Alien Technology Corporation today announced that Alien Gen2 RFID readers and tags are being deployed as part of the U.S. Navy’s ATAC (Advanced Traceability and Control) program to help manage the movement and tracking of Navy and U.S. Marine Corps retrograde materials from overseas back to Naval Aviation Depots and commercial vendor repair facilities in […]

The U.S. Department of Defense has selected the CoreStreet Validation Authority to deploy enterprise-wide, making it easier to validate Common Access Cards and other large scale credentialing initiatives. Selection Caps the Department’s Recent String of Acquisitions of CoreStreet Products CAMBRIDGE, MA – The U.S. Department of Defense announced it has selected the CoreStreet Validation Authority […]

By Jerry Banks and Les G. Thompson, co-authors of RFID Applied The most basic radio frequency identification solution is made up of three main hardware components. These components are the RFID tag, the RFID reader, and the antenna. This is, of course, an over simplification of what it takes to apply today’s RFID technology to […]

RFID systems integrator Miles Technologies will now add Stratum Global’s TagNet RFID product suite to its portfolio of offerings. “This partnership will accelerate Miles Technologies delivery capabilities of an integrated RFID solution to customers that need complete RFID enabled solutions for Closed-Loop and Asset Management applications,” said Tom Beusch, president of Miles Technologies. TagNet is […]

New Hampshire-based Liska Biometry’s Al-Cor ID solutions subsidiary recently deployed some 5,000 ID cards from the Arizona Diamondbacks major league baseball team that will allow fans access to the team’s luxury suites as well as the ability to purchase refreshments at concession stands. DOVER, NH – Liska Biometry, a leading provider of biometric identification solutions, […]

IBM unveiled a new RFID software product at the RFID World Conference yesterday that addresses the neverending issue of getting beyond mandatory compliance and start reaping benefits. The new WebSphere RFID Premises Server 6.0 aggregates and analyzes massive amounts of RFID and other sensor information from every corner of an enterprise, according to IBM. It […]

Integrated Engineering, one of the industry’s leading manufacturers of 13.56 MHz contactless readers, will be acquired by access control leader HID. The Dutch company, with a specialty in Mifare and DESFire products, will bring a range of PIV-compliant and e-Passport ready readers to the HID product line. ASSA ABLOY’s HID Global to Acquire Integrated Engineering […]

With a new add-on for Datastrip’s biometric ID reader, users can now cue up video surveillance data right from the handheld, thanks to wireless visual intelligence technology from AirVisual. The unit can now be connected to video and map data while in the field, providing realtime and archived video playback. Extends Unit’s Mobile Security & […]

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 […]