Intellitix has announced two key appointments and a new UK office to focus on the European festival market in 2012. This comes after Intellitix activated more than 1 million RFID wristbands in North America this summer. North American festivals included Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Austin City Limits, Electric Zoo, Moogfest and Le Festival d’été […]

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency is working together with Unisys Corp. on a Land Border Integration (LBI) project to deploy one of the first pedestrian border crossings in El Paso, Texas. The initial phase of the Pedestrian Re-engineering initiative comprises a combination of gate systems along with handheld devices and RFID technology to […]

LEGIC Identsystems has announced the development of LEGIC MMT, an offering designed to provide its customers with a new level of security and convenience for NXP Mifare-based environments. According to LEGIC, MMT will equip customers with new security components that will enable them to provide solutions that comply with the TR-03126-5 technical guideline from the […]

Several of Ireland’s popular nightclubs, including Dublin’s Krystal and Havana Browns in Cork City, are deploying RFID social networking technology to enable club-goers the ability to post status updates to their Facebook, reports Silicon Republic. Provided by Ireland-based VisionID, the system allows clubbers to swipe an RFID key fob on a staff member’s tablet computer […]

VingCard Elsafe has completed installation of its Signature RFID contactless electronic door locks and VISION access management system at a pair of luxury hotels in Greece. Guests at The Romanos and Westin Resort Costa Navarino, both owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, can now access their rooms with a tap of a contactless keycard or […]

Centros Especializados de San Vicente Fundacion, Columbia has chosen Orange Business Services to integrate and deliver RFID-based technology and communications services at its new branch launched in October. The new branch comprises 12 specialized health centers, integrated by Orange Business Services with a real-time hospital asset and resource tracking system, based on RFID technology. These […]

Clavis Technologies, a South Korean provider of RFID solutions, has signed a memorandum of mnderstanding with Bizmodeline to jointly develop an “RFID-enabled Near Field Communications (NFC) business,” according to a release from Clavis. Clavis Technologies will develop an “RFID-enabled NFC application” based on service models developed by Bizmodeline, which will provide its financial, billing, RFID […]

Zebra announced the availability of its Dart Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Vision Reader, with patented short-pulse UWB technology that provides visibility across an even larger range of environments for asset location or presence detection. The robust technology offered by Zebra’s Dart UWB Vision Reader supports applications in a wide range of industries, from inventory detection in industrial […]

Johnson County Library, Kan. is making the necessary preparations to install RFID equipment and add tags to its entire collection of books and audiovisual material. The library will temporarily close its doors to begin tagging of materials. The project will assist staff to better manage the collection, reducing the number of lost and missing items, […]

Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill Club & Lodge has partnered up with electronic lock provider KABA to install its RFID door lock system throughout the respected corporate golf destination. Bay Hill has installed the Saflok Quantum RFID door locks and the System 6000 software for the front desk. Lodge guests and service staff will use an […]