By Andy Williams, Contributing Editor Every time you turn around you see an NFC pilot program cropping up somewhere in the world. What you haven’t seen are many full-scale commercial rollouts. In fact, those could be counted on one hand. Sure, near field communication technology is still relatively new – but in a world where […]

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. announced its participation in METRO Group’s “Tag It Easy!” pilot. The pilot is part of the initiative “Advanced Logistics Asia” (ALA), which the METRO Group started in order to jointly enhance the logistical processes with its Asian suppliers by using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID). The “Tag It Easy” pilot enables the consumer […]

Singapore’s aquarium has tagged some of its fishes using microchips to help visitors identify the different species on display. Visitors to the Underwater World aquarium can see the name, species and other information displayed on a computer screen whenever any of the 20 tagged fish swim past a sensor.   

AeroScout, Inc. announced the full compatibility of its market-leading Wi-Fi tags with Cisco’s newly released CCX tag format. This enables Cisco customers to add the most advanced location functionality to their Wi-Fi networks through AeroScout’s award-winning Active RFID hardware and software solutions. AeroScout Announces Enhanced Location and Sensor Capabilities With Cisco Long-Standing Technology Partnership Delivers […]

Frost & Sullivan analyzed European Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Middleware Markets and found that the markets earned revenues of $41.0 million in 2006 and estimates this to reach $181.8 million in 2013. The European RFID market is set to achieve significant progress, given its past and existing initiatives in retail, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics and anti-counterfeiting […]

Secured Digital Applications, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide a web-based tracking system using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology at a major microchip production facility in Asia. The installation will provide personnel access control and tracking in real time using RFID technology, in which information is provided to IT systems […]

Galleries are tagging collections to improve inventory control, security, and the total customer experience By Ryan Kline, Contributing Editor After leaving a museum, you may think you are an expert on everything from painting to sculpture, but there are a lot of artifacts that you passed right by. It wasn’t that you went too fast […]

Zebra subsidiary WhereNet Corp. lifted the vfeil from its new multimode WHereTag IV active RFID asset tag this week, which supports both ISO 24730 and IEEE 802.11 (Wi Fi) protocols. The tag works with WhereNet’s integrated wireless architecture adn offers real-time location, messaging, telemetry, and workforce communication applications. WhereNet Corp., a Zebra Technologies company and […]

A new line of contactless paper tickets designed for the transit fare collection market will be available from Assa Abloy ITG beginning June 1. The new tickets include Mifare Ultralight chips and are available in three flavors: “Smart Ride” for single use, “Smart Trip” for limited use, and “Smart Journey” a premium product for multiple […]

Starting in June, Atlanta’s MARTA transit system will conduct a one-month pilot for parking payment using the system’s contactless Breeze Card. Cubic will provide the parking equipment in MARTA’s park-and-ride lots for the pilot. Controllers will accept Breeze Cards or Breeze Tickets and current plans are that there are no parking fees for patrons who […]