UHF Gen 2 RFID tags can be difficult to use in areas where there’s a lot of metal. In order to aid the process, DAILY RFID has developed passive Gen 2 RFID Tag for metal surface, which can deliver a long range read on metal tagging even under harsh conditions. The RFID on-metal tag is […]

WaveMark’s inventory management solution, WaveMark CIMS™, will manage 5,000 high-value medical instruments and products at the prestigious Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Specifically, the solution will be used in the hospital’s Interventional Radiology, Adult and Pediatric Cath Labs, and EP Lab to provide better visibility of product location and availability. The system relies on RFID-enabled […]

Austria’s Identec Solutions, a provider of long-range commercial RFID-based applications, has announced its selection to provide truck identification and access control solutions for the Australian port operations of DP World, one of the world’s largest container terminal operators. Identec will work with RAMP, a Sydney-based system integrator, to deploy active RFID-based solutions at several ports […]

iDTRONIC GmBH, a German-based of RFID hardware devices, has announced the release of its I-collect, a mobile RFID reader using Bluetooth technology. The new reader is designed for deployment in RFID applications for which weight, portability, and ease of use are primary issues. The new reader is lightweight but robustly designed, and has an integrated […]

Canada-based SkyRFID Inc., a provider of RFID-enabled automated data collection systems, has announced the release of an Automated Self Serve Library Management system. Patrons of a library deploying the system can access a full range of library services with a swipe of their RFID-enabled library cards. The system offers the standard functions of the increasingly […]

Awarepoint Corp. has announced the selection of its Real-Time Locating System (RTLS) by the Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center in San Diego, Calif. This is the third UCSD hospital facility to deploy the Awarepoint system; the Moores Center joins the UCSD system’s Thornton and Hillcrest campuses in deployment of the system, creating an […]

RFID device provider UPM Raflatac and Finnish apparel company NP Collection are the recipients of the 2009 Golden Tag awards, presented by trade association RFID Nordic and Swedish trade publication Packmarknaden. The awards, which denote a particularly effective deployment of RFID technology to improve logistics and trade, are in recognition of NP Collection’s successful 2008 […]

A new study released by industry market research firm ABI Research ranks Xterprise as the top software company in the RFID application marketplace. The study, called the RFID Line of Business Application Software Vendor Matrix, focused on evaluating a small group of leading, highly-specialized vendors offering software solutions targeting a range of applications for asset […]

Lockheed Martin subsidiary Savi Technology has announced the availability of its GlobalTag asset and shipment monitoring device. The hybrid ST-694 GlobalTag is the first monitoring device to combine active RFID, GPS, and satellite communications technology, offering users nearly continuous monitoring and precise location information of supply chain assets, including areas lacking a land-based reader infrastructure. […]

Coca-Cola will try out a new RFID-enabled self-service beverage dispenser this summer which, if successful, would create a speedy and cost-efficient format for the soft drink giant to test market new products. The Coke Freestyle, to be tested in fast food restaurants in Georgia, California, and Utah, offers customers up to 100 beverage choices and […]