User notification about the information stored on a person’s contactless ID card and how it will be used and accessed and guaranteeing protection of the database where the information is stored are some of the best practices the Smart Card Alliance Identity Council recommends for RFID-style cards. PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ –The Smart Card Alliance Identity […]

Parco Merged Media Corporation just completed what it calls “the largest civilian ultra-wideband (UWB) RFID-enabled location tracking system installation in the world” at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. The system covers 2.5 million square feet at the 926-bed facility. The ER One Institute is part of Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Health and has […]

The Zoological Society of London is tagging tiny stingers – wasps – with equally miniature RFID tags. The purpose of fitting the buzzers with tags – as well as placing sensors at the entrance of each nest to record their movements – is to gather information on the insects’ behavior. Scientists fitted the insects with […]

Blue Vector Systems, which manufactures sensor-networking appliances, says its entry into new markets with new technologies (like RFID) helped spur growth in 2006. During the year, Blue Vector deployed “cost-effective RFID tracking solutions to industry leaders such as McKesson and Rite Aid.” Timing couldn’t have been better, as the pharmaceutical industry was an especially strong […]

RFID’s great for library operations like easy, one-step checkout, helping staff place items correctly, or reprogramming tags as items change. But systems are often difficult to use and take up too much space, early adopters have said. Thus, 3M Library Systems’ two workstations unveiled last week at the American Library Association’s annual mid-winter meeting in […]

Working together, Avery Dennison RIS and Vue will combine core competencies to offer a seamlessly integrated item-level RFID package for moderate- and high-end retailers. That’s the gist of the announcement by Avery Dennison and Vue, which announced their marketing alliance. Both parites will team up to market Avery’s braod line of item-level RFID tags and […]

Accelitec’s PayPilot suite of contactless transaction solutions has been seamlessly integrated with Fujitsu’s GlobalSTORE and CustomerCENTER POS Applications which will allow retailers to manage their preferred choices of payment types and to build upon their customer loyalty programs. FRISCO, Texas–Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Accelitec Inc. announced they have successfully integrated Accelitec’s PayPilot suite of […]

Worried about ingesting toxic chemicals – or RFID – with your beef? Fear not, say technologists developing an RFID-based “ink” to tag cattles with in the U.S. and abroad. The stuff is safe. Sure, we understand why tagging cattle is a great application (can you say “Mad Cow Disease prevention”?!!) But why invisible ink? Many […]

Seven companies are now licensing Savi Technology’s active RFID technology for supply chains in what the company calls a “sign of a maturing market” and “confirmation that standardization will continue to turbo charge this marketplace.” Savi, a wholly owned subsidiary of bigwig contractor Lockheed Martin, launched its ISO I8000-7 program in late August. Broad Participation […]

RFID systems provider AXCESS International is slashing prices post-holiday for its comprehensive physical asset management suite. The Asset Activator Compete System with Dual-Active RFID Tags, Infrastructure, Middleware, and Scalable Software automatically churns out location information and inventory, making tracking easier. But is lower pricing a response to low demand? Based on a roundabout-PR-speak explanation, we […]