The Athena IDProtect 72K Java Card received U.S. Government FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certification while the Athena ASEPCOS Digital Signature smart card received the French Government Common Criteria EAL4+ certification for SSCD Type 3, enabling users to choose from Open Platform or file system based solutions for highest level of security required by government and […]

The wooden pallet – sturdy and reusable; ubiquitous to international shipping – has traditionally posed a challenge to RFID tracking technology. Now Finnish firm Confidex Ltd. says it has found a solution with its Confidex Pino RFID tags. Kevin Donahue, Confidex’s director of business development for North America, said, “The challenge with wood has always […]

Alien Technology and Hardcard Systems, a leading motorsports management and consulting firm, today announced the completion of the first rounds of field testing using RFID for motorsports timing and scoring. In tests conducted at Buttonwillow Raceway in California in December 2007, Hardcard and Alien used standard Gen 2 UHF RFID tags, antennas, readers and software […]

Atlas RFID Solutions announced that they have designed and implemented an inventory management system utilizing RFID technology for Vulcan Painters, Inc. This project will increase profitability by reducing operating expense through improved management of materials inventory, according to both companies. Atlas RFID Solutions Tapped by Vulcan Painters, Inc. to Implement New Inventory Management System Atlas […]

RFID Journal published a brief news analysis of the new CaptureTech RFID Wedge, a device intended to make RFID easier to install (if all those e-learning courses aren’t working!). Here’s the quick lowdown: The Wedge, developed by Baltimore, Md.-based Barcoding, Inc., is designed to make RFID technology “more accessible to users,” according to the Journal. […]

Checkpoint Systems, a manufacturer and marketer of identification, tracking, security and merchandising products for the retail industry and its supply chain, today announced it will provide RFID portals for 200 Real hypermarkets of METRO Group in Germany in 2008. This follows the successful deployment in 2007 of the portals at more than 100 Real hypermarkets. […]

Research and Markets has announced the addition of “RFID for Animals, Food and Farming 2008-2018” to their offering. Of the many uses for RFID, the food supply chain is set to rise dramatically to $5.8 billion spent on the systems plus the tags in 2017, becoming more important than any other application of RFID. In […]

Item-level RFID entrepreneur TAGSYS announced that Portuguese fashion retailer, Throttleman, has received the ‘Best Enterprise Solution’ award from the EHI Retail Institute. EHI, the 500-member global retail trade association, presented the award to Throttleman for its successful deployment of a supply chain solution built upon TAGSYS’ UHF RFID tunnel. Integrating an RFID infrastructure has enabled […]

The European Commission is drafting new laws to govern the use of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Supply Chain Review reports (via Reuters). Draft guidelines call for RFID tags to be “deactivated at the point of sale to protect the privacy of purchasers.” We’re keeping tabs on this one so stay tuned!   

Awarepoint has released what it calls the healthcare industry’s first-to-market active RFID Real-time Location System (RTLS) asset tag with two qualities: It’s sterilizable via steam autoclave and common liquid sterilization methods without removing it from equipment. The Awarepoint T2S asset tag is tested to endure standard autoclave cycles at temperatures up to 135 degrees, as […]