Previous trials can’t touch this: Jointly conducted tests between RFID network infrastructure newbe Reva Systems and semiconductor provider Impinj achieved “breakthrough status” in recent tests, say reps at both companies. It all unfolded at a working distribution center, where 36 pallets holding over 2,200 tagged, real-world consumer goods were loaded and simultaneously transported at full […]

Hertz trials new smart card in France to identify driver, unlock door, and start engine By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor You arrive at the airport, check on your rental car’s location, and wave a card near the reader inside the windshield and the car unlocks. Tell the onboard computer attached to the car’s rearview mirror […]

It’s less than one ounce, about two square inches, thin, and flexible. And it’s a flexible RFID sensor tag capable of processing up to 64,000 readings per trip. Intelligent Devices Inc. just pulled the coveres from its Log-ic Temperarture Tracker at the 4th Annual Cold Chain Distribution for Pharmaceuticals Forum (a global gathering for discussions […]

RFID Tribe joins a growing field of RFID educators in offering hands-on courses and instruction to pros who need to learn the basics. RFID Tribe examined RFID education programs and found some common elements that make up exceptional and effective programs. “RFID education programs vary widely; some exceptional, some inferior. What seems to set RFID […]

ASSA ABLOY and Cisco are demo’ing an IP-based “networked door,” a part of the two industry leaders’ collaboration. The door, and the work between the companies, suggests growing potential for smart networking between physical and logical devices as a part of evolving security systems. ASSA ABLOY joins with Cisco Systems to bring network intelligence to […]

Datastrip has added a camera option to its DSVII mobile biometric ID terminals that will, among its many uses, allow law enforcement to take crime scene photos. It will also help police identify suspects via real-time facial recognition by comparing the live image to an image stored on the DSVII or a back-end Automated Fingerprint […]

They call it the first ISO 7816 compliant card that combines flexible display and One-Time-Password (OTP) technology with RFID and smart card capabilities to offer enterprises a single card to issue to employees for company-wide access and authentication. It’s the TRI-D AllAccess™ Card, from Pasadena, Calif.-based TRI-D Systems, Inc. And may also be personalized to […]

NXP Semiconductors announced its secure contactless smart card chip technology will power Singapore’s biometric passports, which were fully implemented in August, 2006. This marks the 30th government using NXP smart chip technology to power their ePassport programs, and the company’s chips now power more than 80 percent of the world’s smart passports. Company’s chips now […]

By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor International Biometric Association is meeting with the Transportation Security Administration in the hopes of convincing the federal agency to include contactless readers as part of its new credentialing and security system for ports and maritime workers. Smart cards containing the contactless technology were tested during a yearlong “Prototype Phase” of […]

Belmont, Calif.-based Savi Network extended real-time service reach into new port terminals – including Port of Felixstowe (PFL), the largest container port in the United Kingdom. Network infrastructure, including SaviTrak software and RFID readers, work together, too, at PFL’s Trinity Terminal, the largest cargo-handling facility in the UK. The readers, which are placed on dockside […]