The Kilbourn Public Library in Wisconsin is planning to tags its entire media collection – books, DVDs and CDs – with RFID technology to streamline facility operations, according to the a local news report. Special gates equipped with RFID readers will be placed at each entrance and exit to monitor items leaving the building. The […]

US Med-Equip launched its RFID-enabled asset management system, Star Trax, to improve equipment utilization at the Memorial Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas. Star Trax provides hospital management the ability to see real-time visibility and utilization status reports for each piece of equipment being processed through the system, such as infusion pumps, DVT pumps and portable […]

The City of Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) is conducting a trial of a RFID monitoring system designed to improve job site safety, according to The Edmonton Journal. Workers at city’s Aggregate Recycling Facility are each wearing special hard hats and vests equipped with passive RFID tags. An antenna is mounted on the rear of heavy equipment, […]

GAO RFID announced a new 125 kHz or 13.56 MHz dual frequency RFID reader designed to be primarily used for access control, system logon/logoff and the identification and authorization of system operators by scanning the user’s RFID enabled card. The simple to use dual frequency RFID reader, model 211004, enables the user to read a […]

Vizinex RFID, a provider of off-the-shelf and customized high frequency and ultra-high frequency RFID tags, announced its new applications that have been released for gamma resistant, autoclave and asset tracking RFID tags. The RFID tags featured, including the company’s Sentry AST tags, come with a unique platform designed for the much-needed sterilization and durability requirements […]

Fujitsu announced the newest addition to its FerVID Family of chips for RFID tags, the MB89R112, a chip for high frequency (HF) RFID tags that includes 9 KB of FRAM storage. The FerVID Family uses ferro-electric memory, or FRAM, for fast write speeds, high frequency rewritability, radiation tolerance, and low-power operation. The new chip boasts […]

Atmel Corporation announced production availability of a next generation low frequency (LF) RFID transponder device, ideal for consumer and industrial identification applications. The new Atmel ATA5577M1330C-PP supports applications including building access control systems, industrial automation, consumer and industrial segments, and as tokens, key fobs or transponders, this new device offers the ability to develop more […]

The Auckland Council is looking to standardize the technology used to track and manage library book stocks across its thirty three libraries and collection centers using RFID technology, according to Computerworld. The council currently issues more than 10 million books every year. Transferring books and managing stock across regional boundaries becomes difficult due to conflicting […]