East Coast Diversified, Atlanta, Ga., announced that its RFID and GPS division, EarthSearch Communications, has received a $90,000 purchase order from IT service provider AHCC for 200 TrailerSeals. TrailerSeal is a mechanical, battery-powered padlock embedded with RFID, GPS, and GPRS for remote container tracking. TrailerSeal records and transmits location and event information and sends alerts […]

Sisvel U.S. and the RFID Consortium have rolled out an ultra-high frequency RFID patent licensing program to promote rapid adoption of UHF technology. By creating a single license that includes all patents essential to the EPC global and ISO/IEC standards, UHF RFID developers and manufacturers can now economically license essential patents in a single transaction. […]

Canadian reader and tag provider GAO RFID Asset Tracking has rolled out a long range active RFID UHF beacon tag appropriate for tracking mobile assets, controlling access or online inventory, and locating assets or personnel in designated areas. The tag also offers long-range capabilities for wireless applications. Static data is written to the tag and […]

China’s GYRFID has announced the release of its new ISO14443A Mifare 1K/ Mifare 4K/ Mifare Ultralight multi-function contactless card. The 13.56Mhz, 512bit contactless card is suitable for public transportation, payment systems, logistics, e-ticketing and more, according to GYRFID, and measures 86mm by 54mm, with a thickness of 0.84mm.   

Schreiner LogiData, a German RFID label manufacturer, has developed a label aimed at increasing readability when applied to a metallic surface. The company’s new label solves this readability problem with a spacer made of a special foam. The foam label separates the RFID antenna from the metallic substrate by means of a spacer and enables […]

Silvertap, a Free Flow Wines brand and provider of wines on tap, is working with Mobile BIS to develop RFID technology-based mobile software that tracks and validates every step of its keg’s product lifecycle. From the warehouse to bars and restaurants around the world and back, every keg of wine in Silvertap’s pipeline is will […]

Residents in Cleveland will want to make sure they get their RFID-enabled recycling bin on the curb in time, or face a $100 fine, according to The Register. As part of the $2.5 million system, RFID tags will be fitted to resident’s recycling bins and then scanned and counted by passing collection trucks. Any residents […]

Aethon announced recently that it’s automated tracking and chain-of-custody system – MedEx – is now operational at the University of Maryland Medical Center. The MedEx System serves as enhancement to the TUG robot, also developed by Aethon, and allows hospital pharmacies to know the real-time location and status of medications throughout the facility. Combining passive […]

Gates Corporation, manufacturer of industrial and automotive products, systems and components, has selected InSync’s iApp Builder to build and run an asset monitoring application for improving product and process visibility. The machine-to-machine, Web-based application leverages RFID, GPS, handhelds and sensors to collect data that can be used to enhance operational efficiencies and assure product integrity […]

GuardRFID, provider of RFID-based technologies for real time tracking in the health care industry, announced that it has joined the DASH7 Alliance, a coalition of organizations promoting the advanced development of the ISO 18000-7 (DASH7) standard for wireless sensor networks. As a developer of active RFID technology and solutions for real time locating systems and […]