It’s got a sexy, sleek form factor, and makes sense for the burgeoning real-time location applications hospitals are going nuts over. Ekahau is going to market with a tag that utilizes the “System-on-a-Chip” (SoC) from G2 Microsystems Inc., an ultra low-power solution that is designed for active RFID and RTLS applications. The California company expects […]

The market opportunity for RFID and scanning systems has grown significantly, thanks to Canadian government’s recent decision to extend a national program through December 2007 for the funding of livestock RFID readers and scanning systems. So says Digital Angel Corporation, an advanced technology company in the field of rapid and accurate identification, location tracking, and […]

Symbol Technologies, Inc., which makes various enterprise mobility parts and systems, is providing the RFID-based technology to help the city of Hoboken thwart parking counterfeiting. What was happening in the N.J. municipality to create the need for RFID? Apparentely, Hoboken parking enforcement officers were finding it difficult to distinguish the permits of residents with extended […]

Japanese credit card giant JCB has launched an NFC pilot in The Netherlands with seven partners, including Gemplus, Nokia, Philips, and ViVOtech. Using NFC-enabled Nokia phones, some 100 JCB card members will, come autumn, be able to use their phones as contactless payment vehicles at selected merchants. Amsterdam, Netherlands–JCB, the Asia-based global payment brand, together […]

New bill takes a “common sense” approach to RFID vs. Privacy issue By Marisa Torrieri, Contributing Writer A new “common sense” RFID bill that encourages the use of RFID technology in state government IDs, while addressing privacy concerns of citizens and organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union, is gaining traction in California. The […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced new steps to strengthen existing protections against the growing problem of counterfeit drugs. The measures, which were recommended in a report released today by the agency’s Counterfeit Drug Task Force, emphasize certain regulatory actions and the use of new technologies, like RFID, for safeguarding the integrity of […]

Alien Technology, an RFID label-maker and then some, is deep into its collaboration with Microsoft at its RFID Solutions Center in Dayton, Ohio. The point? To drive enterprise-ready applications of RFID technology for mutual customers – in the combined Microsoft BizTalk RFID Infrastructure and Alien hardware platform. Said Burley Kawasaki, Group Product Manager, BizTalk Server […]

AbsoluteSKY, Inc. says its target retail customers are elated with positive market news now coming out of the University of Arkansas’ RFID Research Center that detail even better-than-predicted RFID performance at Wal-Mart. The huge decrease in out-of-stocks is particularly good news for the Montreal company, which had its fingers crossed – like everyone else affected […]

Venture Research Inc., which calls itself a “premier “systems integrator and manufacturer of RFID infrastructure hardware and software,” announced today that they scored the patent for a “Free standing column-shaped structure for housing RFID Antennas and Readers.” Along with its portal solution, Venture Research provides extensive peripheral portal-solution support, including integrated indicator lights, photo-eyes, motion […]

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … Boeing and FedEx flying high with RFID active tags on the FedEx MD-10 Freighter aircraft. The two powerhouses are partnering to pilot test battery powered active tags, created by IDENTEC SOLUTIONS, which contain a microchip and transmitter that operate at 915 MHz. The read-range capability of these […]