Palo Alto-based Blue Vector Systems has announced that Walgreens will integrate its software and infrastructure solutions in a large-scale RFID supply chain system deployment. Walgreen’s RFID system is intended to replace all paper and bar code scanning during shipment loading, with the goal of achieving complete shipment accuracy from distribution center to retail store. The […]

Bluetooth solutions provider Baracoda has introduced its new TagRunners solution, combining RFID technology with the company’s RoadRunners bar code scanner. The TagRunners solution is intended for markets where bar codes are not an option because of product fragility, safety issues or the need for more information than a bar code can carry. Among the features […]

Idesco has introduced an EPC reader intended for use in cheaper applications. The new passive UHF reader enables longer read ranges of lower cost, passive identifiers, enabling identification applications for vehicles, logistic systems and access control. The Idesco EPC reader can work with one external and one internal antenna. Both antennas can transmit and receive […]

The upcoming Active RFID, RTLS & Sensor Networks Conference, to be hosted by IDTechEx in Dallas November 5-6, will focus on growing use of active RFID technology around the world, with a special focus on the markets in the U.S. and China. According to the research firm, this year each country’s share of the international […]

As part of RFID World 2008, TechInsights and RFID Revolution have announced their selections as winners of the second annual RFID Excellence in Business Awards. The awards are intended to recognize companies and innovators whose products or implementations demonstrate the benefits of RFID. The awards this year were offered in six categories: For Excellence in […]

Alcatel-Lucent has introduced a new consumer-oriented RFID product, the Tikitag, at this week’s DemoFall 2008 conference. The new system offers a new way to link offline objects to the digital world. The new system uses tikitags, mailing-label sized RFID-enabled tags which can be stuck to objects or papers. The tags contain data that, when scanned […]

Two RFID solutions providers, Franwell and RFID Global Solutions Inc., have announced a strategic alliance to develop new solutions targeted at Fortune 100 companies. The solutions will combine the two companies’ expertise in the cold chain management, fresh foods, consumer product goods, aerospace and defense, manufacturing, life sciences and government sectors. RFID Global Solution (RFIDGS) […]

Aeroscout Inc., a provider of asset visibility solutions, has announced the adoption of its visibilty solution by two educational institutions. With each school using the techonology in a different way, the Aeroscout solutions provide some real world examples of how schools can use RFID technology to cope with various school security issues. Lincoln University, a […]

Verayo, a new Silicon Valley firm, claims to have produced an “unclonable” RFID chip. According to the company, the new system used to produce the chips is based on a technology developed by MIT researchers. The technology, called Physical Unclonable Functions (PUF), uses minute differences in the silicon used in RFID chips to make them […]

Canadian firm GAO RFID Inc. has released a new 2.4GHz active beaconing RFID tag. The tag, which also features an alarm system to guard against tampering, is intended for use in asset locating and tracking and warehouse inventory management applications. The new tag has a signal range of 30 meters and transmits its ID signal […]