German RFID inlay maker TagStar Systems GmbH has introduced a new line of inlays featuring the Texas Instruments transponder Tag-it chips. The new TI-enhanced inlays are available in two memory sizes, using both the Tag-it HF-I Standard/Pro with 256 bits memory and, for more advanced RFID applications, the TI Tag-it HF-I Plus chips with 2048 […]

A Zebra Technologies printer/encoder has been chosen by three U.S. government contractors to help them fulfill a contract recently awarded by the U.S. Army. Lowry Computer Products, Northrop Grumman Corporation and ODIN technologies selected the Zebra RZ400 for the passive RFID hardware component. Under the terms of the contract, the prime contractors and their business […]

Bangalore-based Orizin Technologies Pvt. Ltd. has launched what it claims to be the smallest active RFID tag on the market. According the company, the tags have already been successfully deployed by an Indian telecom company to manage internal assets. Orizin’s new tag measures 26 x 23 x 7.3mm, and offers a read range of 20 […]

WaveMark Inc., a provider of RFID-enabled inventory management solutions with a focus on high-value medical supplies, has partnered with LUMEDX, a developer of cardiovascular information and imaging systems. The companies will integrate WaveMark’s Clinical Inventory Management Solution (CIMS) with LUMEDX’s Apollo Cardiovascular Information System, streamlining charge capturing and patient billing, and helping ensure the proper […]

Toronto-based Autologic Innovations, a provider of automotive management solutions and software, has teamed with NCR corporation to create an RFID-enabled inventory management system for automotive sales lots. The system combines Autologic’s Track-A-Lot software system with NCR’s EasyPoint Advantage kiosk to offer Canadian auto dealerships on-demand inventory and location updates as well as simplify the test […]

Traxxec Inc., a specialist in RFID-enabled packaging solutions, has entered into a licensing agreement with consumer packaging giant Rexam Plc. to provide a line of RFID-enabled products for the pharmaceutical industry. The RF bottle resulting from the partnership will meet guidelines for RFID-enabling packaging recently set forth by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Traxxec […]

Sirit Inc. has announced that its IDentity 5100 reader has been certified by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). The certification opens up European markets for the company’s automatic vehicle identification (AVI) solutions which use the readers as a key component. The new IDentity 5100 ETSI version is suitable for long-range, high speed applications where […]

A new clothing store opened by Finnish apparel company NP Collection utilizes RFID technology throughout the store. The “intelligent” store, located in Hollola, Finland, uses RFID both to improve efficiency in behind-the-scenes applications like inventory management, and to offer customers fast, interactive customer service. In an application similar to the Magic Mirror system now being […]

Chinese RFID tag maker Daily RFID has introduced a versatile new UHF RFID tag which the company plans to offer at a cost of less than 55 cents. The tag, which Daily RFID engineer David Chen refers to as the One-Off Using tag, was originally designed as part of a apparel management solution, but can […]

GAO RFID has launched a low frequency glass RFID tag. The Glass RFID Tag, also referred to as the GAO 111001, is intended for uses from laundry management to animal tracking, and is safely injectable when serving its tracking function. The tag’s housing is waterproof and dustproof, and is resistant to immersion in salt water, […]