More and more car dealers are getting into RFID to keep tabs on any vehicle on the lot. Los Gatos, Calif.-based Firetide Inc., a developer of wireless mesh networks, today announced the deployment of its wireless mesh technology for the Bob Lewis Automotive Family in Silicon Valley. Bob Lewis Automotive, which has dealerships in San […]

Intelleflex Corporation, which calls itself the “The Intelligent RFID Platform Company,” just closed a deal for more money – $15.5 million – in Series B equity funding, led by Morgenthaler Ventures. Proceeds from this round will be used to ramp production, extend the company’s line of high-performance RFID tags and readers, and help the company […]

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor The Chinese say it’s The Year of The Dog, but in the market for the best Gen 2 RFID products, it’s also the year for a doggone number of new choices. Numerous vendors are hyping their latest RFID chips, readers, tags, printers and software, leaving buyers with an apparent wealth […]

Retailers, vendors taking systems integrators seriously to move beyond mass-market RFID mandates By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor To date, the RFID requirements issued by a handful of mass-market retailers’ have been met primarily via ‘slap and ship,’ smacking a tag on a box and calling it ‘RFID Compliant.’ But thanks to the release of the […]

Confidex, the Nokia-based RFID product and service provider, announced it will join the BRIDGE program, a three-year project dedicated to research, development, training and demonstration in the effective use of RFID based on EPCglobal standards. In doing so, it joins a consortium of 31 global organizations involved in the project, which is supported by the […]

Baltimore, Md.-based IntelliTrack, Inc., a developer of affordable software for barcode and RFID data collection, is teaming up with Lowry Computer Products, Inc., a national manufacturer and systems integrator providing premier technology in wireless, RFID-EPC, barcode and data collection solutions. The mission: providing a complete RFID Asset Management system – and a starter kit for […]

Hello, Wal-Marts of the East! You’ve got company. Korea’s second largest supermarket chain is counting on RFID to understand its customers’ purchasing behavior. Samsung Tesco last year equipped its shopping trolleys and baskets with RFID chips to track customer movements at each of its 69 stores. The supermarket chain is a joint venture established in […]

Hunt Valley, Md.-based Intellitrack Inc., a developer of affordable software for barcode, RFID, batch, and wireless data collection today unveiled its Data Management Software, Version 5.1. The DMS products include Fixed Assets, Stockroom, Inventory, Check In-Out, and Package Track. In a nutshell: the modules provide provide efficient, cost-effective methods to control equipment, assets, inventory, parts, […]

Aruba Networks is teaming with Juniper Networks to deliver decure enterprise mobility solutions – including RFID-based services – to joint customers. For starters, the collaboration ensures that Aruba mobility controllers are pre-tested for interoperability with Juniper’s firewall/VPN devices and AAA/802.1X solutions to save enterprises the operational costs of integrating multiple systems. The two companies have […]

It’s got a sexy, sleek form factor, and makes sense for the burgeoning real-time location applications hospitals are going nuts over. Ekahau is going to market with a tag that utilizes the “System-on-a-Chip” (SoC) from G2 Microsystems Inc., an ultra low-power solution that is designed for active RFID and RTLS applications. The California company expects […]