SATO America today introduced its new GL4e series printer for industrial applications. Why it’s worthy of of attention? Folks at SATO say it comes at a favorable price point, and a number of features – field-upgradeable UHF RFID is just for starters. It uses near-field antenna technology, too, to encode precisely to the position on […]

Alien Technology Corporation plans to offer RFID Readers based on the new Intel UHF RFID Transceiver R1000. The new Alien RFID reader products will capitalize on the high levels of integration and performance of the Intel R1000 to address new and emerging market opportunities for RFID readers worldwide, according to the folks at lien. Physically, […]

FileTrail, Inc., released an RFID Tracking kit that includes the stuff to help small- to medium-size law firms manage their records. The RFID File Tracking Kit combines FileTrail’s browser-based software with Gen 2 RFID technology, providing what the company calls a “comprehensive, out of the box solution.” It includes the RFID hardware, RFID tags, software, […]

You want to deploy RFID. But it costs too darn much. We in the biz hear those kinda complaints constantly. So it’s no surprise Printronix is trying to change that, by higlighting a $3,695 pricetag as a big selling point for its new SL4M UHF RFID Printer and Encoder. The price, says Printronix, is ideal […]

Intelleflex Corporation and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation today announced plans to enter into a technology transfer and license agreement that will enable Mitsubishi to build support for Intelleflex’s “extended memory” Gen2 RFID tags into its reader products for use in Japan. Mitsubishi plans to begin delivering reader products developed around technology secured under this agreement in […]

Alien Technology’s latest RFID reader products now support the Intel UHF RFID Transceiver R1000, the company announced today. Alien plans to offer readers in new, smaller form factors with the advanced EPCglobal Gen 2 and software-enhanced features. The Intel R1000 will enable RFID readers to be used in a broader spectrum of new application segments, […]

“The AD-222 offers significant improvements which deliver solid benefits to our growing base of customers,” George Reynolds, VP of global sales and marketing, said in a press release. “And the AD-222 is “plug-and-play” (with the AD-220 or similar size tag) moving seamlessly into the same position in an existing application. What else makes it a […]

Rapid progress of early-adopting retailers is stretching their headstart beyond the often cited six-month comfort zone By David Wyld, Contributing Editor In Line56 Magazine, Tamina Vahidy recently observed that the Wal-Mart mandate has already effectively “changed the face of retail … making what had been a niche technology into a mainstream application.” Since 2004, Wal-Mart’s […]

RFID access control system manufacturer epcSolutions today announced new additions to its “Any Asset, One Network™” application – suiteFixedAssetManager. The latest features include the capability for maintaining fixed asset inventories, integrated barcode asset tag printing/encoding, generating reports and has easy to use wizard based software. FixedAssetManager is “easily integrated with existing asset management systems such […]

South Korean automaker Hyundai/Kia Motors Group announced plans to implement RFID technology to improve the visibility of its automotive parts supply chain this week. In the first phase of the project, approximately 130,000 UPM Raflatac UHF RFID tags will be applied to parts boxes and packaging cases from five major suppliers for exportation to Hyundai/Kia […]