Aware, a provider of imaging and biometric software, has announced that they have been chosen by Lockheed Martin to provide software and development services to Lockheed’s high-performance fingerprint card scanning service that they are working on for the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division. The program, called the Card Scanning Service program, involves the conversion […]
25 Sep, 2009Lockheed contracts Aware for software and development services
25 Sep, 2009Conair sees gains from item-level RFID
Over the past six years, small appliance manufacturer Conair (Cuisinart, Waring, Rusk, Scunci) has reported tremendous success using RFID in its factories and supply chains. With RFID Conair has reportedly reduced labor costs, increased cash flow and improved inventory management and on-shelf availability. As one of Wal-Mart’s top 100 suppliers, in 2003 Conair was faced […]
25 Sep, 2009Belgian Diamond Lab picks RFID to track gems
The Antwerp Institute of Gemmology (HRD Antwerp) has just announced the successful implementation of Scanology BV’s Diamond Identification and Traceability system using the Magellan Technology RFID PJM platform. HRD Antwerp commissioned Scanology to automate the data capture and management reporting processes in HRD’s Diamond Certification Lab, resulting in total traceability of all diamonds in the […]
25 Sep, 2009Twinlinx sticker grants Windows Phone users immediate access to NFC
French technology company Twinlinx, created by two former executives of INSIDE Contactless, has rolled out what it calls an NFC sticker that will run on the new Windows smart phone due out next month. The company’s MyMax sticker also offers backward compatibility with the earlier Windows Mobile 6.1 version. MyMax is a thin electronic sticker […]
25 Sep, 2009Days of metal keys are numbered at one California school
Exterior doors at 28 buildings on the campus of San Jose State University in California are receiving electronic locks that eventually will only be accessed by a contactless key card. Purpose of the upgrade is to increase campus security by regulating who can access these buildings after hours. “It’ll be more safe to be on […]
24 Sep, 2009NextPoint’s EPC Hotspot takes guess work out of tagging
Spain’s NextPoint Solutions has just released EPC Hotspot, its new software that shows the best location to affix RFID tags on a given product, as well as defines the highest performance configuration for RFID readers. EPC Hotspot works by creating color-coded 3D virtual representations of pallets to determine the optimum tagging area on the pallet […]
24 Sep, 2009Charity organization manages donations with RFID
Dress for Success South Central PA, a charity organization that provides professional attire and career development tools for disadvantaged women, has announced its plan to implement an RFID inventory management system in its three stores, mobile unit and warehouse. Using retail RFID projects as a model, Dress For Success has selected a solution that combines […]


