RFID middleware vendors have found a reason to celebrate as users are becoming increasingly aware of the value of RFID in increasing the efficiency of asset tracking, inventory management and process visibility. That’s the verdict of the new Frost & Sullivan report “North American RFID Middleware and Software Markets” released this week. The report the […]

RFID infrastructure company TAGSYS and French systems integrator IDENT today announced the so-called “world’s first” RFID system to track and manage client files in a law firm. Paris-based firm Lhermet, La Bigne & Remy (LLR) is using the companies’ collaborative system to track and manage client files (and lots of high stacks of documents). TAGSYS […]

NXP Semiconductors has established a Reference Design Center (RDC) with hopes of increasing demand for RFID technology. The center is located near Graz, Austria, and is used as a testing center for RFID systems under real-life conditions for various industries such as pharmaceutical, manufacturing and retail. Working in collaboration with key industry bodies such as […]

Huntsman Advanced Materials announced the creation of two Araldite adhesives for RFID tags designed by TAGSYS, a supplier of item-level RFID tags and readers. Araldite® XD 4477-1 and Araldite® XB5304 were created by Huntsman’s adhesive experts to specifically bond together the plastic components of TAGSYS’ small and rigid Ario™ SL tags and give each chip […]

TAGSYS and NXP Semiconductors announced a new RFID tag to be used with NXP’s new ICODE SLI-L IC that is designed specifically for use in the library market, the Folio 370L Tag Family. The increase in performance and additional features result in improved read rates and security for library patrons as well as enhanced privacy […]

Old school price tags requirements create redundant expense for retailers and higher prices for consumers By David Wyld, Contributing Editor This morning, you can take a time travel adventure without leaving your desk. We can go “back to the future,” to the grocery store of our Baby Boomer youth. There, you can pick-up a can […]

We here at RFIDNews hear about new RFID products constantly (like, at least twice a day). So we decided to ask Impinj’s Mendy Ouzillou, product line director of RFID reader products, a couple of questions about the company’s new GrandPrix RFID kit: Q: Why are kits like GrandPrix so necessary? Are companies perplexed about how […]

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Blue Vector Systems unveiled a new Pharmaceutical Edition of its flagship RFID platform this morning. For those who aren’t madly following the evolution of electronic pedigree, track-and-trace systems, this platform will allow drug manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to track the shipment of potent medications (especially black market targets) from creation to distribution. […]

Calling it an enabler for VARs, system integrators and test labs, Seattle-based RFID tag and reader manufacturer Impinj announced the availability of its new GrandPrix Evaluation kit this morning. The company’s new $3,250 product includes features to help companies analyze the effectiveness of their RFID systems. Impinj Announces GrandPrix(TM) “Dock Door to Front Door” RFID […]

Frost & Sullivan analyzed European Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Middleware Markets and found that the markets earned revenues of $41.0 million in 2006 and estimates this to reach $181.8 million in 2013. The European RFID market is set to achieve significant progress, given its past and existing initiatives in retail, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics and anti-counterfeiting […]