Bio-Trak has launched a new system that wirelessly and automatically tracks the temperature and location of blood and organs en route to the hospital. Under the system all items are fitted with RFID tags that report ambient and core temperature, as well as GPS location. The system automatically creates an audit trail which can be […]
02 Nov, 2009Bio-Trak system tracks blood, organs en route to hospital
02 Nov, 2009VeriChip to present glucose-sensing chip at ID World Congress
VeriChip has announced that its chairman and chief executive officer, Scott R. Silverman, will present VeriChip’s in vivo glucose-sensing RFID chip at the ID World International Congress in Milan, Italy. ID World, which runs from Nov. 3-5, is the world’s leading symposium on the future directions of RFID, biometrics and smart card technologies, according to […]
02 Nov, 2009Atlanta hospital uses RFID to track cardiology equipment
The Cardiac Program at St. Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta has chosen to implement WaveMark’s real-time inventory management (RTIM) solution to track over 3,500 products valued at $2 million in its Cardiac Cath and Electrophysiology (EP) labs. WaveMark`s RFID-enabled hospital inventory management solution, WaveMark CIMS, is able to interface with several hospital information systems already in […]
02 Nov, 2009Dayton’s RFID Convergence Center opens doors to public
The Dayton RFID Convergence Center, part of Dayton, OH’s new business and technology park called Tech Town, has opened its doors and invited the public to tour the facility from 1:30 to 6:00 this afternoon, according to the Dayton Daily News. The Convergence Center has already seen some high profile visitors today, including political leaders […]
02 Nov, 2009Axcess and HID Global team up for wireless credential system
Axcess International has announced that HID Global will lend its low frequency physical access control technology for Axcess’s DotTM Wireless Credential system. The DotTM Wireless Credential system is designed to provide businesses real time visibility into the location and status of their labor and assets inside their operation. Wireless Credentials also enable numerous other applications, […]
02 Nov, 20093M installs automatic book return system in 3 libraries
3M Library Systems has installed its Intelligent Return and Sorter System SL in three new locations: the Park Grove Branch Library in Cottage Grove, MN, the Oglethorpe Mall Branch Library in Savannah, GA, and the Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, IL. The Intelligent Return and Sorter System SL allows library patrons to return their […]
02 Nov, 2009Gemalto to provide three million identity cards in Kuwait
Digital security provider Gemalto is supplying three million electronic multi-application ID cards for Kuwaiti citizens embedding contact and contactless smart card technologies, as well as plastic cards for foreign residents that include secure printing features. The national ID card program has been commissioned by the country’s Public Authority For Civil Information. In addition, Gemalto will […]


