Joe Wright, a 10-year veteran with Fargo Electronics, has joined ID solutions provider IdentiSys as vice president of sales. Fargo was purchased by HID Global earlier this year. Eden Prairie, MN –IdentiSys Inc., the largest supplier of identification solutions to end users in North America, announced that Joseph (Joe) M. Wright has accepted the position […]

SkyeTek Inc., which makes RFID reader technology, announced that Zebra Technologies is using its M2 as the embedded RFID reader module for its R110XiHF printer/encoder. The recently launched High Frequency RFID OEM readers come with 200mW of output power, broad tag support, and onboard security. Besides printing/encoding, the M2 is also experiencing rapid adoption in […]

New generation of games use ID technologies to bridge gap to virtual environments By Nate Ahearn, Contributing Editor The days of gaming were once spent with crowded rooms of onlookers peering into a fluorescent screen being brought to life by millions of electrons firing down a tube. Over recent years the technology behind the playing […]

Previous trials can’t touch this: Jointly conducted tests between RFID network infrastructure newbe Reva Systems and semiconductor provider Impinj achieved “breakthrough status” in recent tests, say reps at both companies. It all unfolded at a working distribution center, where 36 pallets holding over 2,200 tagged, real-world consumer goods were loaded and simultaneously transported at full […]

If it can make food or pharmaceuticals safer, why would we not use it? Such is the burning question that prompted AIM Global to release a mission statement on RFID. It’s not this gargantuan thing. Rather, the industry trade association and worldwide authority on automatic identification and mobility technologies published a tiny “position” satement on […]

Manchester Airport will resume trials of RFID technology because licensing changes have freed up the use of cheaper, ultra-high frequency (UHF) tags, according to VNU Net. Trials by Manchester Airport last year gave passengers RFID tags to be worn round the neck so that they could be tracked throughout the airport. The pilots were successful […]

Metal. In some environments, it’s a buzzkill. The new Sontec Co., Ltd., RFID transponder features high read-range performance to facilitate supply chain optimization for consumer goods suppliers of appliances, electronics and products with high metal content. It’s a “practical UHF Gen 2-based RSC management solution for the normally difficult application environment associated with metals,” according […]

San Jose, Calif.-based Intelleflex Corp. makde available its InfoSureTM single-chip tags and I-BeamTM multi-protocol readers this week. What’s so special about them? Intelleflex says its battery-assisted passive technology “offers the best of both worlds between passive and active RFID technology, with a breakthrough performance and a price of five-dollars a tag in production volumes – […]

Toll roads have been a part of public transportation throughout the world for centuries, and in use in Jamaica since the 18th century as thoroughfares built on private estates. And the Caribbean nation’s about to make life a lot easier for its commuters by amping up its use of RFID eGo tags to increase speed […]

SkyeTek’s SkyeModule reader now supports contactless payment technology, allowing it to be integrated into existing POS systems or vending machines. The reader supports contactless cards issued by MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover. WESTMINSTER, Colo.–SkyeTek, Inc., the leading provider of embedded RFID reader technology, announced that the M2 HF SkyeModule now provides support for contactless […]