Austria Microsystems, a global designer and manufacturer of analog ICs for communications, industrial, medical and automotive applications, has announced the AS3992. The AS3992 UHF Gen 2 reader has an integrated analog front end and provides protocol handling for ISO180006c/b 900MHz RFID reader systems. It also features programmable DRM filters, predistortion and an increased receiver sensitivity […]

By Ruediger Stroh, general manager, Identification Business, NXP Semiconductors As we ring in 2010, signs of economic recovery are promising yet cautious. While the path to recovery for some industries may take longer, NXP believes we will see positive growth of contactless transactions on a global scale. The below focuses on the main growth areas […]

Zebra Enterprise Solutions, a division of Zebra Technologies announced that American Barcode and RFID (AB&R) has joined its partner program. AB&R, technology integrator of automatic identification and data collection solutions to help manage and track assets, mobilize workforce and secure workplaces. A partner of Zebra Technologies’ Specialty Printing Group since 2003, the company is extending […]

SMART Association Inc. announced that Wyckoff Heights Medical Center of Brooklyn, New York, will implement a health care smart card program. The program, slated to issue more than 110,000 smart cards to Wyckoff’s patients and will start deployment in the first quarter of 2010. Over the next two years, patients will be issued a Wyckoff […]

GAO RFID announced the release of its new water-resistant, high frequency handheld RFID reader/writer intended for information management, data collection and data transfer of RFID transponders. The portable HF RFID reader/writer is compliant with the IP54 standards and meets all endurance criteria in terms of resistance to water, shock and dust allowing it to perform […]

Nedap Security Management has extended the use of its Convexs and Invexs readers to be able to read DESFire EV1 cards as well as several other card types. The card readers support different encryption technologies, including AES. Migration of standard Mifare to DESFire EV1 can be done with a configuration file that can be programmed […]

Deployment of health information-bearing smart cards in the province of Gauteng, South Africa will be delayed due to a R40 million fee issued to The Gauteng Health Department, according to ITWeb. The fee was ordered by The Gauteng South High Court on behalf of 3P Consulting for breach of contract and outstanding payments. The goal […]