Zebra Technologies Corp. announced that Vail Resorts selected Zebra’s new P330i UHF RFID card printer/encoders and custom-designed UHF cards to create RFID-enabled identification cards for use with Vail Resorts’ “easy scan” system. The new system is designed to provide instant authentication of lift pass holders at the company’s ski resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge […]

Research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan has presented Impinj, Inc. with the 2008 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Emerging Technology of the Year, for the company’s Indy R1000 chip, a UHF RFID transceiver . The yearly award recognizes the ability of the selected company to successfully develop or introduce a new technology, formulate […]

Idesco has introduced an EPC reader intended for use in cheaper applications. The new passive UHF reader enables longer read ranges of lower cost, passive identifiers, enabling identification applications for vehicles, logistic systems and access control. The Idesco EPC reader can work with one external and one internal antenna. Both antennas can transmit and receive […]

In an effort to strengthen its position in the worldwide RFID market, Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility division has announced enhancements to its RFID product line along with a wider availability of some of those products. The company has launched a European version of its MC9090-G RFID Handheld Reader. The new European R1 version of the handheld […]

Terso Solutions, a provider of RFID solutions for the health care industry, has announced an October release date for a new version of the company’s RFID-enabled medical cabinets. The new edition of the system will feature tags and interrogators compliant with the UHF EPC Gen-2 air-interface standard. Terso offers a line of cabinets, refrigerators and […]

Checkpoint Systems Inc. has announced it will acquire OATSystems Inc. in an all-cash transaction. Checkpoint Systems plans to operate OATSystems as a division of its company, continuing to use and develop the OATSystems brand and software platform while also retaining the company’s senior management. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. OATSystems provides software solutions […]

The Federal Trade Commission is continuing its exploration into the various uses of RFID technology, ID data security, consumer’ privacy and contactless payments. The Sept. 23 meeting in Washington, D.C. is a follow-up to one the FTC held in July on the west coast. Like the earlier session, this workshop is slated to include industry […]

The Austrian outdoor clothing and equipment retailer Northland has introduced a new RFID-enabled security system. The system employs a dual-function tag manufactured by UPM Raflatac to both track inventory and serve as an anti-theft device. In a pilot project at the retailer’s new Graz store, around 1,300 items ranging from jackets to thermos flasks are […]

DAILY RFID has announced the launch of their new RFID Jewelry Tag, designed to enable automatic jewelry tracking in retail, wholesale, or secured storage applications. The new tags enable entire trays of tagged jewelry to be simultaneously scanned into an RFID-enabled system, eliminating the need for individual scanning and increasing staff efficiency. The tags are […]

SkyeTek Inc., provider of embedded RFID reader solutions, has announced a cooperative arrangement with EM Microelectronic (EM), Swatch Group’s semiconductor company. SkyeTek’s M9 SkyeModule will support a full command set of EM4122 and EM4444 UHF ICs from EM, enabling SkyeTek to offer a high performing and low cost tag and reader solutions. SkyeTek’s SkyeModule M9 […]