CDO Technologies and Emerson & Cuming Microwave Products have announced an RFID partnership that will intermingle CDO Technologies’ experience in design and implementation of RFID solutions with Emerson & Cuming’s engineering of radio frequency materials. The partnership will make its debut at the 8th annual AFCEA Belvoir Industry Days Conference in National Harbor, Maryland where […]

A new product called RosettaStone has just been released, enabling bereaved to provide more information about departed loved ones on gravestones, according to slashgear.com. The device, which is a small polymer stick-on tag called a Data Tag, uses NFC technology to send images and texts to visitors’ smart phones when passed in front of the […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a government organization that seeks to drive technology development and implementation through creation of industry standards, has announced the International Biometric Performance Testing Conference they are hosting in Maryland in early March. The conference, which also includes poster sessions, is intending to discuss in detail the latest […]

GAO RFID announced the release of its ultra-high frequency interrogator PC card, the model 227001, in a personal computer memory card format. The card can be plugged into a laptop, handheld or mobile computer and comes with software for application development under Windows CE, 9x, NT, 2000, XP and Linux operating systems. The PC card […]

Databac has announced that it will will be demonstrating a range of contactless and biometric solutions for access control, time & attendance, logical access and asset management at the Salón Internacional de la Seguridad, March 2-5 in Madrid. Among these will be Databac’s line of UHF Gen2 cards, boasting a read range of more than […]

GAO RFID announced the release of its Gen2 RFID tire tag capable of surviving the high temperatures typically encountered in the tire curving process. The Gen2 tag, model 116043, operates in the 860 to 950 MHz frequency band and has a read distance of up to 1 meter. It also complies with ISO 16000-6C or […]

The International Organization for Standardization has declared a new standardization in supply chain applications that will help manufacturers and distributors to better track products and to securely manage traceability with RFID tags. The new ISO 17367:2009 standard defines the basic features of RFID use in the supply chain, when applied to product tagging. In particular […]

Translogik RFID Limited, a subsidiary of Transense Technologies, has signed an exclusive global distribution agreement that excludes China with tire dealer Qingdao Mesnac Co. Ltd. for its range of RFID products. Translogik has developed an AIAG B11 compliant tag to be embedded within tire walls during the manufacturing process where it will last the lifetime. […]

GAO RFID unveiled a new integrated RFID reader designed especially for commercial and industrial applications requiring minimal use of cabling, readers and antennas. The model 236013 ultra-high frequency RFID reader offers electronic product code Gen2 technology and operates over a frequency range of 902 to 928 MHz to meet American standards and 865.6 to 867.6 […]

An international consortium of payment and wireless industry leaders today announced their participation in Banka Koper’s field trial to bring SIM-based NFC mobile payments to Slovenia. CASSIS International, INSIDE Contactless, Sagem Orga and Sagem Wireless, in cooperation with Slovenian mobile service provider Mobitel, have provided Banka Koper with the payment infrastructure and applications for the […]