking is making headlines again. CNET News reports on Adam Laurie’s “hacking” an American Express card at the conference, and the significance: […]

Sirit and TAGSYS announced a new partnership this morning that will bring together each company’s technology – hopefully for better results. “Bringing together complementary technologies from Sirit and TAGSYS represents an important milestone in our ability to bring the best technology to our customers, which leads to integrated, application-specific systems that exceed customer expectations,” said […]

It’s true, in NYC Fashion Week’s come and gone (at least till Fall time), but item-level RFID manufacturer TAGSYS is just getting started. The company announced it will demonstrate its complete ultra-high frequency (“UHF”) RFID infrastructure designed specifically for the unique needs of the apparel industry at Euroshop 2008. Calling Euroshop is the “ideal venue […]

Research into technical issues surrounding RFID is gathering momentum, blogs RFID Journal’s Mark Roberti: “At least that’s the conclusion I draw from the number and quality of submissions received by IEEE for its IEEE RFID 2008 technical conference.” The IEEE event will be held in conjunction with RFID Journal LIVE! 2008.