Robert M. Fee General Manager North America LEGIC Identsystems If last year’s dramatic growth of contactless smart cards and applications is any indication of what is to come, then we are in for another exciting year. The proliferation of the technology and associated standards extend the contactless reach well beyond physical and logical access to […]

Robert M. Fee, General Manager North America, LEGIC Identsystems If last year’s dramatic growth of contactless smart cards and applications is any indication of what is to come, then we are in for another exciting year. The proliferation of the technology and associated standards extend the contactless reach well beyond physical and logical access to […]

IDS Microchip, a semiconductor company focusing on RFID and sensor market, has announced two new products, which will be added to its RFID portfolio. The company, specializing in integrated circuits for RFID system solutions, are expanding their existing portfolio with the addition of a new UHF RFID reader and an integrated Smart Active Label chip. […]

Telecom giant AT&T Inc. today announced the availability of interoperable RFID and GPS-based mobile resource management (MRM) solutions for the K-12 education segment. The company says these “solutions” will increase staff productivity, reducing costs and improving student safety. And tracking school bus locations might come sooner than we think. “Our RFID and MRM services help […]

ID WORLD 2007, the sixth global summit on automatic identification, which was held in Milan from November 26 to 28 has been named a success by its organizers, Wise Media. More than 2,419 individual visitors (up 34 percent over last year) attended the exhibition and 112 exhibitors (up 56 percent over last year) showcased their […]

Contactless technology is nothing new for China. From the Great Wall to transit, contactless has been around for the past few years and, coupled with RFID usage (such as tags, etc.), makes the country–for now–the largest RFID smart card technology market in the world. That market is growing as the country gears up for next […]

The Near Field Communication (NFC) Innovation Awards,created by Innovision R&T, are making some university students quite happy. The company launched the competition to find the most innovative uses of NFC enabled phones to efficiently encode RFID tags while only using 96 bytes of memory. Although the competition was open to both university students and business […]

The Near Field Communication (NFC) Innovation Awards,created by Innovision R&T, are making some university students quite happy. The company launched the competition to find the most innovative uses of NFC enabled phones to efficiently encode RFID tags while only using 96 bytes of memory. Although the competition was open to both university students and business […]

VeriChip, which makes implantable RFID chips and systems for healthcare and patient-related needs, announced today that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Xmark, recently completed a sale of an infant protection system in the state of Ohio. Xmark’s infant protection systems are now installed in more than half of all birthing facilities. This install base features systems […]

Motorola’s Enterprise Mobility branch (formerly Symbol Technologies) today announced a strategic relationship with Intelleflex, an intelligent RFID platform company, to deliver best-in-class Extended Capability RFID solutions. And Motorola Ventures will be giving Intelleflex a bit of Series C financial help along the way. “Many of the most important emerging applications of RFID technology depend upon […]