On Track Innovations Ltd., Fort Lee, N.J., will provide the Transport Department of the City of Warsaw with additional public transportation and street parking contactless e-tickets. The contract was awarded through OTI’s Poland-based subsidiary ASEC S.A. OTI has already provided more than a million cards to the program. The additional deliveries are expected to be […]

Wescorp Energy, a developer of oil industry-related technology, has determined that the current generation of RFID chips can spend four months at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico and remain both readable and retrievable. This insight enables Wescorp to offer their Intelligent Field Resource Management (IFRM) Solution, a RFID-driven tracking and locating system for […]

South Korea’s two largest retailers, Emart and Hanaro Mart, plan to introduce RFID tracking into their inventory systems. The companies each have reached agreements with several of their major suppliers to begin labeling boxes and pallets with RFID tags before shipping to their warehouses. Emart’s initial focus will be on small digital devices such as […]

NCR Corporation has integrated its NCR TransitionWorks for RFID and Mobility software with the Oracle E-Business Suite. The combination will enable real-time monitoring of inventory for supply chain and manufacturing processes, and help to automate and streamline those processes. Oracle’s customers will be able to easily augment current implementations of the Oracle E-Business Suite with […]

Cleveland-based SPEDE Technologies has launched a new wireless system which interfaces RFID devices to overhead cranes, enabling enhanced automation and inventory control in large warehouse situations. The SPEDE RFID Crane Locator System uses an RFID reader mounted on the crane hook to scan RFID tags on items as they are hoisted, and two RF laser […]

SecureRF has announced Jeffrey Zhu as its new chief technology officer and vice president of engineering, a position that places him in charge of developing new products based on the company’s patent-pending security method, the Algebraic Eraser. Zhu has a long resume of achievements in the RFID world, including 13 patents related to RFID technology […]

Bartonics India Ltd. is planning an expansion into the European smart card market. Since the country has primarily been involved in Asian projects, to get a foothold in the continent, the company hopes to acquire an established player in Europe sometime in 2008. “We won’t enter without acquiring an established company, which has reputed clients,” […]

Mine operators worldwide are making use of RFID in a number of different applications to increase safety. One recent example comes from South Africa, where the Sishen Iron Ore mine makes use of a Wireless Event Management System (WEMS) designed by Tronimex Data Technologies and Pinkmatter Solutions. A system was needed to ensure that the […]

RFID component maker KSW Microtec AG has introduced its new KSW windshield inlay. The windshield tag is intended for use by commercial fleet operators or to manage access to corporate parking lots and high-security commercial and industrial areas. The inlay features a customized antenna design and assembly which removes the need for a foam standoff. […]

Seattle’s Green Lake Park will soon offer a new service for users of its 2.8 mile lake loop trail. Starting May 1, runners, walkers, cyclists and in-line skaters who pay a $65 annual membership fee will be issued a RFID tag which can be clipped to their clothes. The tags will be monitored by three […]