Readers must be able to scan 100 tags per second By Dennis Sullivan The pool of vendors doing business with the military just got larger with some of the biggest names in the RFID industry trying to capture a share of the estimated $200 million government contracting market. Last month, nine companies won approval from […]

But DoD’s original January 1 deadline came and went. What’s happening? By Peter A. Buxbaum Showing how important the Department of Defense considers its RFID initiative, already 97% of the supply pallets currently sent to forces in Iraq are being shipped with RFID tags. As for the rest of the mandate, getting the DoD’s RFID […]

Trailblazing retail giant decides to keep rolling out after successful world-famous pilot program By Stephen Barlas With the Gen 2 standard all but a reality, Metro Group, the large German retailer, is getting ready to push its pilot RFID program to a second stage. Since November, 20 consumer goods vendors have been tagging pallets destined […]

Department of Homeland Security money is starting to filter down to cities and counties in the U.S. as evidenced by one Ohio city’s recent purchase of a sophisticated system from SuperCom Ltd. that can control access to facilities or disaster sites. According to SuperCom’s chief operating officer, Lawrence Shertz, the purchase of SuperCom’s Smart Disaster […]

Reprinted with the permission of the Smart Card Alliance Many applications are now using radio frequency (RF) chip technology to automatically identify objects or people. These applications range from tracking animals and tagging goods for inventory control to enabling fast payment and securely identifying people. While these applications all use radio waves to communicate information, […]

Awards could mean $200 million in contracts By Peter A. Buxbaum WASHINGTON D.C.—Five vendors won approval to supply the U.S. military with passive tags as part of a larger program that could be worth $200 million in government contracts over the next several years. This is the first of five groups of RFID sales awards. […]

Awards could mean $200 million in contracts By Peter A. Buxbaum, Contributing Editor, RFIDOperations WASHINGTON D.C.—Five vendors won approval to supply the U.S. military with passive tags as part of a larger program that could be worth $200 million in government contracts over the next several years. This is the first of five groups of […]

French company ASK introduced a new 424 kbps contactless high speed reader at the recent CardTech/SecurTech show in Las Vegas. The SafeID reader is designed for secure ID documents, such as passports and visas. High speed reader for ID documents offers the same performance in ISO14443 type A and B Las Vegas – ASK announces […]

Thai authorities have hired Precise Biometrics to license their Precise Match-on-Card(TM) technology in the initial phase of Thailand’s new national ID card project. The order has been taken in collaboration with Smart Card Systems International Co. Ltd, the company’s local integrator and service partner. An estimated 12 million ID cards will be delivered, each carrying […]

The TotalIDOne, called the industry’s first ID smart card solution meeting HSPD-12 specifications, was introduced at CardTech/SecurTech, Las Vegas, Nev. The off-the-shelf solution is a result of the ID program the company designed for the General Services Administration. Provides U.S. Government Market with Complete Identity Verification Technology LAS VEGAS, Nev.–Oberthur Card Systems, one of the […]