San Jose, Calif.-based Intelleflex Corp. makde available its InfoSureTM single-chip tags and I-BeamTM multi-protocol readers this week. What’s so special about them? Intelleflex says its battery-assisted passive technology “offers the best of both worlds between passive and active RFID technology, with a breakthrough performance and a price of five-dollars a tag in production volumes – […]

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor You can tag cows, you can tag drugs, and you can tag palates. So long as you have picked a good reader, you’re all set, right? Not true, unless you’ve selected the ideal frequency for your particular application. For developers in the RFID space, differences between UHF, HF, and other […]

Belmont, Calif.-based Savi Network extended real-time service reach into new port terminals – including Port of Felixstowe (PFL), the largest container port in the United Kingdom. Network infrastructure, including SaviTrak software and RFID readers, work together, too, at PFL’s Trinity Terminal, the largest cargo-handling facility in the UK. The readers, which are placed on dockside […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

“RFID is an important technology for solutions providers to embrace because of its vast benefits in the supply chain … To successfully sell, install and support RFID, a provider must be well-trained in a spectrum of products from a range of vendors, which can be time-consuming and costly.” Such is the logic, says James B. […]

There’s a rising demand for RFID in countless industries – but especially in those serving transportation markets, new research says. Frost & Sullivan’s auto ID research arm’s latest study (http://www.autoid.frost.com ) reveals RFID markets for “Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial Manufacturing” earned revenues of $71.3 million in 2005, and are estimated to hit $225.7 million in […]

Omron RFID today announced the availability of its new “Ninja” inlay. The silent-but-fierce prop is ideally suited for item-level tagging applications. The Ninja inlay, designed to fit under most labels found on pharmaceutical bottles, provides up to a four-foot communication range. This performance overcomes many of the issues encountered when using UHF item-level inlays for […]

There’s a demand for traceable plastic pallet pools. And companies joining forces to meet it. Intelligent Global Pooling Systems (iGPS), operator of the “world’s first RFID-tagged all-plastic pallet pool,” announced today its selection of Xterprise Incorporated to provide embedded RFID tags. Dallas-based Xterprise is the RFID-solution provider to many of the world’s respected supply chains […]