DAILY has announced the release of a series of hygienic RFID tags for tracking large animal livestock such as cattle, pigs and sheep. DAILY’s features tag is the Ear Tag, a passive RFID tag made of bacteria-resistant polyurethane to reduce the incidence of animal infection. It is affixed to the ear of the animal and […]

IBM and Implanet, a manufacturer of implantable medical devices have teamed up to develop BeepN’Track, a new service that traces the movement of Implanet’s products–including knee and hip implants–across its supply chain to hospitals. The BeepN’Track service uses RFID to track medical devices from Implanet to hospitals. Prior to shipping, Implanet affixes an RFID tag […]

The Premier Health Alliance has just selected AeroScout’s RFID health care asset tracking solution as the exclusive solution for Premier’s 2,200 member hospitals and 63,000 health care sites. The AeroScout RFID solution, already used in hundreds of U.S. hospitals, provides visibility of assets, patients and staff throughout all hospital departments. AeroScout’s health care solutions include […]

Roncari Express Parking, an off site airport valet on the east coast, has begun providing its patrons with the new electronic GOPASS membership card from Digital Identification Solutions, Piedmont, S.C. The new membership card is designed to eliminate waiting for their customers while they are dropping off or picking up their vehicle. The new system […]

UPM Raflatac, a manufacturer of RFID tags and inlays and Hansaprint, a Finnish printing house specializing in marketing solutions, are launching an NFC tag portal that will enable customers to create and buy NFC-integrated print products online. The products that can be ordered from TagAge include labels, patches, stickers and posters. All products can be […]

New Zealand’s Ministry of Health is considering issuing a smart card that would offer subsidies for those on welfare to buy healthy food, according to the New Zealand Herald. The program would encourage consumption of healthy foods in low- and middle-income families with children to reduce New Zealand’s high rate of obesity. Health economist have […]

VASCO Data Security Inc., a software security company specializing in authentication products, announced its new version of DIGIPASS CertiID. VASCO’s client software suite now combines one-time passwords and PKI technology. Furthermore the deployment has been further simplified and the product now is IdenTrust and Microsoft Windows 7 certified. DIGIPASS CertiID is a client-based software suite […]