By David Wyld, Contributing Editor According to hospitality industry experts, every year in the United States, over $7 billion is lost due to “liquor shrinkage.” What is “liquor shrinkage?” It happens when bartenders give out free drinks, overpour intentionally making drinks too strong, or make mistakes as they mix cocktails. It also happens when bottles […]

HID Global recently launched a new version of the company’s RP40 multiCLASS™ reader. In continued support of the multiCLASS reader line, the RP40 now supports Indala 125 kHz proximity and AWID, in addition to HID proximity. The reader now provides additional support for users upgrading from proximity cards to contactless smart cards. With multiCLASS, the […]

Make way for island-wide vehicle registration! Bermuda’s Transport Control Department (TCD), an arm of Bermuda’s Ministry of Tourism and Transport, is in the midst of deploying of electronic vehicle registration (EVR) to automate compliance and enforcement using TransCore’s RFID eGo® windshield sticker tags and readers. Here’s the goods on the TransCore-3M product: The EVR system, […]

Tracient Technologies’ lastest offering to the RFID community inclues a new credit card-size portable RFID reader. The Explore-R is an ultra compact device featuring both Bluetooth and USB interfaces. RFID Reader: Tracient Sets New Standard For Bluetooth Enabled RFID 7/7/2007 Tracient Technologies has recently launched another trend setting RFID product. Tracient’s new “credit card” sized […]

Metalcraft’s new RFID flag tag, aimed at speeding production and lowering cost for customers seeking durable RFID tags and labels for fixed and mobile assets, is now available. The tag is a 4.5-inch square adhesive label with a non-adhesive, folding tab that offsets the inlay. It has three scored sections, with the middle containing the […]

Heathrow will become the largest European airport to track passenger baggage using RFID when trials begin in September, reports VNUnet. According to the online tech pub, the airport operator BAA will install the infrastructure on selected check-in desks to tag bags with RFID chips. Then, bags will be scanned on entry into the baggage system. […]

Contactless inlay manufacturer, Aontec, has been acquired by Assa Abloy ITG. The Irish company will bring additional expertise, capacity, and client base to ITG’s portfolio of secure document offerings, specifically ePassports and identity credentials. Assa Abloy ITG acquires Irish inlay manufacturer Aontec Acquisition enables further expansion and helps to meet growing demands of the global […]

Frost & Sullivan presented Inside Contactless with the 2007 Global Award for Industry Innovation and Advancement in the field of contactless technologies. The award is bestowed each year upon a company that has proven to be a leader in the industry through its pioneering technology, sound business strategy, and research efforts. Inside Contactless is currently […]

By David Wyld, Contributing Editor In late 2002, a Canadian woman set off an airport metal detector. When she was “wanded,” the metal detector consistently sounded when placed near her abdomen. She had undergone surgery four months earlier and had suffered from unexplained abdominal pain ever since. Several days after the airport incident, an x-ray […]

Frost & Sullivan presented Inside Contactless with the 2007 Global Award for Industry Innovation and Advancement in the field of contactless technologies. The award is bestowed each year upon a company that has proven to be a leader in the industry through its pioneering technology, sound business strategy, and research efforts. Inside Contactless is currently […]