A Memorandum of Understanding has been agreed between the decision making body of the European payments industry, the European Payments Council (EPC) and GlobalPlatform, the specification body for smart card infrastructure, to coordinate initiatives within the mobile contactless environment. By signing the memo the two parties aim to promote interoperable and neutral technology that will […]

GAO RFID Asset Tracking, a member of Canada’s GAO Group, has introduced a new UHF Gen 2 RFID reader with eight antenna ports. The new reader, GAO product number GAO216001, is optimized for ODM platforms and is designed for deployment in a variety of supply chain management and access control applications. The new device offers […]

CenTrak, a provider of RTLS systems for the indoor tracking of equipment and people, has debuted its IT-740 Staff Badge, touted by the firm as the world’s thinnest hybrid active RFID tag currently on the market. Measuring in at a thickness of only 3 millimeters, the badges are nearly as thin as ordinary, non-RFID enabled […]

Motorola has announced the production of a new series of business-class fixed RFID readers. The FX7400 series of readers offer the functionality of standard readers in a sleek, compact package appropriate for retail stores, offices, and other business environments where a less industrial appearance is desirable. The lightweight reader design enables its installation under point-of-sale […]

RFID technology provider Alien Technology has announced the availability of a software kit which enables users to implement custom applications on Alien readers for the first time. The Alien RFID Custom Application (ARCA) kit gives Alien’s channel partners more distribution options by delivering more effective and better integrated RFID solutions to end users. As the […]

China-based Invengo Technology Corporation, developer of a range of RFID products from inlays to reader modules, has named Can/U.S. Enviro-RFID as its North American distributor. Under the terms of the agreement, Can/U.S. Enviro-RFID, which bills itself as the continent’s only dedicated value-added RFID solutions distributor, will serve as Invengo’s sole channel to serve its North […]

RFID developer ThingMagic has teamed with Zebra Technologies, provider of auto-ID and printing solutions, to offer a new mobile RFID printer. The Zebra RP4T printer integrates ThingMagic’s M5e-Compact embedded RFID reader module with a lightweight printing device, enabling users to produce long-lasting RFID tags and labels for a variety of applications. ThingMagic’s M5e-Compact was specifically […]

Industrial Portals, the RFID-based product division of the Jamison Door Company, has unveiled its new Gnome series product line. The Gnome device is a compact RFID-enabled pedestal, suitable for use in retail, institutional, office and data center environments, as an alternative to more intrusive industrial-style cabinets. Use as a substitute for traditional, non-RFID-enabled garden gnomes […]

Austria’s RF-iT Solutions, a provider of RFID-enabled software and services, has launched version 3.4 of its RFID/AutoID middleware solution You-R Open. This version of the scalable software platform, which is most commonly used in the textile, pharmaceutical, and automotive industries, offers several enhancements to make it more user-friendly. Version 3.4 of You-R Open supports Microsoft […]

For the second year, L.A. Marathon officials will deploy an RFID solution to track the running times of its competitors. More than 20,000 competitors at this year’s marathon, scheduled for May 25, will be issued RFID-enabled timing tags to be attached to their shoes. The time-tracking solution is provided by ChronoTrack Systems Inc. The company’s […]