The NEC Corporation, with the support and promotional assistance of supply chain standards organization GS1, has launched a new mirror that uses RFID technology to provide shoppers with product information as they try on clothes. The EPCmagic Mirror uses GS1 EPC/RFID technology to display product information such as available sizes, colors and prices, as well […]

GlobeRanger, providers of RFID software platforms, and Atos Origin, a management consulting firm, have partnered to provide a real-time RFID tracking solution for the Dutch Forensics Insititute (NFI). The application tracks and traces the exact time, location, and movement of item-level criminal evidence during forensic analysis and processing at NFI. The RFID system, designed in […]

Embedded power solutions provider Solicore has appointed a veteran of the RFID industry to the position of vice president of sales and strategic accounts. The company expects that David Eagleson, who brings with him 20 years’ experience in sales management in enterprise software and automatic identification-based solutions, will assist in the market penetration of Solicore’s […]

The Department of Justice has announced it will not challenge a plan by a consortium of RFID-oriented companies to jointly license patents needed to comply with standards for UHF RFID technology. In explaining its decision, the department points to possible benefits of the plan for consumers and competition, including cost savings and greater access to […]

Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology say they have developed a new technology that increases read rates, reduces read errors, and improves system coverage in RFID systems used in a variety of applications. According to the scientists, the patent-pending technology helps eliminate RFID signal collision by employing two different schemes to adjust RFID […]

Indiana company RP Global Technology Solutions claims to have developed a new technology that expands the read range of RFID tags up to seven miles. The company’s new LongEAR tags have apparently attracted the interest of the Coast Guard as a potentially cost-efficient way to track shipping in harbors, the Great Lakes, and along the […]

Convergent Software Ltd. has announced a new version of its software supporting the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) RP1740C RFID airline baggage handling application. The UK-based company predicts RFID solutions like the IATA’s will become an increasingly common tool in combating the issue of lost baggage in airports around the world. According to industry statistics, […]

UK-based Intellident, a division of the LINPAC Group, has completed the acquisition of the French firm Ident. The purchase, for an undisclosed cash amount, extends Intellident’s European operations throughout the UK, France, the Netherlands, Romania and into North Africa. With the acquisition, Ident joins Intellident as a part of the LINPAC Group, an international packaging […]

MIKOH Corporation has announced the completion of an order from an unnamed U.S. government agency for the company’s SecureContainer closure devices designed for ruggedized cases produced by Pelican Products Inc. The order is the company’s second from the anonymous government agency. The initial order was announced in July of 2007, for a trial shipment of […]

During the Al-Nafrah stage of the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, huge volumes of pilgrims must be transported to a series of holy sites. A shuttle bus system, using buses from 13 different transit companies and driven by seasonal employees, handles the transportation. Organizers are looking to an RFID system to help manage the […]