“RFID technology has become an integral part of how [Canadian National Railway Company] manages its intermodal operations,” said Anthony Bartolo, Vice President and General Manager of Symbol’s Wireless Infrastructure and RFID Divisions. Symbol, recently acquired by Motorola, is the provider of an asset-tracking system for Bell Canada, which will use the product for its Brampton, […]

The new enterprise mobility business from Motorola, Inc. (which used to be Symbol, back in the day) and Avery Dennison Corporation announced a so-called “strategic relationship.” Avery Dennison RFID will supply its EPCglobal Gen 2 RFID tags (and with those tags, its inlay manufacturing capabilities) to Motorola, increasing the speed of RFID deployments and availability […]

Intermec’s new IF61 Enterprise RFID Reader features an Intel Celeron M 600MHz processor and up-to-1GB of memory to run complex RFID applications, the Everett, Wash. company announced this morning. These features and more are key ensure that data won’t be lost, said Intermec, adding that the rugged reader is built for high-volume operations. Intermec Introduces […]

“RFID tags, commonly referred to as smart tags, have the ability to improve logistics, profoundly change cost structures for business, and improve the current levels of safety and authenticity of the international pharmaceutical supply chain and many other industries,” says Robert C. Crestani, Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, upon the news of NIST’s new […]

RCD Technology, a vertically integrated designer and producer of HF and UHF tags for RFID applications, and Innovative Control Systems, Inc. (ICS), a provider of outdoor point-of-payment (POP) terminals that recently redefined the automotive car care industry through automation, today introduced new application-optimized RFID tags that will enable ICS to integrate RFID technology into its […]

With all the talk about pharmaceuticals and RFID, Blue Vector is actively demonstrating its Pharmaceutical Edition, which includes features that are “most popular in pharma deployments.” These include support for intelligent dock door, conveyor, shelf, and desktop RFID automation stations—either from Blue Vector or from third parties—as well as simultaneous support for multiple tag types […]

Tyco Electronics’ newly released RFID kits are ready to go for suppliers that want to meet the Department of Defenses’s latest RFID mandates. Each kit contails hardware and software, as well as extensive DoD compliance information. Tyco Electronics announced three solution kits to help suppliers prepare to meet the Department of Defense’s RFID mandate. Each […]

Turns out the mass media’s catching on to IDC Company’s latest report on the pharma market demand (or lack thereof) for tagging drugs. The biggest reason for lack of market embrace? Cash issues, says an article posted by Silicon.com. Lack of funds and lack of demonstrated ROI are is the biggest reason holding pharmaceuticals companies […]

RFID solution provider Orizin Technologies has announced the launch of RFID inventory system, Jtrack, for jewelry manufacturers. Details are just beginning to emerge. A complete tray load of jewelry and RFID tags can be inserted into Orizin’s Jtrack and data can be captured from all of them at once, Orizin said in a statement.   

Systems integrator Miles Technologies announced its support for Avery Dennison’s Gen 2 RFID inlays, to be used in Benchmark LAB, a Chicago-based training center designed to provide RFID users with a real-world factory setting for RFID training and certification. The RFID Benchmark LAB is a training center offering courseware to help users achieve the CompTIA(r) […]