Metal. In some environments, it’s a buzzkill. The new Sontec Co., Ltd., RFID transponder features high read-range performance to facilitate supply chain optimization for consumer goods suppliers of appliances, electronics and products with high metal content. It’s a “practical UHF Gen 2-based RSC management solution for the normally difficult application environment associated with metals,” according […]

Frost & Sullivan honored 28 recipients in various high-tech industries for outstanding performances at the 2006 Asia Pacific Industrial Technologies Awards. Last week’s conference saw top nods going to companies that have displayed superior accomplishments in Electronics, Industrial Automation, Process Control, Energy & Power Systems and Environment & Building Technologies industries. “The RFID industry is […]

Pharmceutical industry provider SYSTECH’s dabbling (or shall we say testing?) in RFID this month – specifically, it’s working with partners to evaluate various types of HF and UHF RFID technology. The most recent RFID trials, part of an ongoing industry initiative called “On Track” developed by industry leaders like health info services provider McKesson, involve […]

Schaumburg, Ill. mobile stalwart Motorola announced today plans to acquire Symbol Technologies for nearly $4 billion, per a difinitive merger agreement signed by both companies. The acquisition is subject to customary regulatory approval and the approval of Symbol’s stockholders, and is expected to be completed in late 2006 or early 2007, says a press release. […]

There’s a black market for luxury car parts, and they’re especially vulnerable movin port to port across a supply chain. Thus, European logistics service provider Unipart is now tracking Jaguar car parts in real time (as they move from the U.K. to New York-area and Oakland, Calif. ports) via the SaviTrak RFID info service provided […]

Instant EPC Hotspot v2.5 offers many improvements and new tools in the battle to reach 100 perccent readability of UHF tags across the world. So says Integral RFID, proud manufacturer of the next generation of its RFID software for RFID tag testing. The Hotspot focuses heavily on the new Generation 2 protocol, with tools that […]

Infineon Technologies AG’s new transponder chips for item-tracking applications in logistics and manufacturing are now available. The Munich, Germany company (with branches in other parts of the world) announced the release of its my-d light and the my-d vicinity HC RFID chips, which operate at the global 13.56 megahertz radio frequency band this morning. The […]

Intermec Inc.’s RFID Gen 2 equipment got the EPCglobal stamp of approval today, when the international, not-for-profit standards organization awarded Intermec’s RFID Large Rigid Tag andIM5 RFID radio module the “Gen 2 hardware interoperability” marks – after successful completion of independent testing by MET Laboratories in Baltimore, Md. The Intermec RFID Large Rigid Tag is […]

“The HF market in Asia is large and growing due to applications in transportation, item-level inventory, anti-counterfeiting, and contactless payment.” And that’s why SkyeTek, embedded RFID reader manufacturer, is going global – adding three new distributors to give its presence a boost in the Asia-Pacific region: Sobal, Passtech, and Hangzhou Ziytek . SkyeTek to Serve […]

“Recent internal analysis of our ongoing efforts, along with the launch of EPCglobal Generation 2 tags, reinforces the value of this technology for Wal-Mart, our suppliers and ultimately our customers.” And so the famous last words of Wal-Mart’s executive VP and CIO Rollin Ford hit the wires, in an announcement centered around the Bentonville, Ark.-based […]