The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency at the Paso Del Norte Mexican border crossing in El Paso, Texas has begun work on a system that would see the use of biometrics to help wait times for those entering the states on foot, according to an Imperial Valley News article. The new system, which will […]

ALKAR-RapidPak Inc., the food processing equipment firm, has teamed up with Matrix Product Development to install an RFID-based wireless temperature monitoring system to decrease raw material waste and improve regulatory compliance. As part of the installation, Matrix Product Develop has deployed its Wyze-Temp solution. An RFID-based temperature tag is attached to meat as it passes […]

A major U.S. alcohol beverage company has selected EarthSearch LogiBoxx integrated technology for managing its cargo and logistics operations. The solution includes a mobile LogiBoxx device with integrated GPS and RFID technology that can be issued to any third party truck carrier contracted to transport cargo. Company trailers are also equipped with an EarthSearch proprietary […]

EarthSearch has expanded its new mobile division with the development of a mobile app designed to assist visually impaired individuals to navigate workplace facilities using RFID technology. Through the use of RFID technology, the new mobile application will integrate with other navigation intelligence and enable the blind to navigate government facilities and other public places. […]

City officials in Gastonia, N.C. are gearing for the launch of an RFID-enabled recycle program, according to the Gaston Gazette. Households will each receive a 96-gallon recycle cart fitted with a RFID chip which is read at pick up and recorded on the truck, documenting that recycled material was collected at that address. Officials say […]

Dundee Precious Metals has installed AeroScout’s Wi-Fi RFID mining solution at its Chelopech Mine in Bulgaria. The AeroScout solution will be used for tracking people, equipment and vehicles to improve worker safety and productivity, both on the surface and underground. As part of the initial deployment, DPM has deployed more than 1,000 AeroScout tags. The […]

The Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority (PRHTA) is working with TransCore to launch the conversion of the island’s busiest and most essential roadways to an all electronic toll collection system. Linking San Juan with Ponce, the PR-52 north to south arterial highway, which includes five toll plazas, and PR-53 linking the south and east […]

TagMaster announced it has made enhancements to the TagMaster Security Concept to include secure encrypted TCP/IP communication over ethernet using HTTPS protocol. The new security relates to the data communication between the RFID reader and external systems, over the ethernet used for communication between readers and host control systems. To enable a higher level of […]

Alien Technology and MyDealerLot are working together on a project to provide car dealerships with RFID-enabled client recognition systems and zonal-based inventory location systems. The joint solution was implemented at a large European luxury car brand in New York City. The automated vehicle technology consists of nine Alien RFID readers, including eight Alien ALR-9900+ enterprise […]

GuardRFID announced that it will be demonstrating its Argus Active RFID system, with its “seek and follow” capability, which enables automatic switching within a video surveillance system to follow a tagged person or item moving throughout its area of coverage. The GuardRFID suite features integrated active RFID and closed-circuit television (CCTV), which also includes the […]