Modern-day employees hard-pressed for time can now get CompTIA RFID+ Certification online, thanks to Dallas-based OTA Training’s new Web curriculum. RFID on the Web provides 12 self-directed learning Modules of comprehensive, flash animated e-Learning content based on a real RFID implementation project, according to OTA’s Robert Sabella, CEO and founder. Students learn RFID ‘Best Practices’ […]

We here at RFIDNews hear about new RFID products constantly (like, at least twice a day). So we decided to ask Impinj’s Mendy Ouzillou, product line director of RFID reader products, a couple of questions about the company’s new GrandPrix RFID kit: Q: Why are kits like GrandPrix so necessary? Are companies perplexed about how […]

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Blue Vector Systems unveiled a new Pharmaceutical Edition of its flagship RFID platform this morning. For those who aren’t madly following the evolution of electronic pedigree, track-and-trace systems, this platform will allow drug manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to track the shipment of potent medications (especially black market targets) from creation to distribution. […]

A leading logistics operator on Southeast Asia will use Secured Digital Applications’ RFID-based automatic tracking “solution” for containers and pallets. Though the company’s press announcement (released this morning online) did not include the name of the logistics operator client, plans are in place so the system will be implemented in the client’s warehouses and vehicle […]

Sybase iAnywhere today announced that ThyssenKrupp Steel, supposedly the first steel producer in the world to use RFID technology, has selected RFID Anywhere(TM) for slab identification. The software infrastructure will be used in ThyssenKrupp Steel’s new steel mill in the Bay of Sepetiba, Brazil, as well as at the European sea harbor and local harbor […]

Calling it an enabler for VARs, system integrators and test labs, Seattle-based RFID tag and reader manufacturer Impinj announced the availability of its new GrandPrix Evaluation kit this morning. The company’s new $3,250 product includes features to help companies analyze the effectiveness of their RFID systems. Impinj Announces GrandPrix(TM) “Dock Door to Front Door” RFID […]

TradeMotion, a division of Intelligentz Automotive Corporation in Austin, Texas, opened an office in Niles, Michigan – closer to General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler. “We felt it was important to have a research and development office closer to these manufacturers as we continue to expand our products with Original Equipment Manufacturer’s and their franchised dealers,” […]

IRIS Corporation’s chairman, Tan Sri Razali Ismail unveiled a new image for the company, for which the scope of activities includes emerging technologies like RFID. According to SecurityDocumentWorld.com, IRIS’ product portfolio now includes environmental solutions such as the mobile incinerator, farming solutions such as Autopot systems, and business solutions such as systems integration, RFID asset […]

Datamars’ new Bundle reader system uses RFID technology to identify garments regardless of transponder orientation, which is sometimes skewed during processing and while garments are in motion. It’s compact and easily integrates with existing conveyor systems. Datamars high frequency (HF) Laundry Chip technology is fully ISO15693 compatible. RFID Bundle Reader: New Datamars Bundle Reader To […]

Casinos turning to embedded chips to generate player and accounting data By Stephen Barlas Major gaming industry vendors are betting big on the use of RFID gaming chips. The first to lay its cards on the table is Las Vegas-based Progressive Gaming International Corp. Casinos in Louisiana, Minnesota, Las Vegas and Northern California are using […]