By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Editor On the same day the “enterprise mobility” company announced its looming acquisition by handset manufacturer Motorola, manufacturer Symbol Technologies rolled out a new RFID reader for harsh, rugged environments. The RD5000, a vast improvement over older readers, is a compact, mobile Gen 2 RFID reader that can be integrated with […]

“Since installing the new system, we have successfully reinforced the traceability of our work wear.” Such is the verdict at Cannes’ Hospital Laundry, where TAGSYS has deployed a complete RFID infrastructure. Now, hospital garments handled by the laundry are traced – and to date, more than 36,000 uniforms have been equipped with TAGSYS’ ARIO 70-TL […]

Checkpoint Systems, Inc., which manufactures and markets RFID-based products for identification, tracking, security, and merchandising applications, today announced its new RFID go-to-market strategy. The company will focus its efforts on satisfying the evolving RF and RFID needs of its core retail customers as well as supporting its existing library business. And instead of taking the […]

“This truly multi-industry, multi-stakeholder initiative is a significant step toward standardizing RFID data.” So says Chris Adcock, president of EPCglobal Inc., about the organization’s new RFID pilot program, spearheaded by its Transportation and Logistics Industry Action Group. The first phase of the pilot, which is planned to be completed in February 2007, will assess the […]

It’s a sleek, new tabletop printer and encoder. And its maker calls it an industrial, multi-protocol RFID solution that excels in on-demand smart-label printing and RFID tag encoding. Enter Zebra Technologies’ new R110Xi high frequency printer, built on the Vernon Hills, Ill.-based company’s XiIIIPlus Platform. “The R110Xi HF capitalizes on key areas where the high […]

Tyco Electronics and Versatile Systems Inc. is expanding its SyncSeer™ system capabilities with M/A-COM RFID components. The intelligent technology infrastructure and information management system comprises hardware and software for companies in the entertainment, retail, health care, government and education market places. Under the terms of the alliance, M/A-COM, Inc. will provide multi-protocol fixed and embedded […]

VeriChip’s staying on the implantable RFID-chip fast track – manufacturing highly publicized and controversial technology that could potentially lessen medical mistakes. And help diabetics. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Digital Angel Corporation, sister company of VeriChip, a patent for its syringe-implantable glucose-sensing RFID microchip, Digital Angel announced today. The RFID microchip measures […]

A group of companies led by Japanese credit card giant JCB has launched an NFC payment pilot project in Amsterdam. Selected JCB cardholders have been provided with a Nokia phone equipped with an NFC chip, developed by NXP and loaded with JCB’s payment applications. Users can then purchase items by holding their phones near an […]

ID printer provider Zebra Technologies has selected SkyeTeck’s embedded RFID reader module for use in one of its latest printer/encoders. In addition to printing/encoding, the module is also being used in contactless payments, handheld reading/encoding and item-level inventory. R110XiHF Printer to Incorporate M2 HF SkyeModule for High-Performance, Multi-Protocol Tag Encoding WESTMINSTER, Colo.–SkyeTek, Inc., the leading […]

RFID and wireless handhelds or PDAs? Yes, sooner than you think. “We’ve extended the best features from this chipset to meet the stringent needs of the RFID marketplace over the next several years,” Haresh Patel, senior vice president of sales and marketing for WJ Communications. “By integrating the WJC200 chipset directly into handhelds, PDAs and […]